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Signed to
Quavo's
Quality Control label at the age of 14, rapper
Street Bud shot to fame after winning the reality show The Rap Game in late 2018. After being featured on
QC's
Control the Streets, Vol. 2, the rapper released his debut album,
Back 2 the Lab, in early 2020.
Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, rapper
Street Bud began his rap career at the age of 11, demonstrating his talent with freestyles before releasing the 2016 anthem "Getcha Mind Right." With a bounce-driven approach and surprisingly dexterous flow, the rapper soon began to rack up hundreds of thousands of views online, finding particular success with 2016 singles "Dabb Down," "Steph Curry," and "Nah FR!" His debut mixtape, Get Cha Mind Right, landed in June that year, compiling many of the rapper's key hits thus far.
Yet this would pale in comparison to the rapper's imminent success. Entering and winning the
Jermaine Dupri-helmed reality show The Rap Game,
Street Bud quickly saw an influx of attention online, eventually landing a deal with
Quavo's
Quality Control label in the early months of 2019. Gaining exposure through label compilation
Control the Streets Vol. 2, the rapper kicked off 2020 with the
Quavo-assisted "Open House," garnering millions of streams online. Propelled by this success, the rapper's debut album was soon to follow: embodying his brag-centric trap style, debut
Back 2 the Lab arrived in February 2020, with assists from
Quavo and
Sheck Wes. ~ David Crone