NoCap

Kobe Vidal Crawford was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama,[4] and grew up in the Birdsville housing projects on the city's south side. Crawford begun to show interest in music at the age of nine, receiving inspiration from his mother's boyfriend at the time.[4] He would continue to locally perform live shows alongside his brother, however, as the relationship between his mother and her boyfriend ended, Crawford would take a break from music until his teenage years.[4]

NoCap began his career in earnest with the release of his first EP, Joker, in May 2017.[5] In early 2018, he released the song "Legend". The music video for that song accumulated over 1 million views on YouTube and would appear on NoCap's debut mixtape, Neighborhood Hero,[3] in July 2018.[6] He followed that with a collaborative mixtape, Rogerville, with Rylo Rodriguez[5] in September 2018.[6] In November of that year, he was featured on the Lil Baby track, "Dreams 2 Reality", off the mixtape, Street Gossip.[7]

In March 2019, NoCap released the single, "Punching Bag" produced by CashMoneyAP.[8] Later that month, he released another single, "Ghetto Angels".[9] "Ghetto Angels" has totaled more than 80 million views on YouTube and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[3] In May, NoCap and Polo G were featured on the CashMoneyAP song, "No Patience".[10] Later that month, he released his second solo mixtape The Backend Child. The project featured guest appearances from Rylo Rodriguez ("Dead Faces"), OMB Peezy ("Demons"), and Quando Rondo ("New Ones").[5] NoCap also released music videos for songs off the album including those for "Blind Nights",[11] "Set It Off",[12] and "No Jewelry".[13]

In July 2019, NoCap delivered a freestyle as a part of DJ Booth's Bless The Booth series on Tidal.[14] The following month, he released the single, "Exotic",[15] and performed another freestyle on the HotNewHipHop Freestyle Session.[16] He was also featured on the Mozzy song, "Sad Situations".[17] In November 2019, NoCap released his third mixtape, The Hood Dictionary. The album featured guest appearances from Quando Rondo, Lil Durk, and Jagged Edge[18] and peaked at number 80 on the Billboard 200.[19] On July 16, 2020, NoCap released his fourth mixtape, Steel Human, which debuted at number 31 on the Billboard 200.[20]

In December 2020, NoCap said on Instagram that he would be turning himself into authorities, in connection to a shooting in which he reportedly fired shots at someone his sister had an altercation with. He was charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling and reckless endangerment.[21] He also announced his debut studio album Mr. Crawford.[21] The twenty-one track album was eventually released on April 29, 2022, and includes the singles "Vaccine", "Very Special" and "I'll Be Here".[22] It debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, selling 29,000 copies in its first week and becoming his highest charting project.

Following NoCap's heated exchange with YoungBoy Never Broke Again over social media due to claims of disloyalty on Cap's end, through Apple Music, it was shown that NoCap's music was no longer licensed to Never Broke Again, indicating his departure from the YoungBoy Never Broke Again-founded label.[23]

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