O.T. Genasis
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 O.T. Genasis in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Odis Oliver Flores |
| Born | June 18, 1987 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011 – present |
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Odis Oliver Flores (born June 18, 1987), better known by his stage name O.T. Genasis, is an American rapper.
Early life[edit]
O.T. Genasis was born on June 18, 1987, in Long Beach, California to Garifuna parents from Belize.[1] Genasis states that his influences include Cutty Ranks, Buju Banton, T.I., Ludacris, 2Pac, Shabba Ranks, and 50 Cent.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
In 2011, he was signed to G-Unit Records. The following year, he released his untitled debut mixtape under the label. He soon after parted ways with the G-Unit and signed to Busta Rhymes' Conglomerate Records. He then released the singles "Touchdown (Remix)" (featuring label boss Busta Rhymes and French Montana) and "CoCo". The latter had success on the charts, peaking at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2018, Beyoncé used his song "Everybody Mad" as part of her Coachella performance and as part of her and Jay-Z's On the Run II Tour.
In 2022, his single "I Look Good" was featured prominently in the "Doin' Laps" commercial for the iPhone 13.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Flores is a father to son Genasis Flores, who was born on March 25, 2010. In a 2016 interview with The Shade Room, O.T. stated his son has autism. On March 14, 2020, Malika Haqq, an actress and TV personality, delivered their baby boy Ace Flores.[3]
Discography[edit]
Mixtapes[edit]
| Title | Album details |
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| Black Belt |
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| Catastrophic 2 (with Busta Rhymes and J-Doe) |
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| Rhythm & Bricks |
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| Coke N Butter |
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Singles[edit]
As lead artist[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US R&B/HH [5] |
US Rap [6] |
CAN [7] |
FRA [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | ||||
| "Touchdown" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "CoCo" | 20 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 64 | 192 | |||
| "The Flyest" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ricky"[12] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rhythm & Bricks | ||
| "O.V. (It's Over)" (featuring Trae tha Truth and K Camp) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Do It" (featuring Lil Wayne) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rhythm & Bricks | ||
| "Cut It" (featuring Young Dolph) |
35 | 11 | 6 | 84 | — | — | — |
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| "Push It" | 2016 | —[A] | —[B] | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coke N Butter |
| "Everybody Mad" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Bae" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Look Good" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Back to You" (featuring Chris Brown and Charlie Wilson) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Guest appearances[edit]
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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| "Dope Boy" | 2016 | Mustard, Jeezy | Cold Summer |
| "All on Me"[15] | 2017 | Mally Mall, Maejor | Mally's World, Vol. 1 |
| "No Tomorrow" | Afrojack, Belly, Ricky Breaker | — | |
| "3's Company" | Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown | Make America Crip Again | |
| "Been Hot" | RJ, DJ Mustard | The Ghetto | |
| "Thirty" | Shawty Lo | R.I.C.O. | |
| "Full Time Trappa" | 2018 | King Los, Yo Gotti | The 410 Survival Kit |
| "Bring It Out" | DJ Esco, Future | Kolorblind | |
| "Gotta Get It" | Dax | It's Different Now | |
| "A Million Times" | 2019 | T-Pain | 1UP |
| "Savior" | PFV | Perfect Vision | |
| "T.O." | 2020 | Lil Wayne | Funeral |
| "Show Me What You Got" | Lil Keed | Trapped on Cleveland 3 (Deluxe) | |
| "Okanemochi" | 2022 | JP the Wavy, Bankroll Got It, Lex | Bankroll Wavy |
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Push It" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[13]
- ^ "Push It" did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "O.T. Genasis biography". AllMusic.
- ^ Sykes, Tom (January 21, 2022). "Apple shares new 'Doin' Laps' iPhone 13 ad". The Apple Post. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Malika Haqq and O.T. Genasis Confirm Rapper Is the Baby Boy's Father | PEOPLE.com".
- ^ "O.T. Genasis Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ "O.T. Genasis Chart History: Hot R&B/HH". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ "O.T. Genasis Chart History: Hot Rap". Billboard.com.
- ^ "O.T. Genasis Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ "O.T. Genasis discography". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ^ "O.T. Genasis - CoCo". hitparade.ch. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "Chart: CLUK Update 10.01.2015 (wk1)". zobbel.de. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "O.T. Genasis – Ricky". Hotnewhiphop.com.
- ^ "Chart Search for O.T. Genasis (Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles) | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ "Chart Search for O.T. Genasis (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles) | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ "Mally's World, Vol. 1 by Mally Mall". iTunes. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
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- American rappers
- 1987 births
- Living people
- African-American male rappers
- American male rappers
- American people of Belizean descent
- Garifuna people
- Gangsta rappers
- Sportspeople from Atlanta
- Rappers from Los Angeles
- Crips
- Musicians from Long Beach, California
- West Coast hip hop musicians
- Trap musicians
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century American male musicians
- Atlantic Records artists
- 21st-century African-American musicians
- 20th-century African-American people