Devante McCreary (born August 31, 1998), known professionally as BossMan Dlow, is an American rapper. He started rapping while serving time in county jail in 2019 and soon became popular in the Florida rap scene. After releasing the mixtape Too Slippery and its Alamo Records re-release 2 Slippery in 2023, his 2024 breakout single "Get in with Me" became popular on TikTok and Instagram and marked his debut on the Billboard Hot 100.
BossMan Dlow | |
|---|---|
 BossMan Dlow in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Devante McCreary |
| Also known as | Big Za |
| Born | August 31, 1998 Port Salerno, Florida, U.S. |
| Origin | Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Labels | Alamo |
Life and career
editDevante McCreary was born on August 31, 1998[1] in Port Salerno, Florida, where he was also raised.[2] His father works as a truck driver and he has one brother named Tory, whom McCreary has stated inspired him to pursue music.[3] He began rapping in 2019 as BossMan Dlow before briefly serving time in county jail on charges of selling and possessing cocaine.[4] His music first gained popularity in Tallahassee before spreading to other parts of Florida.[5]
BossMan Dlow released his debut mixtape Too Slippery in January 2023, which gained traction on TikTok. He signed a record deal with Alamo Records in the summer of 2023, who re-released Too Slippery as 2 Slippery in December 2023.[6][2][5]
His single "Get in with Me", originally performed as a freestyle on the Jacksonville–based series Kreepin Through the Streetz, was released through Alamo Records in January 2024. It soon became popular on Instagram and TikTok—particularly due to a feud between Rick Ross's ex-partner, Tia Kemp, and his daughter, Toie Roberts, during which Kemp posted a video using the song—and subsequently debuted on Billboard's Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts the following month.[7][8] It peaked at number 49 on the Hot 100 after spending five weeks on the chart.[5] His single "Mr Pot Scraper" was released in February of that year and also became popular.[9] BossMan Dlow's third mixtape, Mr Beat the Road, was released on March 15, 2024, with "Get in with Me", "Mr Pot Scraper", and "Piss Me Off" as its singles.[10][11][12] A remix of his song "Finesse", from his mixtape 2 Slippery, with rapper GloRilla was released later that month.[13] In August 2024, Dlow featured on Ciara's single "Run It Up".[14][15]
Musical style
editBossMan Dlow has listed Wiz Khalifa, Babyface Ray, Yo Gotti, Jeezy, Lil Wayne, Plies, and Future as his musical influences.[4] He has described his songs as "motivation music".[16] Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork wrote that his "dope-dealing motivation rap" was backed by "Michigan-meets-the-South party beats".[11] For Uproxx, Aaron Williams wrote that BossMan Dlow had a "choppy, unconventional delivery and [a] Florida twang" in his raps.[6] Joey Ech of XXL wrote that BossMan Dlow had "impeccable swagger, [a] conversational cadence and [a] booming baritone voice".[4]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [17] | ||
| Dlow Curry |
|
36 |
Mixtapes
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [17] |
US R&B/HH [18] | |||
| Too Slippery |
|
— | — | |
| 2 Slippery |
|
179 | — | |
| Mr Beat the Road |
|
20 | 7 |
|
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [20] |
US R&B/HH [21] |
US R&B/HH Air. [22] |
US Rhythm. [23] | ||||||||||
| "Bag Right" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
| "I Aint Going Broke" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Turnt" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Chemistry" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Same 24" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Dat Part" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Do Numbers" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Grammy" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Get Paid" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Goat-ified" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Gucci" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Pressin Freestyle" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Trust" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Aye Yea" | — | — | — | — | Too Slippery | ||||||||
| "Cookie Jar" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
| "Biker" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Flat" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Big One" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Phil Jackson" | — | — | — | — | 2 Slippery | ||||||||
| "I'm Him" | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
| "Real Trapper" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "The Biggest" (featuring YTB Fatt) |
— | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Get in with Me" | 2024 | 49 | 16 | 19 | 26 |
|
Mr Beat the Road | ||||||
| "Mr Pot Scraper" | 93 | 33 | — | — |
| ||||||||
| "Come Here" (featuring Sexyy Red) |
— | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Finesse" (featuring GloRilla) |
—[A] | 37 | — | — |
|
Non-album singles | |||||||
| "SportsCenter" | —[B] | 34 | — | — | |||||||||
| "PJ" (with Lil Baby) |
86 | 28 | — | — | Dlow Curry | ||||||||
| "The Biggest Pt. 2" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Dlow Curry" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "What You Need" (featuring NoCap) |
— | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Run It Up" (Ciara featuring BossMan Dlow) |
2024 | Non-album singles |
| "Homebody"
(Rob49 featuring Moneybagg Yo, BossMan Dlow & Sada Baby) | ||
| "I Can't Wait"
(Trae tha Truth featuring BossMan Dlow)[26] |
Crowd Control | |
| "Oh Shit"
(Nardo Wick featuring BossMan Dlow)[27] |
Non-album singles |
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [28] |
US R&B/HH [21] | ||||
| "Shake Dat Ass (Twerk Song)" | 2023 | 54 | 12 | Too Slippery | |
| "Talk My Shit" | 2024 | —[C] | 50 |
|
Mr Beat the Road |
| "2 Slippery" (Luh Tyler featuring BossMan Dlow) |
—[D] | 29 | Mr. Skii | ||
Guest appearances
edit| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Outta Town" | 2024 | Moneybagg Yo | Speak Now... (Deluxe) |
| "Worth a Ticket" | Wizz Havinn | Fresh Out The Trenches | |
| "Rules" | Sauce Walka | Saucefather 2 | |
| "Bubble Up" | Mike Smiff | Thinking Out Loud | |
| "Booby Trap on the River" | Skilla Baby | The Coldest (Deluxe) | |
| "2 Slippery" | Luh Tyler | Mr. Skii | |
| "Count Money" | Babyface Ray | The Kid That Did | |
| "Step" | GloRilla | Glorious |
Notes
edit- ^ "Finesse" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[24]
- ^ "SportsCenter" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[25]
- ^ "Talk My Shit" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[29]
- ^ "2 Slippery" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[30]
References
edit- ^ TiVo Staff. "BossMan Dlow Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Zellner, Xander (February 13, 2024). "Hot 100 First-Timers: BossMan Dlow Scores His First Chart Hit With 'Get In With Me'". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Okon, Wongo (February 22, 2024). "UM 20: Bossman Dlow's 'Get In With Me' Is The Motivational Music We Need". Uproxx. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c Ech, Joey (March 29, 2024). "The Break Presents - BossMan Dlow". XXL. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c Saponara, Michael (March 13, 2024). "How BossMan Dlow Created a Hit Co-Signed By Lil Baby, Ciara, Quavo and Millions of Listeners". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Williams, Aaron (February 13, 2024). "Who Is Bossman Dlow, The Florida Rapper Blowing Up On The Charts With 'Get In With Me?'". Uproxx. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason; Unterberger, Andrew (February 7, 2024). "Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' Up 241% in Streams, 38,000% in Sales After Grammys Performance". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ Price, Joe (February 16, 2024). "Florida Rapper BossMan Dlow Scores First Hot 100 Hit With 'Get In With Me'". Complex. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Horvath, Zachary (February 26, 2024). "Bossman Dlow Continues To Rise Rapidly With 'Mr Pot Scraper'". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (March 15, 2024). "Sexyy Red Releases New Single "Get It Sexyy," Teams Up With Bossman Dlow On 'Come Here': Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Pierre, Alphonse (March 19, 2024). "BossMan Dlow: Mr Beat the Road Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ Unterberger, Andrew (March 20, 2024). "Will Kacey Musgraves or Justin Timberlake Be Able to Out-'Shine' Ariana Grande's Second Week?". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ Horvath, Zachary (March 25, 2024). "BossMan Dlow Recruits GloRilla For Remix Of 2023 Hit 'Finesse'". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Keithan (July 30, 2024). "Ciara Announces New Single 'Run It Up' Featuring BossMan Dlow". Rated R&B. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Chelosky, Danielle (2024-08-09). "Ciara & BossMan Dlow Share New Song "Run It Up": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Lamarre, Carl (February 26, 2024). "BossMan Dlow Hopes the Success of 'Get in With Me' Helps Him Climb: 'I Wanna Be at the Top'". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ a b
- Dlow Curry: "Billboard 200". Billboard. December 28, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024. Cite error: The named reference "BB200" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. March 30, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "American certifications – Bossman Dlow". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Billboard Hot 100 positions for:
- "Get in with Me": "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. March 9, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- "Mr Pot Scraper": "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. March 30, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- "PJ": @billboardcharts (July 23, 2024). "@bossman_dlow & @lilbaby4PF's "PJ" debuts at No. 86 on this week's #Hot100" (Tweet). Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs positions for:
- "Get in with Me": "Hot Hip-Hop/R&B Songs". Billboard. March 9, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- "Mr Pot Scraper": "Hot Hip-Hop/R&B Songs". Billboard. March 30, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- "Finesse": "Hot Hip-Hop/R&B Songs". Billboard. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- "Talk My Shit": "Hot Hip-Hop/R&B Songs". Billboard. April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- "SportsCenter": "Hot Hip-Hop/R&B Songs". Billboard. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- "Shake Dat Ass (Twerk Song)": "Hot Hip-Hop/R&B Songs". Billboard. November 2, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- "2 Slippery": "Hot Hip-Hop/R&B Songs". Billboard. September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- "PJ": "Lil Baby Chart History: Hot Hip-Hop/R&B Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay". Billboard. March 30, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ "Rhythmic Airplay". Billboard. March 30, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of April 13, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of June 29, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Horvath, Zachary (2024-06-11). "Trae Tha Truth Recruits Rising Star BossMan Dlow For Dark Banger "I Can't Wait"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Moore, Sam (2024-09-20). "New Music Friday: New Singles From GloRilla, 4Batz & Lil Baby, Meek Mill & More". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of November 2, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of April 27, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of October 19, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2024.