caption associated_acts years_active birth_place alias label article_title name birth_date background genre image origin birth_name occupation
ace . hood at howard university 's homecoming in 2008 dj , lloyd , lil wayne , meek mill , kevin khaled cossom , mavado , vado , rick ross , birdman , t-pain 2006 & ndash ; present port st. lucie , florida , united states lil ' ace we money , def jam -lrb- former -rrb- the best , republic -lrb- current -rrb- cash ace hood
 ace hood 11 may 1988 solo_singer hip hop ace hood at howard university.jpg deerfield beach , florida , united states antoine mccolister rapper
ace hood

antoine mccolister -lrb- born may 11 , 1988 -rrb- , better known by his stage name ace hood , is an american rapper .
he was born in port st. lucie , florida and raised in deerfield beach , florida .
he is signed to dj khaled 's label we the best music group and was formerly signed to def jam recordings and cash money records .
his song `` top of the world '' , from his debut studio album `` gutta '' , was featured in the basketball simulation game , nba 2k10 .
he has released four studio albums with his most successful being his last two albums , `` blood , sweat & tears '' and `` trials & tribulations '' which was released on july 16 , 2013 .
he is best known for the hit singles `` hustle hard '' and `` bugatti '' .
