1. Homeboy Sandman recorded and released his first EP, Nourishment, in March 2007.
16 Facts About Homeboy Sandman
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In early 2008, Homeboy Sandman's work began to be featured on underground radio programs the Squeeze Radio Show on WKCR 89.9 FM and the Halftime Radio Program on WNYU 89.1 FM in New York.
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Homeboy Sandman has performed at the biggest hip hop shows around the country, including the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival in Brooklyn, New York, the Rock the Bells hip hop festival in Long Island, New York, the A3C Hip Hop Festival in Atlanta, Georgia and New York City's CMJ Music Marathon.
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Homeboy Sandman has laid down tracks for a series of features with RIDES Magazine.
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On June 1,2010, Homeboy Sandman released his third album, The Good Sun, which features production from 2 Hungry Bros, Ski Beats, Thievin' Stephen, DJ Spinna, Psycho Les and Core Rhythm, among others.
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In September 2010, Homeboy Sandman released his first official video for The Good Sun for the track, "The Essence".
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In late 2010, Homeboy Sandman was featured as the coach in an episode of MTV's Made, which premiered in October 2010.
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Homeboy Sandman released his second EP with Stones Throw Records, titled Chimera in April 2012 and on September 18,2012, released his debut full-length LP with Stones Throw entitled First of a Living Breed.
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In 2014, Homeboy Sandman released the EP, White Sands, which was produced by Paul White.
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In 2015, Homeboy Sandman released a collaborative EP with Aesop Rock, titled Lice.
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In 2019, Homeboy Sandman announced he had signed a new deal with Mello Music Group and released the new single "West Coast" produced by Aesop Rock to celebrate the new label signing.
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Homeboy Sandman revitalized his acclaimed Anjelitu EP, by releasing the Anjelitu Deluxe which included two new tracks as well as Aesop Rock's instrumentals from the project.
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Homeboy Sandman was planning the west coast run for his There In Spirit Tour when longtime friend and Oakstop Alliance Executive Director Damon Johnson pitched him with the concept.
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Homeboy Sandman later released "I Can't Sell These Either" in November 2023, continuing the "I Can't Sell These" mixtape series started in 2022.
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Homeboy Sandman's father boxed as a heavyweight before becoming an attorney.
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Homeboy Sandman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts degree and went on to accept a scholarship to attend law school before dropping out to focus on music.