American rapper Quincy Matthew Hanley better known by his stage name as ScHoolboy Q has released his new single, “Soccer Dad.”
ScHoolboy Q signed to Carson-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2009 and in late 2011, secured a recording contract with major label Interscope Records.
ScHoolboy Q is also a member of the hip-hop supergroup Black Hippy, alongside label-mates and fellow California-based rappers Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and Kendrick Lamar.
On December 18, 2016, Schoolboy Q announced via social media that he would be releasing an album in 2017. In February 2017, Schoolboy Q stopped by Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 radio show and revealed that his new album was close to completion.
ScHoolboy Q said he’s grown a lot since he started his rap career and said his new project is going to show his evolution: “It’s more so my life after I made it to the point of ScHoolboy Q. I gave you me, but I never gave you the other side of me: the father, the dude that’s actually happy, the dude that doesn’t be in the hood just hanging out. The dude that’s trying to put his homies in position now. I’m not a deadbeat father anymore.”
In June 2017, ScHoolboy Q revealed on social media that he had made “like 50 songs” during the recording process of his fifth studio album. On July 31, 2018, label president Top Dawg confirmed via Twitter that the album was “90-95% done.”
On September 15, 2018, ScHoolboy Q announced that the album has been delayed due to the death of his longtime friend and frequent collaborator Mac Miller. On March 11, 2019, ScHoolboy Q announced “2 MORE DAYS” via his Instagram. The following day a behind the scenes video of ScHoolboy Q working on new music was posted with the caption, “2morrow nigHt we back at it.”
On April 15, 2019, ScHoolboy Q announced the title of his 5th studio album CrasH Talk via his Instagram. The album was released on April 26, 2019. CrasH Talk debuted at #3 on Billboard’s top 200.
On July 20, 2020, British virtual band Gorillaz released a song featuring Schoolboy Q called “Pac-Man” as the fifth episode of the band’s web series Song Machine, in honor of Pac-Man’s 40th anniversary.
