1. Kevin Lee "Chevy" Woods was born on May 13,1981 and is an American rapper and songwriter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
27 Facts About Chevy Woods
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Chevy Woods is best known for his affiliation with hometown native rapper Wiz Khalifa, having signed to his Taylor Gang record label as among its first signees in the late 2000s.
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Chevy Woods has released the collaborative project The Cookout with Khalifa, as well as his Gangland mixtape series.
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Chevy Woods started rapping as a child with friends using instrumentals for background music.
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Chevy Woods became serious about rap when he met another musician who created and distributed his own mixtapes.
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Chevy Woods wanted to pursue music and began writing and rapping under the name Kev Tha Hustla.
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Chevy Woods released two mixtapes, The Corner's Correspondent in 2008 and Animal in 2009.
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In September 2010, Chevy Woods released his third official mixtape Pilot Shit.
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Chevy Woods released his fourth mixtape Red Cup Music, which featured guest appearances by Juicy J, French Montana, and production by ID Labs and Mac Miller in March 2011.
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The mixtape received positive reviews from XXL, who praised the production, but mentioned Chevy Woods was overshadowed by Khalifa throughout the tape.
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In 2012, Chevy Woods released a new mixtape, titled Gangland, which consisted of dark material influenced by Chevy Woods early life on the streets, and the television show Gangland.
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Chevy Woods went on the first Under the Influence of Music concert tour with Khalifa, Mac Miller, Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar in support of Gangland in July and August 2012,.
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Chevy Woods toured with the rest of Taylor Gang Records on the 2050 Tour from October through December 2012.
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Chevy Woods released the cover artwork for Gangland 2 in September 2013.
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Chevy Woods toured North America with Joey Badass, Ab-Soul, The Underachievers, and Pro Era on the fourth annual The Smoker's Club tour in October and November 2013.
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Chevy Woods released Gangland 2, a mixtape featuring guest appearances from Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, Trinidad James, Young Scooter, King Los and Compton Menace, via Taylor Gang Records in October 2013.
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Chevy Woods released his first retail single "30 Deep" via Taylor Gang in April 2014 and announced in September 2014 that he would release a retail EP.
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Chevy Woods made two appearances on Wiz Khalifa's third studio album Blacc Hollywood, on "Still Down" and spoke on the intro to the album.
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Chevy Woods toured with rapper Kevin Gates in July and August 2014.
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In January 2015, Chevy Woods released the third installment of his Gangland series featuring production from Ricky P, Zaytoven, Sonny Digital, Ty Dolla Sign and more.
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The project named for the neighborhood where Chevy Woods was raised, took 12 years to create and encompassed his experiences from being a child through adulthood.
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Chevy Woods toured with Wiz Khalifa on the Boys of Zummer Tour with Fall Out Boy.
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On February 26,2016, Chevy woods released a 4 track extended play called And The Story Goes.
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On May 13,2017, Chevy Woods released a 14 track mixtape titled Freemix 1.5 Reloaded.
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On December 19,2018, Chevy Woods dropped a new mixtape titled Lewis Park Legend.
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On May 13,2019, Chevy Woods released a new mixtape titled New 90's.
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On July 3,2020, Chevy Woods dropped a debut album titled Since Birth.