Royce Rodriguez (born September 19, 1996), better known by his stage name Ugly God, is a Dominican-American rapper, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his (now platinum) hit 2016 single, "Water". On June 13, 2017, Ugly God was named as one of the ten members of XXL's "2017 Freshman Class" where he performed his Freshman Freestyle alongside rappers Playboi Carti, MadeinTYO and XXXTentacion respectively. As of August 24, 2018 the Freestyle has garnered over 30,000,000 views.
Early life
Royce Rodriguez was born on September 19, 1996, in Indiana where he would only live for a few months until moving to Cleveland, OH. After two years of living in Ohio, he moved to Houston, TX where he would spend the majority of his life. Ugly God started rapping while he was enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi where he wanted to become a computer engineer before dropping out.
Career
From 7th to 10th grade, he used the handle 'Pussy Bacon'. He changed his name to the famous 'Ugly God' because of social reasons, and his parents.He also states that he made the name up on the spot. Creating the phrase 'I'm Real Ugly' which evolved into 'Ugly God'.
On March 16, 2016, he released his single titled "Water" on his SoundCloud account, before being released for digital download as a single on November 19, 2016, by Asylum Records.The song debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100, and later reached number 80 on the chart.
On August 4, 2017, Ugly God released his mixtape titled The Booty Tape.It charted at no. 27 on the Billboard 200.
Rodriguez was featured on the song "Boom!" by Lil Yachty, featured on his album Lil Boat 2, which was released on March 9, 2018.
Ugly God released the EP Just a Lil Something Before the Album ahead of his upcoming debut album, Bumps & Bruises.
Royce Rodriguez (born September 19, 1996), better known by his stage name Ugly God, is a Dominican-American rapper, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his (now platinum) hit 2016 single, "Water". On June 13, 2017, Ugly God was named as one of the ten members of XXL's "2017 Freshman Class" where he performed his Freshman Freestyle alongside rappers Playboi Carti, MadeinTYO and XXXTentacion respectively. As of August 24, 2018 the Freestyle has garnered over 30,000,000 views.
Early life
Royce Rodriguez was born on September 19, 1996, in Indiana where he would only live for a few months until moving to Cleveland, OH. After two years of living in Ohio, he moved to Houston, TX where he would spend the majority of his life. Ugly God started rapping while he was enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi where he wanted to become a computer engineer before dropping out.
Career
From 7th to 10th grade, he used the handle 'Pussy Bacon'. He changed his name to the famous 'Ugly God' because of social reasons, and his parents.He also states that he made the name up on the spot. Creating the phrase 'I'm Real Ugly' which evolved into 'Ugly God'.
On March 16, 2016, he released his single titled "Water" on his SoundCloud account, before being released for digital download as a single on November 19, 2016, by Asylum Records.The song debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100, and later reached number 80 on the chart.
On August 4, 2017, Ugly God released his mixtape titled The Booty Tape.It charted at no. 27 on the Billboard 200.
Rodriguez was featured on the song "Boom!" by Lil Yachty, featured on his album Lil Boat 2, which was released on March 9, 2018.
Ugly God released the EP Just a Lil Something Before the Album ahead of his upcoming debut album, Bumps & Bruises.