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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Hutto |
| Also known as | Turncoat Dirty Yung Dirt |
| Born | Richmond County, Georgia |
| Origin | Covington, Georgia |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, country rap, heavy metal, rap rock |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2004—present |
| Label(s) | Majik Ninja, Psychopathic |
David Hutto, better known by his stage name Boondox, is an American rapper from Covington, Georgia whose stage persona is that of a killer scarecrow. He is signed to Majik Ninja Entertainment.
Early life[]
David Hutto was born in Richmond County, Georgia.[1] At about the age of two, his uncle tried to kill him by drowning him in a swimming pool.[2] Hutto was not popular at his school, frequently got into fights and experimented with drug use.[2]
Musical Career[]
Hutto listened to heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Metallica and Sepultura, and played bass guitar in several local metal bands before seeking a solo career as a rapper under the name "Turncoat Dirty".[2] While selling cassettes of his early recordings at an Insane Clown Posse concert, the group took notice of his music, and after several phone calls with Joseph Bruce, Hutto was signed to Psychopathic Records, making him the first Southern hip hop performer on the label.[1]
On July 11, 2006, Hutto released his first album as Boondox, The Harvest, featuring appearances from Axe Murder Boyz, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Insane Clown Posse and Twiztid. A music video was filmed for the album's first single, "They Pray With Snakes," directed by Bruce,[3] and Hutto toured with Blaze Ya Dead Homie to promote the album.[1] In 2007, Hutto released the extended play PunkinHed. It peaked at #10 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and #27 on the Top Independent Albums chart.[4] During the same year, he joined Psychopathic Rydas, performing under the name "Yung Dirt".[2] On May 13, 2008, Hutto released his second studio album, Krimson Creek, a more personal work drawing from his past.[2] It peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, #13 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and #113 on the Billboard 200.[5]
Hutto released his third studio album, South of Hell, on May 11, 2010. The album also features a documentary directed by Paul Andreson about Hutto's life and the making of the album titled Southern Bled. It was his highest charting album, peaking at #54 in the Billboard 200.
In early 2012 Boondox released 2 songs from his upcoming album. The two songs were "Abaddon" and "Monster". He said they were released as a thank-you to all the fans that have stood by him, and have supported him. He said that he has about 10 songs done for the album. In May 2012, Hutto left Psychopathic because of personal issues.
Boondox teamed up with Bukshot and ClaAs to form the group The Underground Avengers, and they released their debut EP, Skarecrows, Weirdos & ClaAsholes at the 2012 GOTJ. It was announced on October 3, 2012 on Boondox's official Twitter page that he will continue rapping as Turncoat Dirty, but will be temporarily finished with the Boondox character at the end of 2012.
In February 2013, Hutto announced that he would be releasing another album as Boondox later that year (T.B.A) and was also working on a new The Underground Avengers album (T.B.A). Both Boondox and The Underground Avengers were scheduled to appear at the GOTJ in 2013. In early 2013, 2 songs were released, credited to Turncoat Dirty, one of which was "Hell or Jail".
It was announced at the Gathering of the Juggalos in 2013 that Boondox is back on the label.
In the March 14, 2014 Hatchet Herald it was announced the new Boondox album is titled Abaddon and it will be released on May 13, 2014. No track list has yet to be given, but it is a guess that the album will be the 10 songs he recorded before he left Psychopathic in May 2012, including the songs "Abaddon" and "Monster", and a few new recorded songs. That is still unknown. To promote the album Boondox announced on his official Twitter, that he will be going on tour titled "The Wormwood Tour" soon with Aqualeo & Bukshot, the tour also featured rapper/singer Crucifix who collaborated on the song "Betrayal". On April 18, 2014 the track list for Abaddon was released. The album features guest appearances from Big Hoodoo, Violent J, Crucifix, Insane Clown Posse, Jelly Roll, Demi Demaree & Syn.
In 2016, Boondox signed with Majik Ninja Entertainment and released The Murder the following year. In 2018, Majik Ninja released the Turncoat Dirty album Dirty Days Of Night.
Style[]
Hutto's music is an amalgamation of the "Southern twang of banjos and harmonicas" with hip hop.[6] It combines elements of country with hip hop beats and funk-derived grooves, and includes live instrumentation, including slide guitar and banjos.[7]
His lyrics center around Southern culture,[8] doom, gloom, and murder, as well as partying.[9] Hutto is also known for his confessional lyrics dealing with his childhood; one of Hutto's songs described an incident in which his uncle tried to kill him by drowning him in a swimming pool, and other lyrics have dealt with his getting into fights at his school and experiments with drugs.[2] Hutto cites Insane Clown Posse as an influence.[8] Allmusic's David Jeffries described Hutto's music as a cross between Kid Rock and Insane Clown Posse.[9] His music has been categorized as rap rock, country rap and hick hop. Hutto is also associated with the horrorcore lyrical style.
Discography[]
- The Harvest (2006)
- Krimson Creek (2008)
- South of Hell (2010)
- Abaddon (2014)
- The Murder (2017)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cordor, Cyril. "Boondox > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Friedman, David (July 2008). Interview with Boondox. Murder Dog.
- ↑ "The Dirt". Psychopathic Records. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.
- ↑ "Charts and awards for PunkinHed". Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Charts and awards for Krimson Creek". Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
- ↑ Cordor, Cyril. "Boondox > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
- ↑ Zahn, James (May 12, 2010). "Review of South of Hell". Kik Axe Music.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Boondox (May 11, 2010). Southern Bled (DVD). Covington, Georgia: Psychopathic Video.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 South of Hell review
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