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Infobox musical artist | name = Boondox| image = Boondox cropped.jpg| caption = Boondox performing in 2006.| landscape = yes| background = solo_singer| birth_name = David Hutto| alias = Turncoat Dirty Yung Dirt| Born = Richmond County, Georgia , United States | death_date =| origin = Covington, Georgia , United States | genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop | occupation = Rapping|Rapper | years_active = 2004–present| label = Psychopathic Records|Psychopathic | associated_acts = Southern Hustlers Inc., Psychopathic Rydas , Insane Clown Posse , Blaze Ya Dead Homie , Twiztid , Dj Clay , Anybody Killa | website = http://boondoxthescarecrow.com BoondoxTheScarecrow.com David Hutto cite video |people=Boondox |date=May 11, 2010 |title=Southern Bled |medium=DVD |publisher=Psychopathic Video |location= Covington, Georgia |accessdate=May 31, 2010 |id= |isbn= |oclc= is an United States|American rapper from Covington, Georgia . Hutto is most commonly known as Boondox , whose stage persona is that of a killer scarecrow . He is currently signed to Psychopathic Records .
Biography
David Hutto was originally born in Richmond County, Georgia , but grew up in Covington, Georgia .cite web |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p843787|pure_url=yes |title=Boondox > Biography |accessdate=2008-07-14 |last=Cordor |first=Cyril |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher= Allmusic At the age of two, his uncle tried to kill him by drowning him in a swimming pool.cite journal |title=Interview with Boondox |accessdate=2008-08-08 |last=Friedman |first=David |date=July 2008 |publisher= Murder Dog Hutto was not popular at his school, frequently got into fights and experimented with drug use. He listened to Heavy metal music|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".
Hutto caught the attention of Insane Clown Posse while selling his cassettes at one of their concerts. Following several phone calls with group member Joseph Bruce , Hutto was signed to Psychopathic Records , making him the first Southern hip hop performer on the label. Bruce and Joseph Utsler helped Hutto create the character Boondox, which took six months to fully develop.cite web |url= http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/11/ff_icp/all/1? pid=3891 |title=How Two Outcast Rappers Built an Insane Clown Empire |last=Raftery |first=Brian |date=2010-11-29 |publisher=Wired.com |accessdate=2010-12-01 Hutto released his first album under the Boondox name, The Harvest (Boondox album)|The Harvest , on July 11, 2006. A music video directed by Bruce was filmed for the album's first single, "They Pray With Snakes," and Hutto toured with Blaze Ya Dead Homie to promote the album.cite web |url= http://boondox.psychopathicrecords.com/nc/page.php? page_id=dirt |title=The Dirt |accessdate=2008-07-14 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher= Psychopathic Records
In 2007, Hutto released the extended play PunkinHed . It peaked at #10 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Top Heatseekers Billboard charts|chart and #27 on the Top Independent Albums chart.cite web |url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r1041755|pure_url=yes |title=Charts and awards for PunkinHed |accessdate=2009-02-20 |publisher= Allmusic During the same year, he joined Psychopathic Rydas , performing under the name "Yung Dirt". On May 13, 2008, Hutto released his second studio album, Krimson Creek , a more personal work drawing from his past. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Top Heatseekers Billboard charts|chart , #13 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and #113 on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 .cite web |url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r1368945|pure_url=yes |title=Charts and awards for Krimson Creek |accessdate=2008-06-28 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher= Allmusic Hutto released his third studio album, South of Hell , on May 11, 2010.cite web | last= | first= | coauthors= | title= Boondox Is Bringing South of Hell to the World | url= http://www.psychopathicrecords.com/hatchetherald/100326/index.html | date=March 30, 2010 | work=The Hatchet Herald, Volume 13, Issue 3 | publisher= Psychopathic Records | accessdate=2010-03-31 The album also features a documentary directed by Paul Andreson about Hutto's life and the making of the album titled Southern Bled .
Boondox's former hypeman, Cousin Cleetus, went on to sign with Force 5 Records and released his debut EP, In the Beginning... , in 2011. Hutto has been working on a new album entitled "Glock Therapy", due to drop in mid 2012.
Style and influences
Hutto's music is rooted heavily in Southern hip hop, but also contains elements of country-rap , horrorcore and rap rock .cite web |url= http://www.kikaxemusic.com/features/rapped-a-tagged/reviews/740-boondox-south-of-hellsouthern-bled-cddvd-review |title=Review of South of Hell |last1=Zahn |first1=James |date=May 12, 2010 |publisher=Kik Axe Music |accessdate=21 May 2010 http://www.allrovi.com/music/album/krimson-creek-mw0000785415His lyrics also center around Culture of the Southern United States|Southern culture . Hutto cites Insane Clown Posse as an influence on the horrorcore style of his lyrics.
Discography
The Harvest (Boondox album)|The Harvest (2006)
Punkinhed EP (2007)
Krimson Creek (2008)
South of Hell (2010)
Glock Therapy (Summer 2012)
Filmography
A Family Underground (2008)
Big Money Rustlas (2010)
References
reflist
External links
http://boondox.psychopathicrecords.com/ Official website
Myspace|Boondox
Twitter|BDX_Skarcrow|David Hutto
BoondoxPsychopathic Records Persondata | NAME = Boondox | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1985 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Boondox Category:Horrorcore artists Category:Living people Category:People from Newton County, Georgia Category:People from Richmond County, Georgia Category:Psychopathic Records artists Category:Southern hip hop musicians Category:Underground rappers Category:1985 births
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