Ace Hood was born on May 11, 1988 in Port St. Lucie, Florida and raised by his mother in Deerfield Beach, part of Broward County.[2] Following a football injury in the 7th grade and after realizing he wouldn't be able to become professional, the Broward County native began to seriously consider rapping as a career.[2][1] In 2007, he met DJ Khaled outside the offices of WEDR 99 Jamz, a South Florida radio station that mainly plays hip hop and contemporary R&B music. After Ace gave him an autobiography and demo tape, Khaled asked Ace to rap over the instrumental of "I'm So Hood" and later signed Hood to his label, We the Best.[3] Ace was named with several others to the Freshmen of 09 by XXL magazine.[4]
His first album, Gutta, was released in 2008. Singles included "Cash Flow" featuring T-Pain and Rick Ross and "Ride" featuring Trey Songz. Hood also released a mixtape, Ace Won't Fold, and made a guest performance among several rappers on DJ Khaled's single "Out Here Grindin'".[3]
Ace Hood appeared on Wildstyle Radio with Rome and Hoss on WUAG 103.1FM in Greensboro, North Carolina September 7th, 2008 to promote his album Gutta along with DJ Khaled.[5]
Ace Hood along with Akon and T-Pain shot the video for Overtime at Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School. The music video features the football field with a young girl playing with high school football players. The football players features in the video are actual players from Chaminade Madonna. Lately Ace Hood also signed a deal with Akon's label Konvict Muzik.
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