#Hobo johnson series#

'How a Sacramento 'Hobo' racked up millions of views with his music video'. 'Hobo Johnson apologizes after Black Lives Matter calls him cultural appropriator'. 'Fame By The Flame - Hobo Johnson' (Interview). ^ Who the heck is Hobo Johnson?, Ap, retrieved June 14, 2018.'Hobo Johnson finds his home in hip-hop'. 'Hobo Johnson Is Painting His Future With Train-of-Thought Rapping'. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (November 16, 2018).'Hobo Johnson: Born From A Corolla Into A Life Of Music'. ^ 'ALBUM REVIEW: Hobo Johnson humanizes himself with third album'.In 2022, Frank canceled several upcoming tours and broke up the LoveMakers band, citing a focus on school over music. On 1 August 2021 he released the Album Hobo Johnson Alienates His Fanbase. The Revenge of Hobo Johnson was subsequently released on June 23, 2021. He announced that the album The Revenge of Hobo Johnson would follow later that month. Johnson released the single 'I Want to See the World' in June, 2021. That same day, EA Sports released the video game NHL 20, which featured the single “Typical Story.” In 2019 he released the singles 'Typical Story' and 'UglyKid' from the album The Fall of Hobo Johnson, which was released by Warner Records on September 13, 2019. In 2019, the band appeared at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. In 2018, the band toured North America and Europe and appeared at Australia's Falls Music & Arts Festival. While not winning the Tiny Desk Contest, Hobo Johnson & the LoveMakers appeared on Tiny Desk on an episode released on September 12, 2018. On May 12, they staged a small protest that delayed the beginning of his sold-out show at Sacramento's Ace of Spades nightclub. At this time, Lopes also drew criticism from the Sacramento chapter of Black Lives Matter, who accused him of using Oak Park's name without consent and of cultural appropriation. Following the attention of the 'Peach Scone' video, their album The Rise of Hobo Johnson charted at #11 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart for the week ending March 31, 2018. The song 'Peach Scone' collected millions of views in just a few weeks. Hobo Johnson and the LoveMakers released a music video on Facebook as part of NPR's Tiny Desk Contest on March 7, 2018. That year, he won four Sacramento Area Music Awards: Artist of the Year, Best Hip-Hop/Rap, Best Emcee and Best New Artist. After the release of the second version of 'The Rise Of Hobo Johnson', Lopes signed to Reprise Records. In 2016, he released the album The Rise of Hobo Johnson independently, but later created a new version of the album in 2017 which had changes to the production and a different tracklist. Problems playing this file? See media help.

#Hobo johnson series#

Starting in December 2016, he released a series of live recordings on YouTube subtitled 'Live from Oak Park'.

He came up with his stage name 'Homeless Johnson' but soon made it 'Hobo Johnson' while living in his car, a 1994 Toyota Corolla, and named his 2015 debut album in honor of his car.

He is a fan of the Sacramento Kings and has referenced them multiple times in the lyrics to his songs, most notably in the song 'Sacramento Kings Anthem (We're Not That Bad)', written about the struggles the Kings have in the NBA.Īt age 15, Lopes began performing music and hip-hop. For a stretch of time, Lopes worked at a pizza restaurant in Sacramento, but he soon quit to pursue his passion for music. When he was 19, he was kicked out of his house by his father and subsequently lived in his car. Lopes is a Mexican/ Portuguese-American from California.