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Schoolboy Q

1986–

United States

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Quincy Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q (stylized as ScHoolboy Q), is an American rapper. He began recording in 2007, and released his first two mixtapes, Schoolboy Turned Hustla (2008) and Gangsta & Soul (2009) to local success. After signing with the Carson-based indie label Top Dawg Entertainment, Hanley's debut studio album, Setbacks (2011) and its follow-up, Habits & Contradictions (2012), were both released to positive critical response; both also performed moderately on the US Billboard 200 chart as digital exclusives. Hanley signed with Interscope Records to release his third album and major label debut, Oxymoron (2014).

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