2017–2019: Career beginnings and The Hood Dictionary NoCap began his career in earnest with the release of his first EP,
Believe It, in May 2017. In early 2018, he released the song "Legend". The music video for that song accumulated over 1 million views on YouTube and would appear on NoCap's debut mixtape,
Neighborhood Hero, He followed that with a collaborative mixtape,
Rogerville, with
Rylo Rodriguez In 2019, NoCap signed a record deal with
YoungBoy Never Broke Again's
Never Broke Again and
Atlantic Records. Months later, in March 2019, NoCap released the single, "Punching Bag" produced by
CashMoneyAP. Later that month, he released another single, "
Ghetto Angels". "Ghetto Angels" has totaled more than 80 million views on YouTube and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Later that month, he released his second solo mixtape
The Backend Child which marked his first appearance on the
Billboard 200, debuting at number 170. The project featured guest appearances from Rylo Rodriguez ("Dead Faces"),
OMB Peezy ("Demons"), and
Quando Rondo ("New Ones"). "Set It Off", and "No Jewelry". In July 2019, NoCap delivered a
freestyle as a part of
DJ Booths
Bless The Booth series on
Tidal. The following month, he released the single, "Exotic", and performed another freestyle on the
HotNewHipHop Freestyle Session. He was also featured on the
Mozzy song, "Sad Situations". On October 11, 2019, NoCap appeared on "Outta Here Safe" alongside Quando Rondo on YoungBoy's chart-topping mixtape,
AI YoungBoy 2. On November 19, 2019, NoCap released his third mixtape,
The Hood Dictionary. The mixtape was preceded by three singles, "First Day In", released on September 27, 2019, "
Ghetto Angels (Remix)" featuring
Lil Durk and
Jagged Edge on September 30, 2019, and "What You Know", just a day prior to the release of the mixtape on November 15, 2019. The album featured guest appearances from Quando Rondo,
Lil Durk, and
Jagged Edge and peaked at number 80 on the
Billboard 200. On July 16, 2020, NoCap released his fourth mixtape,
Steel Human, which debuted at number 31 on the
Billboard 200. The mixtape was preceded by "Count a Million" featuring
Lil Uzi Vert on June 16, 2020. NoCap released three music videos from the project: "By Tonight" on June 22, 2020, "Radar" on July 22, 2020, and "Overtime" on September 15, 2020. In December 2020, NoCap said on Instagram that he would be turning himself into authorities, in connection to a shooting in which he reportedly fired shots at someone his sister had an altercation with. He was charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling and reckless endangerment.
2021–2023: Mr. Crawford and The Main Bird On July 21, 2021, NoCap was released from prison. "Vaccine" peaked at number 2 on the
Bubbling Under Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA. On February 23, 2022, NoCap released the single "I'll Be Here", followed by "Shackles to Diamonds" on March 16, 2022, and "Save the Day" featuring
Kodak Black on April 21, 2022. The singles appeared on NoCap's debut full-length studio album,
Mr. Crawford which debuted at number 8 on the
Billboard 200, selling 29,000 copies in its first week and becoming his highest charting project. The album included guest appearances from
Internet Money, Kodak Black, and NBA YoungBoy. In November 2022, NoCap entered a heated exchange with Never Broke Again label head,
YoungBoy Never Broke Again over social media due to claims of disloyalty on Cap's end. YoungBoy claimed that Cap was scared and refused to defend
Quando Rondo following the death of
King Von while Cap claimed that YoungBoy was hating on him because his career was taking off. NoCap's last project under Never Broke Again,
The Main Bird, was released on December 16, 2022, featuring guest appearances from Rylo Rodriguez and
Rob49. Following NoCap's heated exchange with YoungBoy, through Apple Music, it was shown that NoCap's music was no longer licensed to
Never Broke Again, indicating his departure from the YoungBoy Never Broke Again-founded label. Despite not releasing a project and only four singles in 2023, on June 23, 2023, Cap appeared as a feature on long-time collaborator
Rylo Rodriguez's "
Thang for You" which served as the lead single to Rylo's sophomore album
Been One. The single peaked at number 91 on the
Billboard Hot 100, marking Cap's first entry on the chart.
2024–present: Before I Disappear Again While teasing his sophomore album for over a year, on March 24, 2024, NoCap finally announced the release of his sophomore album,
Before I Disappear Again for April 16, 2024, however, the album would later be pushed back until July 12, 2024. On June 8, NoCap released the album's lead single, "Baby Drake". The album's second single, "Yacht Party" was released on July 12. The album's third single "Maliboo" was released on August 2. ==Legal issues==