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My Take
Ace Hood's story is the kind I keep coming back to: a kid from Port St. Lucie, raised in Deerfield Beach, plucked by DJ Khaled to become the first signing on We the Best in 2008. That single fact tells you about timing, hunger, and the gritty South Florida hip-hop scene he came up through. I admire artists who turn a discovery into a career rather than a flash, and as both rapper and songwriter he clearly wanted to control his own narrative. To me his real signature is not chart numbers but the relentless drive that carried him from a Florida suburb to a national stage.
Overview
Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his record label, We the Best Music Group, in 2008.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ace Hood
- Name (Japanese)
- エイス・フッド
- Reading
- えいす・ふっど
- Born
- May 11, 1988 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / songwriter / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Deerfield Beach High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.