SoFaygo
American rapper (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andre Dontrel Burt Jr. (born October 3, 2001), better known by his stage name SoFaygo (formerly stylized as $ofaygo), is an American rapper and singer. His 2019 single, "Knock Knock", went viral on TikTok in late 2020 before it received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3][4] The following year, he guest appeared on Trippie Redd's song "MP5", which marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. He signed with fellow rapper Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Records to release his debut studio album, Pink Heartz (2022).[5]
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| Birth name | Andre Dontrel Burt Jr.[1][better source needed] |
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| Born | October 3, 2001 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.[2] |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Website | imsofaygo |
Career
Summarize
Perspective
2018–2019: Beginnings
Burt recorded his first song at nine years old in a friend's basement.[6][4] He began to pursue music more seriously in his teenage years, while attending Etowah High School. Burt went by the stage name Trvllinese prior to releasing the EP We Are Aliens in 2018.[7]
Burt released his debut mixtape War in 2019.[8] Soon after, he began amassing a local fanbase. This popularity led him to be discovered by Taz Taylor, the founder of the record label Internet Money, who offered to sign him to the label.[9] Burt traveled to Los Angeles to consider this offer, but declined.[9] Burt had already befriended rapper Lil Tecca, and the two began writing songs together.[6]
2020–2022: "Knock Knock" and Pink Heartz
In February 2021, Burt had signed to Travis Scott's label Cactus Jack Records, which includes other popular rappers such as Sheck Wes and Don Toliver.[10][9][11] In June 2021, Burt appeared on Genius's web series Open Mic to perform his single "Knock Knock".[12]
On August 20, 2021, SoFaygo was featured on Trippie Redd's album, Trip at Knight, on the song "MP5".[13] On September 1, 2021, he released the song "Let's Lose Our Minds", being the lead single for Pink Heartz and his first release under Cactus Jack since his signing.[14][15] On October 8, SoFaygo was featured on labelmate Don Toliver's album Life of a Don, on the track "Smoke".[16]
Just a month later, on July 15, 2022, his reportedly leaked EP Babyjack appeared exclusively on SoundCloud, under the account 'prettyboyarchive'.[17] On October 17, 2022, four songs from his debut album Pink Heartz were released, with a feature from Ken Carson. He announced the November 11 release date for the album on the same day.[18] SoFaygo signed a recording contract with Def Jam in 2024 and is set to release his upcoming second studio album A Lil Kid Faygo.
2023-Present
On June 14 of 2023, SoFaygo dropped an EP called GO+, the year after that, he released Precision featuring Don Toliver and Life So Crazy, nearing the end of 2024, SoFaygo releases an SoundCloud exclusive EP called Pressure.
Artistry
SoFaygo's main influences include other rappers such as Drake, Travis Scott, Chief Keef, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Playboi Carti and Lil Uzi Vert.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
- Pink Heartz (2022)
- WAR 2 (TBA)
Mixtapes
- War (2019)
- Angelic 7 (2020)
- After Me (2020)
- BabyJack (2022)
Extended plays
- Goonland (2018)
- We Are Aliens (2018)
- Delineation (2019)
- Hostility (2019)
- The Reveal Vol. 1 (2020)
- 4U (2020)
- Web (2020)
- B4Pink (2022)
- Go+ (2023)
- Pressure (2024)
| Title | Year | US |
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| MP5 (with Trippie Redd) | 2021 | 86 |
References
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