Schoolboy Q Biography

Fast Facts

• Album "Oxymoron" was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2016
• Released his first mixtape "ScHoolboy Turned Hustla" in 2007
• Quote: "[On his musical style changing] "You got to be wiser to stay on the track, but there’s no rules․ When you start rapping with rules, it’s when you start sounding boring․""
• Quote: "[On putting true stories in his music] "I just feel like I need to give people me, I can’t be out here faking․""
• Heavily influenced by rappers The Notorious B․I․G․, Nas and 50 Cent
• Member of the rap group Black Hippy with Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and Ab-Soul
• Got the nickname "Schoolboy" from his friends because of his good grades in high school