Chuuwee

Chuuwee
Background information
Born (1990-09-07) September 7, 1990
Origin Sacramento, California, United States
Genres Hip Hop
Labels Amalgam Digital (www.amalgamdigital.com)

Dionte Chuuwee Hunter is an American hip hop artist from Sacramento, California. Born in San Antonio, Texas. Before moving to Sacramento in middle school, he spent some time living in Texas. Before that, it is believed he spent his childhood, preteens, and his first teenage year living in Oakland, California, before moving to Texas for a short period. Chuuwee has a style unique to Northern Californians, smooth, smokey, street savvy, world conscious, & political lyrics, which set him apart from other Hip Hop Artists and Rappers. Chuuwee has established a strong underground presence and is regularly featured on popular hip hop blogs and websites, such as 2DopeBoyz, HipHopDX, DJBooth, AllHipHop, and others.[1][2][3][4] He also received a feature in XXL magazine.[5] He was interviewed by Forbes at SXSW '12 as a rising artist.[6]

In 2010 Chuuwee was introduced to the manager of Max B and CEO of pioneering Hip Hop label Amalgam Digital, Next aka Anyextee who after hearing the track "Post Mortem" immediately signed the rapper to his management company, leveraging the label to promote his independent project "Watching The Throne". In 2011 Anyextee officially signed Chuuwee as a recording artist to the Amalgam Digital record label joining the home of Joe Budden, Curren$y, Lil B and other notable acts.

For nearly half a decade Chuuwee released mixtapes and videos with the support of Amalgam Digital including collaborations with Max B,

Chuuwee's debut album "Economics" is scheduled for release in 2016 concluding his deal with the pioneering new media outfit, Amalgam Digital.

The record producers Chuuwee has worked with in the past include Cookin' Soul, Lee Bannon, Large Professor, as well as many others.[7][8][9] He is currently signed to Below System Records and has released one album (South Sac Mack) through the label. He is soon to release a new album titled "Dystopia" in early 2016 and another album with rapper Trizz.

On August 12, 2015 Chuuwee released an album titled "The South Sac Mack". It was one of the top 20 hip hop albums of 2015 according to Complex Magazine.

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

References

  1. ↑ "Chuuwee – WildStyle (Mixtape)". 2dopeboyz. 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  2. ↑ Ortiz, Edwin (2012-09-28). "Chuuwee Details "Wild Style," J Dilla Tribute & Dealing With Crooked Cops | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  3. ↑ "Chuuwee New Songs, Videos, Mixtapes, & Albums". Djbooth.net. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  4. ↑ "Chuuwee – Tag". AllHipHop.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  5. ↑ "The Break Presents: Chuuwee | XXL". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  6. ↑ "Forbes SXSW: The Road to Austin".
  7. ↑ "Chuuwee – The Date Tape (Mixtape)". 2dopeboyz. 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  8. ↑ Gillespie, Blake (2010-09-22). "Lee Bannon & Chuuwee, Hot N Ready | Approved Theft". Impose Magazine. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  9. ↑ AJ (2012-10-06). "Chuuwee - "Pissing Me Off" (Prod. By Large Professor)". Smokingsection.uproxx.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  10. ↑ "Chuuwee". Chuuweeoftus.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
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