Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), better known by his
stage name Ace Hood, is an American rapper. He was born in Port St.
Lucie, Florida and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He was
initially signed to DJ Khaled's label We the Best Music Group in 2008.
He has released four studio albums with his most successful of which
being Blood, Sweat & Tears (2011) and Trials & Tribulations (2013).
The albums contained his highest charting singles, "Hustle Hard" and
"Bugatti", respectively. In 2016, McColister announced his departure
from We the Best Music and is currently working as an independent
artist.Ace Hood was born in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and was raised by
his mother with his younger cousin Ty Barton Jr. in Deerfield Beach,
part of Broward County. He graduated from Deerfield Beach High School.
Following a football injury in the 10th grade, and after realizing he
wouldn't be able to go pro, the Broward County native began to
seriously consider rapping as a career. Hood teamed up with a local
group called Dollaz & Dealz and released a single titled "M.O.E." in
2006. He also began promoting himself via open mic events and talent
shows around town.In 2007, he met DJ Khaled outside the office of the
WEDR 99 Jamz radio station. After Hood gave Khaled an autobiography
and his demo tape, Khaled asked Hood to do a freestyle over the
instrumental of his song "I'm So Hood" from his second album, We the
Best, and later signed Hood to his We the Best Music Group label. Hood
was named, along with several others, on the Freshmen of '09 by XXL
magazine.His first album, Gutta, was released in 2008. Singles
included "Cash Flow" featuring T-Pain and Rick Ross, and "Ride"
featuring Trey Songz. Hood also released mixtapes called Ace Won't
Fold and All Bets On Ace. He made a guest performance among several
rappers on DJ Khaled's single "Out Here Grindin'", also featuring
Akon, Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Boosie and Trick Daddy, which peaked at
number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is from Khaled's third studio
album We Global, and was eventually certified gold by the RIAA. Ace
Hood appeared on Wildstyle Radio on WUAG 103.1FM in Greensboro, North
Carolina, on September 7, 2008, to promote his album, Gutta, along
with DJ Khaled. The album debuted at number 36 on the Billboard 200,
selling 25,000 copies its first week.
stage name Ace Hood, is an American rapper. He was born in Port St.
Lucie, Florida and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He was
initially signed to DJ Khaled's label We the Best Music Group in 2008.
He has released four studio albums with his most successful of which
being Blood, Sweat & Tears (2011) and Trials & Tribulations (2013).
The albums contained his highest charting singles, "Hustle Hard" and
"Bugatti", respectively. In 2016, McColister announced his departure
from We the Best Music and is currently working as an independent
artist.Ace Hood was born in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and was raised by
his mother with his younger cousin Ty Barton Jr. in Deerfield Beach,
part of Broward County. He graduated from Deerfield Beach High School.
Following a football injury in the 10th grade, and after realizing he
wouldn't be able to go pro, the Broward County native began to
seriously consider rapping as a career. Hood teamed up with a local
group called Dollaz & Dealz and released a single titled "M.O.E." in
2006. He also began promoting himself via open mic events and talent
shows around town.In 2007, he met DJ Khaled outside the office of the
WEDR 99 Jamz radio station. After Hood gave Khaled an autobiography
and his demo tape, Khaled asked Hood to do a freestyle over the
instrumental of his song "I'm So Hood" from his second album, We the
Best, and later signed Hood to his We the Best Music Group label. Hood
was named, along with several others, on the Freshmen of '09 by XXL
magazine.His first album, Gutta, was released in 2008. Singles
included "Cash Flow" featuring T-Pain and Rick Ross, and "Ride"
featuring Trey Songz. Hood also released mixtapes called Ace Won't
Fold and All Bets On Ace. He made a guest performance among several
rappers on DJ Khaled's single "Out Here Grindin'", also featuring
Akon, Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Boosie and Trick Daddy, which peaked at
number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is from Khaled's third studio
album We Global, and was eventually certified gold by the RIAA. Ace
Hood appeared on Wildstyle Radio on WUAG 103.1FM in Greensboro, North
Carolina, on September 7, 2008, to promote his album, Gutta, along
with DJ Khaled. The album debuted at number 36 on the Billboard 200,
selling 25,000 copies its first week.
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