Westside Boogie

Westside Boogie
Dixson in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Anthony Tremaine Dixson[1]
Born	(1989-08-30) August 30, 1989 (age 35) Compton, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Shady Interscope LVRN
Children	1
Website	everythingsfor.sale

Anthony Tremaine Dixson^[2][3] (born August 30, 1989), known professionally as Westside Boogie (stylised in all capitals; formerly known as Boogie), is an American rapper.^[3] His debut mixtape, Thirst 48, was released on June 24, 2014, followed by his second, The Reach a year later. He signed a recording contract with Interscope Records in 2015, which entered a joint venture with Eminem's Shady Records two years later.^[4] His debut studio album, Everythings for Sale, was released on January 25, 2019.^[5] His second album, More Black Superheroes was released on June 17, 2022.

Anthony Tremaine Dixson was born on August 30, 1989, in Compton, California, where he was also raised, and was a member of the church choir.^[3] His son, Darius, was born June 24, 2009, and was the catalyst for him to take music more seriously.^[6] In 2010, he enrolled in recording courses at Long Beach City College, using financial aid money to purchase recording equipment.^[7] He is also a single father of his son, working in part-time jobs and eventually, rapping became his full-time career.^[8]

Boogie's musical career started when he joined the First Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church choir^[9] in 8th grade under the guidance of his mother.^[3][10] While a member of the choir, he was introduced to gangbanging and slowly began to make the transition from gospel to rap.^[10][2] On June 24, 2013, he released his debut mixtape Thirst 48, which chronicled his life and struggles.^[11][3] A year later, his debut was followed by his breakthrough mixtape The Reach, was released on June 24.^[3] He signed a deal with Interscope Records in 2015.^[3]

His break out single, "Oh My" was released in 2015 and produced by Jahlil Beats.^[12][13] In 2016, Boogie released Thirst 48, Pt. II via Interscope Records,^[3] a continuation of his debut mixtape from 2014 that also deals with new themes such as Millennial reliance on social media.^[14]

In October 2017, it was announced that Boogie signed to Shady Records.^[11] He was featured in the digital 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards Detroit Cypher and made an appearance behind Eminem in his solo freestyle.^[13][3] His first release from Shady Records was "Violence", a collaboration with Masego,^[15] in December 2017. The release was followed up by two more songs in 2018 - "Self Destruction" in May^[16][17] and "Deja Vu" in August.^[18] He has gained praise from Rihanna, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar.^{[19][10][20][13][15]}

Boogie is currently managed by Love Renaissance (LVRN). He opened for 6lack alongside Tierra Whack on 6lack's world tour.^[21] Boogie's debut album, Everythings for Sale, was released on January 25 with melodic singles like "Rainy Days", "Silent Ride" and "Self Destruction".^[5] The album includes guest appearances from Eminem, 6lack, and JID, among others.^[22]