Hobo Johnson

Hobo Johnson
Origin Loomis, California, United States
Genres
Occupation(s) Performer
Years active 2015–present
Labels Reprise Records
Website www.hobojohnson.com

Frank Lopes Jr., known professionally as Hobo Johnson, is an American vocalist and frontman of Hobo Johnson and the LoveMakers.[1]

Personal life

Lopes was born on December 22, 1994. He is half Azorean Portuguese and a quarter Mexican and Native American. When Lopes was 19, he was kicked out of his house by his father and subsequently lived in his car.[2]

Music career

At age 15, Lopes began performing music and hip-hop.[3][4] He came up with his stage name "Homeless Johnson" but soon made it "Hobo Johnson" while living in his car, a 1994 Toyota Corolla, and named his 2015 debut album in honor of his car.[5][6] Starting in December 2016, he released a series of live recordings on YouTube subtitled "live from Oak Park".[7]

In 2017, he released the album The Rise of Hobo Johnson on Reprise Records. That year, he won four Sacramento Area Music Awards: Artist of the Year, Best Hip-Hop/Rap, Best Emcee and Best New Artist.[8]

Hobo Johnson and the LoveMakers released a music video on Facebook as part of NPR's Tiny Desk Contest on March 7, 2018.[9][10] The song "Peach Scone" collected millions of views in just a few weeks.[11] Following the attention of the "Peach Scone" video, their album The Rise of Hobo Johnson charted at #11 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart for the week ending March 31, 2018.[12] At this time, Lopes also drew criticism from the Sacramento chapter of Black Lives Matter who accused him using Oak Park's name without consent and of cultural appropriation.[13] On May 12, they staged a small protest that delayed the beginning of his sold-out show at Sacramento's Ace of Spades nightclub.[14]

While not winning the Tiny Desk Contest, Hobo Johnson & the LoveMakers appeared on Tiny Desk on an episode released on September 12, 2018.[15]

In 2018, the band toured North America and Europe and will appear at Australia's Falls Music & Arts Festival[16]

Hobo Johnson & the LoveMakers

Members

  • Frank Lopes Jr. – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, production
  • Derek Lynch – guitar
  • Jordan Moore – guitar, keyboards
  • David Baez-Lopez – bass guitar
  • Ben Lerch – drums

Discography

Studio Albums

  • Hobo Johnsons 94 Corolla (2015)
  • The Rise of Hobo Johnson (2017)

Singles

  • "Peach Scone" (2018)
  • "Alone Forever" (2018)
  • "T0LIET" (2018)

References

  1. ↑ Ayestas, Jonathan. "Hobo Johnson: Born From A Corolla Into A Life Of Music".
  2. ↑ Smith, Jordan (June 5, 2008). "Hobo Johnson Is Painting His Future With Train-of-Thought Rapping". OnesToWatch.com. Live Nation. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ Carnes, Aaron (2016-10-06). "Hobo Johnson's new kind of swagger". Sacramento News & Review. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  4. ↑ Ayestas, Jonathan. "Hobo Johnson: Born From A Corolla Into A Life Of Music".
  5. ↑ Who the heck is Hobo Johnson?, 2018-04-12, retrieved 2018-06-14
  6. ↑ Lopes, Frank. "Fame By The Flame - Hobo Johnson" (Interview).
  7. ↑ McGough, Michael (2018-05-29). "Hobo Johnson apologizes after Black Lives Matter calls him cultural appropriator". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  8. ↑ Ayestas, Jonathan. "Hobo Johnson: Born From A Corolla Into A Life Of Music".
  9. ↑ Harris, Noel (March 13, 2018). "How a Sacramento 'Hobo' racked up millions of views with his music video". Sacramento Bee.
  10. ↑ "Hipster Rapper Hobo Johnson Is Going Viral — & It's All Thanks To THIS Music Video!".
  11. ↑ Gardner, Kacey. "Sacramento Rapper Hobo Johnson's Tiny Desk Contest Entry Goes Viral".
  12. ↑ "Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart".
  13. ↑ McGough, Michael (2018-05-29). "Hobo Johnson apologizes after Black Lives Matter calls him cultural appropriator". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  14. ↑ Bealum, Ngaio (2018-05-24). "About that Hobo Johnson protest". Sacramento News & Review. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  15. ↑ Miller, Nick (2018-09-12). "Watch Sacramento's Hobo Johnson On NPR's 'Tiny Desk Concert' (Spoiler: There's Scones)". Capital Public Radio. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  16. ↑ Miller, Nick (2018-09-12). "Watch Sacramento's Hobo Johnson On NPR's 'Tiny Desk Concert' (Spoiler: There's Scones)". Capital Public Radio. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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