Pouya

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Pouya on his first appearance in Australia (2019)

Kevin Pouya (born December 20, 1994 in Miami , Florida ), known as Pouya , is an American rapper and songwriter .

Career

Pouya started rapping in 2011 and dropped out of high school before graduating. After graduating from school, he worked as a waiter in a restaurant for a year to make ends meet. He teamed up with his childhood friend Fat Nick and the two formed the rap collective Buffet Boys, a group that would later become their record label. Pouya released his first mixtape titled Fuck It in 2012. He gained fame in 2013 with the song Get Buck . On November 20, 2013, Pouya released an EP in collaboration with Sir Michael Rocks of The Cool Kids called Gookin .

His fifth solo mixtape, Stunna, was released on May 5th, 2014. His next mixtape was released on March 25th, 2015 with the title South Side Slugs . The mixtape included guest appearances by Sir Michael Rocks, Denzel Curry, SDotBraddy, Alex Wiley, Fat Nick, Germ and Mikey The Magician. Pouya recorded the EP $ outh $ ide $ uicide with the SuicideBoys , which was released on September 1st, 2015.

In 2016 he released his first studio album, Underground Underdog, under the Buffet Boys label. The album peaked at number 156 on the Billboard 200 . In 2017 he was featured on the album Different Animals by the progressive metalcore band Volumes with the song On Her Mind . In the same year he released a mixtape with Fat Nick called Drop Out of School . In 2018 his second studio album was released, entitled Five Five . On June 30, 2019, Pouya released his third studio album, The South Got Something to Say . The album included guest appearances from City Morgue, Juicy J and Ghostemane .

Private

Pouya has four siblings. His older brother is his manager. His father is of Persian descent and his mother is from Cuba.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Underground Underdog (2016)
  • Five Five (2018)
  • The South Got Something to Say (2019)

EPs

  • Baby Bone (2013)
  • Gookin ' (2013) (with Sir Michael Rocks)
  • South Side Suicide (2015) (with Suicideboys )

Mix tapes

  • Fuck It (2012)
  • Don't Sleep on Me Hoe (2012)
  • WarBucks (2013) (with SDotBraddy)
  • Gookin (2013) (with Sir Michael Rocks)
  • Stunna (2014)
  • South Side Slugs (2015)
  • Drop Out of School (2017) (with Fat Nick)
  • Pouya & Boobie Lootaveli: Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 (2019) (with Boobie Lootaveli)
  • Pouya & Boobie Lootaveli: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (2020) (with Boobie Lootaveli)

Singles

Guest Posts

year artist song album
2017 Volumes feat. Pouya On Her Mind Different animals

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pouya Raps On Living With Anxiety . GRAMMY.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  2. ↑ Pouya Working on New Album, 'South Side Suicide 2' Mixtape With SuicideBoys - XXL . Xxlmag.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  3. ^ A b c Lily Santiago: What You Need to Know About Pouya & Young Baby Coco . Heavy.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  4. ↑ Pouya . In: HotNewHipHop .
  5. ↑ a b Sir Michael Rocks Teams Up With New Neighbor Pouya For The Low-Key "Gookin" EP . In: Complex .
  6. ↑ a b Pouya "Stunna" (mixtape) . 5th March 2014.
  7. ↑ Citrus: Pouya - South Side Slugs [Mixtape ] . March 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ $ outh $ ide $ uicide by $ UICIDEBOY $ & Pouya . In: Genius .
  9. ↑ 0 / 1000CLOSE: Stream Pouya's album "Underground Underdog" . Hotnewhiphop.com. April 29, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  10. ↑ 7:00 AM ET: 5 Essential Hip-Hop Albums You Slept On In 2016 . NPR. December 17, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  11. ↑ Pouya . Billboard. May 21, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  12. ↑ a b Volumes "On Her Mind" Feat. Pouya . In: The Circle Pit . Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  13. ↑ a b Volumes Debut New Song "On Her Mind", Pouya Guests . In: theprp.com . Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  14. ↑ Stream Pouya and Fat Nick's 'Drop Out of School' Album - XXL . Xxlmag.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  15. ↑ Pouya Shares Five Five Tour Dates - XXL . Xxlmag.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  16. ↑ Pouya Shares Release Date and Tracklist for New 'Five Five' Album - XXL . Xxlmag.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  17. ↑ Preezy: 17 Rappers With Latin Roots Who Made Noise in 2017 - XXL . In: XXL Mag .
  18. ↑ Stream Pouya's album "Underground Underdog" . In: HotNewHipHop .
  19. ^ Pouya Is Well Represented On New Tape "Five Five" . In: HotNewHipHop .
  20. ↑ Pouya Switches Up His Style On New Album "The South Got Something To Say" . In: HotNewHipHop .
  21. ↑ Baby Bone, by Pouya . In: Pouya .
  22. ↑ Baby Bone by Pouya . In: Genius .
  23. ^ South Side Suicide .
  24. ↑ Fuck It by Pouya . In: Genius .
  25. ↑ Don't Sleep On Me Hoe by Pouya . In: Genius .
  26. ↑ Warbucks Mixtape by SDotBraddy & Pouya Hosted by NODJ . In: www.datpiff.com .
  27. ↑ Sir Michael Rocks & Pouya - Gookin '(Mixtape) . In: www.hypebeast.com .
  28. ↑ South Side Slugs by Pouya . In: Genius .
  29. ↑ Pouya & Fat Nick - Drop Out Of School [album stream ] . In: HotNewHipHop .
  30. ↑ Pouya & Boobie Lootaveli Drop "Greatest Hits, Vol. 3" . In: HotNewHipHop .
  31. ↑ Pouya & Boobie Lootaveli Drop "Greatest Hits, Vol. 3" . In: HotNewHipHop .
personal data
SURNAME Pouya
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pouya, Kevin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH Miami , Florida