Steven Adam Markowitz (born August 19, 1988), better known by his stage name Hoodie Allen , is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Long Island, New York. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, he started working at Google before finally stopping to pursue a full-time music career. In 2012, he released his first official EP titled All American which debuted at No. 1. 10 on Billboards 200. In October 2014, Hoodie officially released its debut studio album, People Keep Talking which was successful with first week sales of over 30,000 along with debut position No. 8 on Billboard 200. Hoodie followed up on her success in January 2016 and released her second studio album, Happy Camper.
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Steven Markowitz was born in Long Island and grew up in a Jewish household in Plainview along with his brother, Daniel. He started writing lyrics as a child, and would do raps for his friends at house parties. Markowitz first attended the Long Island School for Prizes in South Huntington, and then attended Plainview - John F. Kennedy Old College Bethpage.
While attending the University of Pennsylvania, he promised the fraternity of Alpha Epsilon Pi. He also plays as a defensive for Penn sprint football team. After graduating in 2010 with a degree in marketing and finance, he works on Google as an AdWords partner in their standard Standard Reseller Training (START) program. He will leave at 7 am to take the bus to the Googleplex in Mountain View, work a full day at Google, come home at 6 pm, write songs, answer fan emails, and schedule concerts until 2 or 3 am. Reflecting on this, Allen said, "I'm moving very fast, and even when I'm at Google, so many things happen that I feel like doing two full-time jobs." His dream and passion are music, so when he gets a chance to do a live show, he decides to leave Google.
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Careers
2009-12: Beginning and Leap Year
Hoodie Allen was originally a duo of Steve Markowitz and Obey City (Samuel Obey, childhood friend) on vocals and production, respectively. The name came about because the nickname Steven grew up is "Hoodie," and he wanted a name that "would stick in people's minds and be a bit funny and represent who I am" so the game from renowned filmmaker Woody Allen is settling in. The first two releases from Steve and Obey are Bagels & amp; Beats EP and Makes Waves mixtape. They got a Hoodie nomination for MTVU's Best Music at the Campus Award in 2009. The single "UPENN Girls" also received important attention. However, in 2010 Obey City stopped producing in Hoodie for unknown reasons, and Steve continued to make music with RJ Ferguson (aka RJF), giving himself the name Hoodie Allen. In June 2010, he released "You Are Not a Robot," which sampled "I Am Not a Robot" by Marina and Diamonds and who reached No. 1 on Hype Machine, the aggregator who collected the most music on blogs about the world. After seeing the response, he spends the summer working, and completes his Pep Rally mixtape in September. The album was mostly produced by RJF, and sampled songs from Death Cab for Cutie, Flight Facility, Marina and Diamond, Ellie Goulding, and Two Door Cinema Club. He chose the name "Pep Rally" because he said that "seized energy from the record" and something "new and exciting." She self-funded a video for the main single "You Are Not A Robot," which helped mixtape download more than 200,000 times.
In July 2011, Hoodie released their third mixtape, Leap Year . This reached 250,000 SoundCloud playing in its first week of release. To support the album, Hoodie leads a 15-city tour of North America, including stops in San Francisco, New York City and Montreal, with Fortune Family supporters opening in several places. Previously, he has toured with The Cataracs, Das Racist, Chiddy Bang, Mike Posner, and RJD2.
2012: All Americans
On March 4, 2012, Hoodie announced via Twitter that he would be releasing his first EP, entitled All American . He decided on this title because he praised his success for freedom in the United States, because he felt the songs were showcasing his best music to date, and because of a hometown restaurant of the same title. Hoodie spent five months developing the album, building the track from scratch with his producer, RJF, rather than using sample beats. Regarding the writing process, Hoodie states that, "I would describe it as liberation... It was like, 'Okay, I heard this idea in my head, I heard these original ideas, [and] I put them and connected them together. "On March 29, 2012, Hoodie released the first single from All American entitled" No Interruption, "as well as his music video. The music video for her second single on All American , titled "No Faith In Brooklyn (feat. Jhameel)," was released on April 9th. All American was released on April 10, 2012, and debuted as the No. 1 album on iTunes and at No. 1. 10 on Billboards 200. During April and May, Hoodie made a 22-stop tour across the US in support of All American , featuring rapper Wax, Jared Evan, and others varying from show to show. On March 23, 2012, Hoodie hinted at the announcement of the upcoming "UK tour for June", and officially announced four dates on April 19th through Facebook. I Work Better In The UK Tour is the first time performing abroad. The Excellent Adventure Tour, which features G-Eazy, begins on September 7, 2012. He then announces six more dates on which he will tour.
2013: Crew Cuts and Americoustic
On February 11, 2013, XXL premiered the music video for "Cake Boy," the first single from the upcoming Hoodie mixtape. The single is then released on iTunes for purchase. A week later, the music video for "Fame Is For Assholes" (abbreviated to FIFA) aired on YouTube featuring rapper Chiddy Bang. Hoodie commented, "I want to write a song that combines the feel of a classic doo-wop with a more optimistic hip-hop style that my fans love."
To promote his new music, Hoodie started his USA Tour with Aer and Jared Evan starting on March 5, 2013. G-Eazy, instead of Aer, accompanied Hoodie at Boston, Philly and NYC. During the Cruisin 'USA Tour, Hoodie has fans singing that they want to see him on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Going to the Roseland Ballroom, Hoodie started a hashtag "#GetHoodieAllenOnFallon" on Twitter to rally his fans along with a YouTube video directed at Fallon. Following the worldwide trend, Fallon answered the concert night asking to speak with Hoodie. He continues touring throughout the year with many performances during the summer on campuses and other places. In September he went to Europe for Counterfeit ID and Passport Tour.
Hoodie featured her new single "Make It Home" at Fuse with Kina Grannis which was released nationally on YouTube Hoodie and on Fuse TV on April 30th. This single studio version was released to iTunes on May 15, 2013, where it reached the top ten of the iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap charts.
On July 30, 2013, Hoodie released a music video for "No Interruption (Acoustic)". The acoustic EP Americoustic was released on August 13, 2013, and reached No. 1. 1 on the iTunes album chart Hip-Hop/Rap and No. 4 on the entire iTunes album chart though also available for Free download. The work of the EP guitar was composed, recorded and produced by our guitarist, Last Last Night, Matt Wentworth.
2014: People Keep Talking
The main single from Hoodie's debut studio album, People Keep Talking , was released on May 7, 2014, entitled "Show Me What You Made Of." It aired along with his music video, which parodies the movie Happy Gilmore, and features fellow D-WHY and Tommy Lee rivals from MÃÆ'¶tley CrÃÆ'¼e. The single was made available for purchase on iTunes and debuted as the # 2 song overall. Hoodie then made his televised debut on Good Day Philadelphia playing the acoustic version of "Show Me What You Made Of" after a brief interview on May 15th.
To promote the album, Hoodie went on a world tour titled People Keeping Talking World Tour , this included performances in the US, Europe, Canada and Australia, featuring Chiddy Bang and MAX artists. The tour starts on October 29, 2014, at the Royal Oak Music Theater in Royal Oak, Michigan, and lasts until June 2015.
After tweeting to bassist Pete Wentz on a joint tour, it was announced that Hoodie would be a special guest on the Boys of Zummer Tour alongside co-headliners Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa.
2016-present: Happy Camping and The Hype
On January 22, 2016, Hoodie released her second studio album, Happy Camper . Leading to its release, the eighth song, "Champagne and Pools" (featuring blackbear and KYLE), and the album's main single, "Are U Having Any Fun?" (featuring Meghan Tonjes), was released. The main single is also accompanied by a music video that follows a video game style similar to Grand Theft Auto V . Although this album was released for free, Happy Camper is also available for download on iTunes peaking at No. 2 on the whole album chart.
On September 29, 2017, she released her third studio album, The Hype .
Acting career
Hoodie has appeared in four videos with CollegeHumor Jake and Amir teams since March 3, 2011. He made his CollegeHumor debut as rap teacher Amir at "Jake and Amir/Rap Teacher (With Hoodie Allen)" and returned to the role three more times in a video titled "Jake and Amir/Rap Teacher 2 (with Hoodie Allen)", "Jake and Amir/Rap Teacher 3 (with Hoodie Allen)", and "Jake and Amir/Jake and Amir Finale Part 5: The Auditions".
Reception
In July 2011, Hoodie broke the Top 10 Uncharted Billboard Areas . For the week of August 5, 2011, she was Number 2 on Billboard Unpublished Territories, with Billboard noting that "her growing popularity can not be denied."
On April 10, 2012, Hoodie All American EP went to No. 1 on the iTunes charts within hours of its release. All American also debuted at No. 10 on Billboard Top Albums and featured in the hip-hop and R & B, The Juice.
Discography
Studio album
Extended playback
Singles
As main artist
References
External links
- Official website
- Hoodie Allen Channel on YouTube
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