Doe Boy

Artist ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap

Known for his frequent high-profile collaborations, Doe Boy—born Cotrell Dennard—is an established rapper in the ever-growing trap scene.

∙ In 2019, Doe Boy’s “Walk Down,” featuring YG, became a breakout hit after a video of LeBron James rapping the song went viral.
∙ “100 Shooters” was his first single to chart, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Rap Digital Song Sales list and No. 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 in 2019.
∙ Streetz Need Me 2, his 2019 LP, was executive-produced by Future and features such big-name artists as Young Thug, YG, and Gunna.
∙ Working alongside 21 Savage, Doe Boy’s feature on Young Thug’s “I’m Scared” peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Global 200.
∙ In 2020, Doe Boy was ranked No. 3 on Billboard’s Next Big Sound artist list.

July 11, 2019 at PDT
100 Shooters (feat. Meek Mill & Doe Boy) - Single
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January 25, 2022 at PST
OH REALLY
Prior to the release of Doe Boy’s album OH REALLY, longtime fans knew more or less what to expect when they’d heard the MC’s signature ad-lib. There’d be gun talk, of course; more than a few pledges to street code, maybe a mention or two of some wayward female companionship—but ever present and no less important than any of that, there’d be a barrage of smirk-inducing wordplay rooted in his intention to be taken seriously as an MC. All of that is present on OH REALLY, the Cleveland MC’s first release since 2020’s Demons R Us, but so are songs about being in love (“CRY FOR ME”), songs unfurling major parts of his life’s story (“GENUINE”), and even one featuring out-and-out R&B-style singing (“SNATCH YO SOUL”).

“It's more than just the street Doe Boy, what everybody used to,” he says. “It's a lot of storytelling on here, it's a lot of different type of music that people not used to hearing me do, and it shows who I want to be as an artist.” Doe Boy’s been experimenting, both topically and with his voice, since as far back as 2017’s Codeine Confessions, but on OH REALLY, he feels like the time might be right to take some of the armor off. “I got so many more fans and so many more people just paying attention to me now since the last project I dropped, it's like I get to come out as a whole new artist,” he says. “[OH REALLY] has so much range on it because this the project for me where everybody is going to pay attention.” Below, Doe Boy walks us through a few standout tracks from his reintroduction to the world.

“BIG OH REALLY”
“‘BIG OH REALLY’ was the very last song I did. ‘RESPECTFULLY’ was originally the intro, but I made that number three now because I previewed that song damn near a year ago. I was in the studio with Southside and Atl Jacob and they made the beat right in my face. I wanted it to have that intro feeling, and that shit came out so hard. It wasn't even supposed to be on the album or nothing. That shit's my favorite song though.”

“AIN’T MY FAULT” (feat. Rowdy Rebel & 42 Dugg)
“I was in New York and I was just kicking it with Rowdy Rebel the whole day. We went to Pop Smoke candlelight [vigil], went to his hood, then they had a house party—ghetto-ass shit. After that, we went to the studio and that's what we came up with. When I played the beat, Rowdy started saying, 'That ain't my fault.' We just made it our own shit, for real, and then we added 42 Dugg.”

“GENUINE”
“I don't write or nothing like that; I just rap whatever I'm feeling at the time. So the day that I made 'GENUINE,' that's just the space where that beat put me at: just telling my life. That beat requires lyrics; you can't just get on there and do anything. I like showing people that I can go over here and do this, go over there and do that. I don't care what it is—a pop beat, a rock ’n’ roll beat—I go crazy on anything for real.”

“CRY FOR ME” (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
“I feel more comfortable with putting this type of stuff out now. Sometimes a n***a be thinking like, ‘Man, damn, I don't know if I should do this because, you know, they like me so much for the shit that sound like Demons R Us.’ So I'm just at the point of, I don't care no more: I know that it's hard, so I know they gon' fuck with it. I’m just trying to reach out to new people and show people that I'm going to be one of them ones.”

“ONNA HOOD” (feat. Babyface Ray)
“A minute ago me and Babyface was working on a EP together. So this was one of me and his favorite songs that we did. Me and Face got this one type of chemistry, we be in that bitch boxing. Because he could rap, too. A lot of rappers can't rap for real, so it be different when you actually get in a studio with somebody who got bars for real. He one of my favorite artists to rap with.”

“SNATCH YO SOUL”
“N***as think I just be on bullshit all day. No, I be in love and I got other shit going on, too. That shit be real, n***a done been through shit. That's what I be getting people to understand. They forgetting I'm a real person.”

“LIFE GOES ON”
“I’m growing up, and I'm just naturally a wild person, but I'm trying to figure out how to chill. I don't want to be like that no more. Unless it's like necessary, then I don't got to be like that. I rather do other shit. I got all types of shit going on, actually, like investments and stuff like that. I be into that type of shit. Everybody think I'm just this drunk, wild n***a, but I’m really smarter than all that.”
19 Tracks
April 21, 2019 at PDT
Walk Down - Single
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November 5, 2020 at PST
Demons R Us
19 Tracks
December 19, 2019 at PST
Streetz Need Me 2
15 Tracks
February 11, 2021 at PST
Low Key (feat. Lil Uzi Vert) - Single
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June 8, 2023 at PDT
BEEZY
Over the years, Future has lent his co-sign to any number of MCs. Yet Doe Boy remains one of the most consistent artists ever to rep the Freebandz imprint, not to mention one of the most enduring. The Cleveland rapper’s tough yet easygoing flow served him especially well on 2022’s high-grade OH REALLY, while his features opposite Young Thug, Trippie Redd, and Babyface Ray made him difficult to ignore elsewhere. At last, with the immersive BEEZY, his compelling menace finds new ways to lure listeners into his often ice-cold world.

With its overt nod to a 2000s crossover classic and unapologetic hook, lead single “WAY I WALK” provided the first inklings that BEEZY would hit different. The hard-funk underpinnings of brooding album opener “RHUDE BOY” position Doe Boy for optimal intimidation. Much like his antiheroic bars, his lithe choruses on “DEMON TIME” and “NONSENSE” keep that same energy while leaving lasting impressions of their own. Production by ATL Jacob, Southside, and other heavy hitters ensures that he maintains a strong foothold as he stomps on the necks of his enemies.

The features, to be sure, are impressive, from known quantities DaBaby and Lil Yachty to rising star Lola Brooke. Naturally, Future comes through on more than one occasion, in duo mode with his cohort on “MENACE” and as part of a robust posse with G Herbo and Roddy Ricch on the aggressive “TRY & SEE.” Matching much of the album’s ominously street-lit vibe, Rubberband Money Gang signee Big Flame 8 adds a memorably fearsome verse to “TOP TAKER.” To counter the violent rhetoric inherent to his experience, Doe Boy tries another tack for the R&B boom of “DEEP END” with Don Toliver and on his own with the smooth honesty of “RAN INTO A THUG.” In nothing short of an absolute coup, he secures hometown heroes Krayzie Bone and Bizzy Bone for the bullet-riddled climax “GRIM REAPER.”
16 Tracks
April 30, 2020 at PDT
Split It (feat. Moneybagg Yo) - Single
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July 28, 2022 at PDT
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
9 Tracks
September 7, 2022 at PDT
Ghetto Superstar (feat. G Herbo & Doe Boy) - Single
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August 8, 2024 at PDT
Special (feat. Skilla Baby & Flo Milli) - Single
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June 18, 2021 at PDT
Shmurda Talk (feat. Rowdy Rebel) - Single
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August 27, 2019 at PDT
4 Piece - EP
4 Tracks
March 12, 2020 at PDT
56 Birdz
Future’s epic mixtape run from fall 2014 through spring 2015 concluded with 56 Nights, a sensational DJ ESCO effort that more than alluded to the Freebandz member’s unfortunate imprisonment in the United Arab Emirates. While not strictly a follow-up to that fan-favorite project—insofar as Nayvadius himself doesn’t make an appearance—56 Birdz serves as a spiritual sequel with labelmate Doe Boy on the mic. Together, the duo excel at layering trap lingo atop buoyant beats on tracks like “Bankroll” and “Pop It.” The aggressive bassbin rattler “Whatchutalmbout” gets deep into gunplay, while “Broken Promises” contemplates the implications of a problematic past.
9 Tracks
June 30, 2019 at PDT
Cash App (feat. Key Glock) - Single
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December 9, 2021 at PST
Ain't My Fault (feat. 42 Dugg) - Single
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November 30, 2023 at PST
Way Too Long - Single
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August 21, 2018 at PDT
88 Birdz
11 Tracks
April 13, 2023 at PDT
ROLL THE DICE (feat. DeJ Loaf) - Single
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January 25, 2022 at PST
OPP PARTY (feat. Nardo Wick & G Herbo) - Single
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September 21, 2023 at PDT
Smack Sh*t - Single
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October 1, 2020 at PDT
Yessirski - Single
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April 2, 2024 at PDT
Been Him
8 Tracks
October 16, 2016 at PDT
Gang (feat. Machine Gun Kelly) - Single
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October 20, 2022 at PDT
DEAD FACES - Single
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