Buddy

Kevin Chapman’s introduction to dance music was at age 12 when he stumbled upon music from the likes of Fatboy Slim and Moby. In 2008 he got his first copy of the digital production software, Reason, and started producing his own dance music. Slowly but surely, he began to immers

By the time Buddy was old enough to drive, he’d already been thrust into hip-hop’s fast lane. A rising rapper from Compton, California, he was discovered by Scott Vener, signed by Pharrell, and tapped for collaborations with Chance the Rapper and Kendrick Lamar. It

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Buddy, Category: Artist, Albums: Harlan & Alondra (Deluxe), Harlan & Alondra (Deluxe), Harlan & Alondra, Harlan & Alondra, Singles: Trippin' (feat. Khalid), Trippin' (feat. Khalid), Hey Up There (feat. Ty Dolla $ign), Hey Up There (feat. Ty Dolla $ign), Trouble On Central, Top Tracks: Trippin' (feat. Khalid), Black (feat. A$AP Ferg), Trouble On Central, Link Up (feat. Kent Jamz, Bas, Guapdad 4000, J.I.D, Ari Lennox & BJ The Chicago Kid), Status Symbol 3 (feat. Buddy), Biography: A down-to-earth rapper and singer who has worked closely with Pharrell Williams and Kaytranada, Buddy was nicknamed at an early age by his sister., Monthly Listeners: 1722730, Where People Listen: Los Angeles, Chicago, London, New York City, Dallas

A rapper/singer who studied under Pharrell Williams steps out with his proper album debut, named for the very streets he grew up on.

Buddy, the up-and-coming 24-year-old who first signed with Pharrell Williams in high school, is seeking not only to have us start the conversation but be active listeners.

Harlan & Alondra, out today, shows real growth for a 24-year-old who’s already been in rap for a decade. Read an interview with Buddy.

Buddy, now 24, had already been rapping for years. He studied music and dance at the Amazing Grace Conservatory, and at a performing arts high school in Long Beach; his parents wanted to make sure he spent as little time in Compton as possible.

Simmie Sims III (born September 10, 1993), known professionally as Buddy, is an American rapper, singer, dancer and actor from Compton, California. Previously on the I Am Other label, he is now signed to Cool Lil Company/RCA Records.