In July 2011, Hoodie released his third mixtape, Leap Year. He picked the name "Pep Rally" because he said that it "captured the energy of the record" and something "new and exciting." He self-financed a video for the lead single "You Are Not A Robot," which helped the mixtape get downloaded over 200,000 times. The album was largely produced by RJF, and sampled songs from Death Cab for Cutie, Flight Facilities, Marina and the Diamonds, Ellie Goulding, and Two Door Cinema Club. After seeing the response, he spent the summer working, and finished his mixtape Pep Rally by September. 1 on Hype Machine, an aggregator that collects the most-blogged about music in the world.
In June 2010, he released "You Are Not a Robot," which sampled "I Am Not a Robot" by Marina and the Diamonds and which hit No. However, in 2010 Obey City ceased to produce in Hoodie for unknown reasons, and Steven continued making music with RJ Ferguson (aka RJF), giving himself the name Hoodie Allen. The single "UPENN Girls" also received notable attention. These earned Hoodie a nomination for MTVU's Best Music on Campus Award in 2009. Steven and Obey's first two releases were the Bagels & Beats EP and Making Waves mixtape. The name came about because Steven's nickname growing up was "Hoodie," and he wanted a name that "would stick in peoples' minds and be a little bit funny and representative of who I am" so a play off of famed filmmaker Woody Allen was settled on. Hoodie Allen originally was the duo of Steve Markowitz and Obey City (Samuel Obey, a childhood friend) on vocals and production, respectively. Career 2009–12: Beginnings and Leap Year Reflecting on this, Allen said, "I was moving so fast, and even while I was at Google there was so much going on that I felt like I was doing two full-time jobs." His dream and passion was music, so when he got opportunities to do live shows, he decided to leave Google.
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He would leave at 7:00 am for a bus ride to the Googleplex in Mountain View, work a full day at Google, return home at 6:00 pm, write songs, answer fan emails, and schedule concerts until 2:00 or 3:00 AM. After graduating in 2010 with a degree in marketing and finance, he worked at Google as an AdWords associate in their Standardized AdWords Reseller Training (START) program.
He also played as defensive back for Penn's sprint football team. While attending the University of Pennsylvania, he pledged the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. Markowitz first attended the Long Island School for the Gifted in South Huntington, and later attended Plainview – Old Bethpage John F.
He started writing lyrics as a child, and would perform raps for his friends at house parties. Steven Markowitz was born on Long Island and raised in a Jewish household in Plainview along with his brother, Daniel. Hoodie followed up on his success in January 2016 and released his second studio album, Happy Camper. In October 2014, Hoodie officially released his debut studio album, People Keep Talking which was successful with first week sales of over 30,000 along with a debut position of No. In 2012, he released his first official EP titled All American which debuted at No. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, he began working at Google before ultimately quitting to pursue a music career full-time. Steven Adam Markowitz (born August 19, 1988), known professionally as Hoodie Allen, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Plainview, New York.
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