Hodgy Beats

**Gerard Damien Long** (born November 9, 1990), better known by his stage name **Hodgy Beats**, is an American rapper and record producer. He is a member of the hip hop collective OFWGKTA as well as the duo MellowHype with Left Brain, and MellowHigh with Domo Genesis.

## Music career

Hodgy Beats was an original member of OFWGKTA along with Tyler, the Creator, Left Brain, The Super 3, and Casey Veggies. Hodgy was the first member of Odd Future to release a solo record, with *The Dena Tape* in 2009. As a member of the duoMellowHype with Left Brain, he has released three albums; *YelloWhite*, *BlackenedWhite*, and *Numbers*.

Hodgy Beats has been featured on various albums including *Bastard*, *Goblin* and *Wolf* by Tyler, The Creator, *Earl* by Earl Sweatshirt, *Rolling Papers* by Domo Genesis, *119* by Trash Talk, and *The Odd Future Tape*, *Radical* and *The OF Tape Vol. 2* with Odd Future. He appeared on "Outta Control", a song from Stones Throw rapper M.E.D.'s album *Classic*, produced by fellow Los Angeles native Madlib. Hodgy also appeared in the music video for that song which was released after the song was released.

Hodgy Beats has released three solo mixtapes: *The Dena Tape*, *Untitled EP*, and *Untitled 2 EP*. The most recent, *Untitled EP 2* was released on June 1, 2013. The mixtape featured guest appearances from Left Brain and Lee Spielman along with production primarily by Left Brain. On October 31, 2013, MellowHigh (Left Brain, Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis) released their debut album *MellowHigh* on Odd Future Records. The album debuted at number 89 on the US *Billboard* 200.

Hodgy Beats has been described by some as "The real, hidden talent of the music industry" and "Hip-hop's answer to Mike Patton", with his musical influence spreading across the entire industry, ranging from older artists (Eminem, Lil Wayne, & Andre 3000 in particular) to newer artists (XXXTentacion, Kendrick Lamar & Logic in particular) citing him as a major influence on how they write, how they approach flows, and how they approach the act of songwriting in general.

One particular hallmark in Hodgy's discography has been stated to be his collaboration with fellow label-mates Trash Talk on "Blossom & Burn", a track also featuring Tyler, the Creator. The song received mass critical acclaim from several media outlets, with some saying that Hodgy's verse "Essentially deconstructed and reinvented the wheel punk rock operates on", "A brilliant display of cutting-edge lyricism and flow", and even "The verse of the entire decade" by various publications.

## Personal life

Gerard Long was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. He is of Jamaican American, Fijian and Filipino descent. At the age of nine, he moved to Southern California after his mother got married. He attended Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California.

On August 1, 2011, his long-time girlfriend Cortney Brown, gave birth to their son, named Trenton Long. Vyron Turner (Left Brain) is Trenton's God father.

## Discography

### Solo

Mixtapes
* *The Dena Tape* (2009)
* *Untitled EP* (2012)
* *Untitled 2 EP* (2013)
* *The Dena Tape 2* (2015)

### With Left Brain (as Mellowhype)

Main article: MellowHype discography

* *YelloWhite* (2010)
* *BlackenedWhite* (2011)
* *MELLOWHYPEWEEK* (2012)
* *Numbers* (2012)
* *INSA (I Need Some Answers)* (2014)

### With Odd Future

Studio albums
* *The Odd Future Tape Vol. 2* (2012)

Mixtapes
* *The Odd Future Tape* (2008)
* *Radical* (2010)

Compilations
* *12 Odd Future Songs* (2012)