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Hobo Johnson
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Hobo Johnson

Genre: Rap, Underground Rap, Alternative Rap, Left-Field Rap
Origin: U.S.A
Active: 2015 - Present
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Biography

Born Frank Lopes in Sacramento during 1996, the future Hobo Johnson had already put out two albums of quirky, affable, pop-infused hip-hop before a live clip of “Peach Scone” exploded online in 2018 through NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest. The resulting surge propelled his third album, The Fall of Hobo Johnson, into the Billboard Top 100 upon its 2019 release, and The Revenge of Hobo Johnson followed in 2021.

Expelled from his family home as a teenager, Lopes briefly lived in his car and took the name Hobo Johnson. While employed at a pizza restaurant, sleeping in a Toyota Corolla, and using a nearby gym for showers, the nineteen-year-old began shaping his musical identity, writing candid tracks about pursuing romance and navigating ordinary setbacks. He moved to Oak Park, California, in 2015, issued his debut album 1994 Toyota Corolla, and followed it with The Rise of Hobo Johnson in 2017.

In March 2018 he and a circle of friends posted a video of “Peach Scone” as an entry in NPR’s Tiny Desk submissions contest; within weeks the clip had amassed millions of views. That exposure lifted The Rise of Hobo Johnson onto the Billboard charts, where it peaked at number 11 on the Heatseekers list. Johnson issued the single “Typical Story” in June 2019, spent the fall touring extensively across North America, and watched The Fall of Hobo Johnson reach the Billboard Top 100. The Revenge of Hobo Johnson arrived two years later.

Top Songs

  1. The Fall of Hobo JohnsonTypical StoryEThe Fall of Hobo Johnson · 2019The Fall of Hobo Johnson3:11
  2. The Fall of Hobo JohnsonSubaru Crosstrek XVEThe Fall of Hobo Johnson · 2019The Fall of Hobo Johnson2:35
  3. The Fall of Hobo JohnsonMover AwayerThe Fall of Hobo Johnson · 2019The Fall of Hobo Johnson3:36
  4. The Fall of Hobo JohnsonHappinessEThe Fall of Hobo Johnson · 2019The Fall of Hobo Johnson3:16
  5. The Fall of Hobo JohnsonI Want a DogEThe Fall of Hobo Johnson · 2019The Fall of Hobo Johnson2:30
  6. The Fall of Hobo JohnsonUglykid (feat. Elohim)EThe Fall of Hobo Johnson · 2019The Fall of Hobo Johnson3:01
  7. The Fall of Hobo JohnsonFebruary 15thEThe Fall of Hobo Johnson · 2019The Fall of Hobo Johnson1:49
  8. The Fall of Hobo JohnsonAll in My HeadEThe Fall of Hobo Johnson · 2019The Fall of Hobo Johnson3:16
  9. The Fall of Hobo JohnsonSorry, My DearEThe Fall of Hobo Johnson · 2019The Fall of Hobo Johnson3:46
  10. The Fall of Hobo JohnsonMoonlightEThe Fall of Hobo Johnson · 2019The Fall of Hobo Johnson2:48
  11. The Fall of Hobo JohnsonOde to Justin Bieber (feat. Jack Shoot & JMSEY)EThe Fall of Hobo Johnson · 2019The Fall of Hobo Johnson3:45
  12. The Rise of Hobo JohnsonRomeo & JulietEThe Rise of Hobo Johnson · 2017The Rise of Hobo Johnson3:22
  13. The Rise of Hobo JohnsonCreve Coeur 1EThe Rise of Hobo Johnson · 2017The Rise of Hobo Johnson3:16
  14. The Rise of Hobo Johnson3%EThe Rise of Hobo Johnson · 2017The Rise of Hobo Johnson3:38
  15. The Rise of Hobo JohnsonJesus ChristEThe Rise of Hobo Johnson · 2017The Rise of Hobo Johnson2:12
  16. The Rise of Hobo JohnsonThe EndingEThe Rise of Hobo Johnson · 2017The Rise of Hobo Johnson4:05
  17. The Revenge Of Hobo JohnsonMy therapistEThe Revenge Of Hobo Johnson · 2021The Revenge Of Hobo Johnson4:10
  18. The Revenge Of Hobo JohnsonJordans houseEThe Revenge Of Hobo Johnson · 2021The Revenge Of Hobo Johnson3:00
  19. The Revenge Of Hobo JohnsonYou need helpEThe Revenge Of Hobo Johnson · 2021The Revenge Of Hobo Johnson2:39
  20. The Revenge Of Hobo JohnsonSong 9 (The Government’s Not Great)EThe Revenge Of Hobo Johnson · 2021The Revenge Of Hobo Johnson3:15

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