Shaboozey
Shaboozey | |
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Birth name | Collins Obinna Chibueze |
Born | May 9, 1995 |
Origin | Woodbridge, Virginia, U.S. |
Genres | Alt-country[1] |
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Years active | 2014–present |
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Website | americandogwood |
Collins Obinna Chibueze (born May 9, 1995), known by his stage name Shaboozey, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, filmmaker, and record producer.[2][3] His music combines hip hop, country, rock, and Americana.[3][4][5] He gained attention for "Start a Riot" with Duckwrth, from the soundtrack to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in 2018.[6][1] In 2024, he collaborated with Beyoncé on two tracks from her eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter.[7]
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Early life
Shaboozey was born in northern Virginia to parents from Nigeria and raised in Woodbridge, Virginia.[8] His stage name is derived from mispronunications of his surname Chibueze, meaning "God is king" in Igbo.[8][7] In his childhood, he was inspired by watching music videos on 106 & Park, as well as his time at a boarding school in Nigeria for junior high.[5][2] In 2014, Shaboozey founded the production company V Picture Films.[9][5]
Music career
In 2014, Shaboozey released his first single, "Jeff Gordon".[2] He was signed to Republic Records in 2017 after catching their attention with singles "Starfoxx" and "Robert Plant", and released his debut studio album, Lady Wrangler, the following year.[2] His second studio album, Cowboys Live Forever, Outlaws Never Die, was released in October 2022 through Empire.[2][10] His third studio album, Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going, is scheduled for release on May 31, 2024, which he will promote with headlining shows in the U.S., as well as a slot as an opening act for Jessie Murph on tour.[3] Though his earlier music had more of a trap influence, his later songs have more of a folk-pop sound with acoustic guitar.[7] In an interview with ColorsxStudios, Shaboozey cites the Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, and Led Zeppelin as influences, as well as Martin Scorsese films such as Taxi Driver.[5] Other influences include Fela Kuti, Clipse, Roger Waters, the Backstreet Boys, Pharrell, Missy Elliot, Lead Belly, and Johnny Cash.[2][5][6]
Discography
Studio albums
- Lady Wrangler (2018)
- Cowboys Live Forever, Outlaws Never Die (2022)
- Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going (2024)
Charted singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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US [11] |
US Country [12] |
AUS [13] |
CAN [14] |
IRE [15] |
NZ [16] |
SWE [17] |
UK [18] |
WW [19] |
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"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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US [11] |
US R&B /HH [20] |
BRA [21] |
CAN [14] |
WW [19] |
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"Spaghettii" (with Beyoncé and Linda Martell) |
2024 | 31 | 12 | 65 | 58 | 37 | Cowboy Carter |
"Sweet / Honey / Buckiin'" (with Beyoncé) |
61 | 22 | — | 94 | 109 |
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External links
- Shaboozey at AllMusic
- Shaboozey at the Internet Movie Database
- Articles with hCards
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- 1995 births
- 21st-century African-American male singers
- 21st-century American male singers
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century American songwriters
- American alternative country singers
- African-American male rappers
- African-American male songwriters
- African-American record producers
- Living people
- American musicians of Nigerian descent
- People from Fairfax, Virginia
- Rappers from Virginia
- Record producers from Virginia
- Republic Records artists
- Songwriters from Virginia