Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire explained

Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire
Birth Name:	Hugh Anthony Allison
Birth Place:	New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation:	Rapper
Genre:	Hip hop
Years Active:	2008–present

Hugh Anthony Allison (born 1986), better known by his stage name Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire (often censored as Mr. MFN eXquire or simply eXquire), is an American rapper. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he debuted with the release of his first mixtape, The Big Fat Kill, in 2008. Allison would follow-up with what is considered to be his breakout project, the mixtape Lost in Translation, released by Mishka NYC in 2011. He signed his first major-label record deal with Universal Republic Records, in 2012, which he subsequently left. In 2017, with the release of Allison's fourth EP Brainiac, he launched Chocolate Rabbit, his own record label imprint. His self-titled debut studio album was independently released in 2019.

Early life

Hugh Anthony Allison was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City in 1986.^[1] He grew up in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood.^{[2] [3]}

Career

In 2008, eXquire released his first full-length project, a mixtape titled The Big Fat Kill.^[4] He first began gaining major recognition in June 2011, when he released the music video for a song titled "Huzzah".^[5] On September 11, 2011, eXquire released his second mixtape, titled Lost in Translation, which features "Huzzah".^[6] The mixtape, which was released on Mishka NYC, includes 18-tracks, one of them being the remix to "Huzzah", titled "The Last Huzzah". The remix, which features guest verses from fellow American rappers Despot, Heems, Kool A.D., Danny Brown and El-P, was called one of the best songs of 2011 by Rolling Stone.^[7] eXquire's third mixtape, titled Merry eXmas & Suck My Dick, was released on December 25, 2011.^[8]

On March 15, 2012, it was announced eXquire had signed a recording contract with Universal Republic Records.^{[9] [10] [11]} In November 2012, eXquire released his first major record label project, an EP titled Power & Passion, on Universal Republic.^[12] In May 2013, eXquire announced he would release a new project titled Kismet and premiered a song titled "Illest Niggaz Breathin'".^[13] In June 2013, he released a 16-track mixtape titled Kismet, which was recorded mostly in Woodstock, New York.^[14] In October 2013, eXquire re-released Kismet, re-titling it Kismet: Blue Edition and adding 16 tracks.^{[15] [16]} On October 7, 2013, Universal Republic released eXquire from his contract.^[17]

On January 7, 2015, eXquire released Merry eXmas & SMD 2, the sequel to his 2011 Christmas mixtape.^[18] On January 8, 2015, eXquire released another mixtape, this one titled Live from the Danger Room, which is compiled of unreleased tracks.^[19] On October 8, 2015, eXquire released his second EP, titled Live Forever.^[20] On July 12, 2019, eXquire released his self-titled debut studio album.^[21]

Style and influences

eXquire has stated that the capital X in his stage name derives from both DMX^[4] and Malcolm X.^[22]

Discography

Studio albums

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Details
Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire	Released: July 12, 2019^[23] Label: Chocolate Rabbit, Soulspazm Format: Digital download, streaming
Confessions of a Sex Addict	Released: June 16, 2020^[24] Label: Chocolate Rabbit Format: Digital Download
Vol. 1: I Love Y.O.U. Cuz Y.O.U Ugly	Released: September 30, 2022^[25] Label: EVERYTHING IZ Y.O.U Format: Digital Download

EPs

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Details
Cheap Thrills	Released: August 17, 2009^[26] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Power & Passion	Released: November 6, 2012^[27] ^[28] Label: Universal Republic Format: Digital download
Live Forever	Released: October 8, 2015^[29] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Brainiac	Released: July 28, 2017^[30] Label: Chocolate Rabbit Format: Digital download

Mixtapes

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Details
The Big Fat Kill	Released: June 10, 2008^[31] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Lost in Translation	Released: September 11, 2011^[32] Label: Mishka NYC Format: Digital download
Kismet	Released: June 4, 2013^[33] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Kismet: Blue Edition	Released: October 3, 2013^[34] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download

Mixtapes with occasional, live & unreleased materials

Title	Details
Merry eXmas & Suck My Dick	Released: December 25, 2011^[35] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
The Man in the High Castle	Released: October 19, 2012^[36] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Merry eXmas & SMD 2	Released: January 7, 2015^[37] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Live from the Danger Room	Released: January 8, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Merry eXmas 3	Released: December 22, 2017^[38] Label: Chocolate Rabbit Format: Digital download
Secret Legend Vol. 1	Released: September 17, 2020^[39] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Letting Go of you for Y.O.U	Released: November 5, 2021^[40] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download

Singles

• "360 WAV" (2018)^[41]
• "Somebody's Sleeping in My Bed" (2019)^[42]
• "Fck Boy!" (2019)^[43]
• "Bootlicker (Burn Baby Burn)" (2020) ^[44]
• "Black Mirror (prod. Madlib)" (2020)^[45]
• "THE DOORWAY (UNFINISHED) (produced by The Custodian Of Records)" (2021)^[46]
• "Namaste (prod. KRILL)" (2023)^[47]
• "The Letter P Freestyle (Sean Price, MF DOOM, Kay Slay Tribute)" (2023)^[48]
• "Dot vs Dilla" (2023)^[49]

Guest appearances

Title! scope="col"

Year	Other performer(s)	Album
"You Have to Ride the Wave"	2012	Himanshu, Danny Brown	Nehru Jackets
"Oh Hail No"		El-P, Danny Brown	Cancer 4 Cure
"Flowers"		Prince Samo, Remy Banks, Goldie Glo, Maachew Bentley	Street Viceroy
"Pt. 7: The Explanation"		The Alchemist	Russian Roulette
"Coogi"		Fashawn	Champagne & Styrofoam Cups
"B.N.E. Remix"	2013	Alexander Spit, E-40	A Breathtaking Trip to That Otherside
"Poisonous Thoughts"		Czarface	Czarface
"Rock Steady"^[50]		Diplo, Action Bronson, Riff Raff, Nicky da B	Revolution EP
"BKNY (Remix)"^[51]		Fat Tony, MeLo-X, Tom Cruz
"Tight"^[52]	2014	Kool A.D., Lakutis	Word O.K.
"Still"		Michael Christmas	Is This Art?
"Pretty Bodies"^[53]	2016	YC the Cynic	The Farewell Tape

See also

• List of hip-hop musicians
• List of people from Brooklyn
• Music of New York City

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire: Biography. AllMusic. Neil Z.. Yeung. October 26, 2019.
2. Web site: The Cosmic Adventures of Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire. Vice. Drew. Millard. May 20, 2013. October 26, 2019.
3. Web site: Mr. MFN eXquire Flavors Brooklyn's 'Melting Pot' With Dope Rhymes. https://web.archive.org/web/20150113173703/http://www.mtv.com/news/1712604/mr-mfn-exquire-brooklyn-vma/. dead. January 13, 2015. MTV. Rob. Markman. August 19, 2013.
4. Web site: GEN F: Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire. The Fader. Brendan. Frederick. December 6, 2011.
5. Web site: Video: Mr. Muthafukin Exquire, "Huzzah". The Fader. Andrew. Noz. June 17, 2011.
6. Web site: Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire: Lost in Translation. Pitchfork. Ian. Cohen. September 29, 2011.
7. 46 - Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire feat. Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown and El-P, 'The Last Huzzah'. Rolling Stone. December 7, 2011.
8. Web site: Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire: Merry eXmas & Suck My Dick. Pitchfork. Ian. Cohen. January 5, 2012.
9. Web site: Universal Grabs Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire: Who's Left?. Spin. Devon. Maloney. March 15, 2012.
10. Web site: Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire Signs To Universal Republic. HipHopDX. March 15, 2012.
11. Web site: Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire signs to Universal Republic. Dummy. March 16, 2012.
12. Web site: Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire: Power and Passion. Pitchfork. Jonah. Bromwich. November 13, 2012.
13. Mr. MFN eXquire Premieres New Single, Compares Censorship To Suicide. Billboard. Kathy. Iandoli. May 16, 2013.
14. Web site: Download Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire's Kismet Mixtape. Pitchfork. Carrie. Battan. June 4, 2013.
15. Web site: Stream Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire's Kismet: Blue Edition. Consequence of Sound. Chris. Coplan. October 5, 2013.
16. Web site: Mr. MFN eXquire re-releases Kismet with 16 extra tracks – hear Chance The Rapper on 'Untitled'. Fact. October 6, 2013.
17. Neyfakh . Leon . June 20, 2014 . Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire's Music Biz Misadventures . . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924203850/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mr-muthafuckin-exquires-music-biz-misadventures-20140620?page=2 . September 24, 2015.
18. Web site: Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire - Merry eX-Mas And SMD 2. HotNewHipHop. Patrick. Lyons. January 8, 2015.
19. Web site: Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire - Live From The Danger Room. HotNewHipHop. Kevin. Goddard. January 8, 2015.
20. Web site: Nah Right.
21. Web site: 7 Albums Out Today You Should Listen to Now: Purple Mountains, Blood Orange, and More. Pitchfork. Matthew. Strauss. July 12, 2019. October 27, 2019.
22. Web site: Millard . Drew . 2013-05-20 . The Cosmic Adventures of Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . 2024-06-22 . Vice . en.
23. Web site: Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire by Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire. iTunes. July 11, 2019.
24. Web site: Confessions of a Sex Addict, by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . 2024-06-22 . Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . en.
25. Web site: Vol. 1: I Love Y.O.U Cuz Y.O.U Ugly, by Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire . 2024-06-22 . Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . en.
26. Web site: Mr-Muthafuckin-eXquire-Cheap Thrills. Archive.org. June 9, 2020.
27. Web site: Power & Passion - EP by Mr MFN eXquire. Apple Music. January 21, 2020.
28. Web site: Mr. MFN eXquire. 'Power and Passion EP' (Universal Republic). Spin. Brandon. Soderberg. November 5, 2012.
29. Web site: Live Forever by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire. Apple Music. January 21, 2020.
30. Web site: Brainiac - EP by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire. Apple Music. January 21, 2020.
31. Web site: The Big Fat Kill. Bandcamp. June 10, 2008.
32. Web site: Lost In Translation. Bandcamp. September 11, 2011.
33. Web site: Mr. MUTHAFUCKIN eXquire! - Kismet. DatPiff. June 4, 2013. October 18, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018185331/http://www.datpiff.com/Mr-MUTHAFUCKIN-eXquire-Kismet-mixtape.495913.html. dead.
34. Web site: Mr. MUTHAFUCKIN eXquire! - Kismet: Blue Edition. Audiomack. October 3, 2013.
35. Web site: December 25, 2011 . Merry eX-Mas & Suck My Dick . Bandcamp.
36. Web site: October 19, 2012 . Mr. MFN eXquire - The Man In The High Castle . LiveMixtapes.
37. Web site: Brydon . Grant . January 8, 2015 . LISTEN TO MR MFN EXQUIRE'S NEW MIXTAPE 'MERRY EX-MAS & SMD 2' . January 7, 2015 . RWD Magazine.
38. Web site: Merry eXmas 3 by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . January 21, 2020 . Apple Music.
39. Web site: Secret Legend Vol. 1, by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . 2024-06-22 . Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . en.
40. Web site: Letting Go of you for Y.O.U, by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . 2024-06-22 . Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . en.
41. Web site: 360 WAV (feat. Iceberg Black) - Single by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire. Apple Music. January 21, 2020.
42. Web site: Somebody's Sleeping in My Bed - Single by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire. Apple Music. January 21, 2020.
43. Web site: Fck Boy! - Single by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire. Apple Music. January 21, 2020.
44. Web site: Bootlicker (Burn Baby Burn), by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . 2024-06-22 . Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . en.
45. Web site: Black Mirror (prod. Madlib), by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . 2024-06-22 . Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . en.
46. Web site: THE DOORWAY (UNFINISHED) (produced by The Custodian Of Records), by eXquire . 2024-06-22 . Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . en.
47. Web site: Namaste (prod. KRILL), by HUGHIE! (Mr. Muthafuckin" eXquire) . 2024-06-22 . Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . en.
48. Web site: The Letter P Freestyle (Sean Price, MF DOOM, Kay Slay Tribute), by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . 2024-06-22 . Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . en.
49. Web site: Dot vs Dilla, by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . 2024-06-22 . Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire . en.
50. Web site: iTunes - Music - Revolution EP by Diplo - Apple. iTunes. October 8, 2013.
51. Web site: New Music: Fat Tony feat. Mr. MFN eXquire, Melo-X & Tom Cruz – "BKNY" (Remix). Respect.. Stephen. Kearse. September 17, 2013.
52. Web site: Kool A.D. – "Tight" (Feat. Lakutis & Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire) Video. Stereogum. Tom. Breihan. April 21, 2014. October 26, 2019.
53. Web site: The Farewell Tape. Bandcamp. June 21, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160530101100/http://ycthecynic.bandcamp.com/album/the-farewell-tape-2. May 30, 2016.