Brad Duréprofessionally known as Stazthehokage is an American mixed race rapper. He released his debut studio album, “Vounó”, on June 24, 2019, supported by its lead single “Rap Culture Is Dead”, featuring his longtime collaborator Superlative Sain. Her second studio album, “Mayhem”, was released on July 9, 2020. Her third studio album, originally titled “A Love Story”, was pushed back for a more aggressive release, resulting in the release of the album ” A War Story.” on January 19, 2021. Her fourth studio album, “A Love Story”, was given a new release date of August 27, 2021. Her fifth studio album, “27 Days With You EP”, was released on January 6, 2022. sixth studio album, a second collaborative effort with rapper Nerd Angeles titled “IC2”, was released on May 20, 2022. His most recent album, “Sayonara EP”, was released on August 4, 2023.
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| Name | Brad Duré |
| Born | January 12 |
| Astrological sign | Capricorn |
| Place of birth | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Occupation | Rapper, musician, artist |
| Popular Single | ‘Like that,’ |
Early life
Brad Duré was born in Miami, Florida on January 12. He is of Haitian descent and grew up speaking fluent English and Haitian Creole. His parents moved to Far Rockaway, New York, shortly after his birth.
Stazthehokage said he grew up listening to Eminem, Kanye West, XXXTentacion, Justin Bieber, Childish Gambino, Travis Scott and an unsigned artist named Cruz Supat. His first rap name was Staz LAD, but he later changed it to Stazthehokage, inspired by a deep connection with the main protagonist of the Naruto anime, Naruto Uzumaki. He attended the High School for Language and Diplomacy and is currently enrolled at BYU Idaho.
Career
Stazthehokage is a songwriter and rapper. He is also one third of the video production company “Dure Films”.
On September 28, 2021, Stazthehokage refused a label contract in order to maintain her independence. It has been reported that Stazthehokage intends to launch his own label in 2024.
According to Celebrity Net Worth sources, Stazthehokage is currently worth around $5 million. However, following the huge success of his single “Like That”, this number increased significantly.
Private life
Dure was reportedly dating a famous singer and collaborator. No one has been able to confirm the rumored romance, and others say it’s strictly platonic.
Quarrels
Trip7jay
The feud between Stazthehokage and Trip7jay began with the release of a diss song titled “Trump’s Bitch,” targeting rapper Lil Pump. Trip7jay took to Instagram, which led to a highly publicized issue among former crew members. Stazthehokage and Trip7jay released angry diss songs for six months, and the dispute lasts to the present day.
On January 19, 2021, Stazthehokage officially released “A War Story”. After the release of “A War Story,” Stazthehokage said, “There are no more 7. I destroyed the 777 movement.” Trip7jay responded on Instagram, saying he would “stop at Far Rockaway.” Stazthehokage, in a now-deleted video, responded to Trip7jay saying, “It’s not Far Rockaway, [expletive].” After the attempted confrontation in Far Rockaway failed, Trip7jay did not show up despite threats being sent. Stazthehokage walked away victorious, as illustrated on the back cover of his album “A War Story”, which shows Stazthehokage holding Trip7jay’s head.
Discography
Albums
- Vouno
- Mayhem
- A war story
- A love story
- 27 days with you EP
- IC2
- SayonaraEP
Simple
- Uncultured pigs
- Gold button
- Airpods activated
- Rap culture is dead
- Passive aggressive
- Fact Check
- Abaddon
- Slaughterhouse
- Trump’s female dog
- Like that
- Damned
- Bloody Valentine’s Day
- Ruthless
- Trance
- Love can be such a danger
- Life in the sky
