title: Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire
text: # Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire
  
  Hugh Anthony Allison (born 1986), better known by his stage name Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire (often censored as Mr. MFN eXquire or simply eXquire), is an American rapper. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he debuted with the release of his first mixtape, The Big Fat Kill, in 2008. Allison would follow-up with what is considered to be his breakout project, the mixtape Lost in Translation, released by Mishka NYC in 2011. He signed his first major-label record deal with Universal Republic Records, in 2012, which he subsequently left. In 2017, with the release of Allison's fourth EP Brainiac, he launched Chocolate Rabbit, his own record label imprint. His self-titled debut studio album was independently released in 2019.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Hugh Anthony Allison was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City in 1986. He grew up in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood. Since his parents separated at an early age, he spent his weekdays with his mother and weekends with his father. He dropped out of high school at the age of 15.
  
  ## Career
  
  In 2008, eXquire released his first full-length project, a mixtape titled The Big Fat Kill. He first began gaining major recognition in June 2011, when he released the music video for a song titled "Huzzah". On September 11, 2011, eXquire released his second mixtape, titled Lost in Translation, which features "Huzzah". The mixtape, which was released on Mishka NYC, includes 18-tracks, one of them being the remix to "Huzzah", titled "The Last Huzzah". The remix, which features guest verses from fellow American rappers Despot, Heems, Kool A.D., Danny Brown and El-P, was called one of the best songs of 2011 by Rolling Stone. eXquire's third mixtape, titled Merry eXmas & Suck My Dick, was released on December 25, 2011.
  
  On March 15, 2012, it was announced eXquire had signed a recording contract with Universal Republic Records. In November 2012, eXquire released his first major record label project, an EP titled Power & Passion, on Universal Republic. In May 2013, eXquire announced he would release a new project titled Kismet and premiered a song titled "Illest Niggaz Breathin'". In June 2013, he released a 16-track mixtape titled Kismet, which was recorded mostly in Woodstock, New York. In October 2013, eXquire re-released Kismet, re-titling it Kismet: Blue Edition and adding 16 tracks. On October 7, 2013, Universal Republic released eXquire from his contract. On May 13, 2014, he released a song titled "I Ain't Even Fuck Rihanna aka Mr. Lime-A-Rita Papi", in which he details his signing with a major record label and then getting dropped without accomplishing anything.
  
  On January 7, 2015, eXquire released Merry eXmas & SMD 2, the sequel to his 2011 Christmas mixtape. On January 8, 2015, eXquire released another mixtape, this one titled Live from the Danger Room, which is compiled of unreleased tracks. On October 8, 2015, eXquire released his second EP, titled Live Forever. On July 12, 2019, eXquire released his self-titled debut studio album.
  
  ## Style and influences
  
  eXquire has stated that the capital X in his stage name derives from DMX.
  
  ## Discography
  
  ### Studio albums
  
  List of studio albums :
  
  | Title | Details |
  | - | - |
  | Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire | Released: July 12, 2019 Label: Chocolate Rabbit, Soulspazm Format: Digital download, streaming |
  
  ### EPs
  
  List of extended plays, with selected chart positions :
  
  | Title | Details |
  | - | - |
  | Cheap Thrills | Released: August 17, 2009 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
  | Power & Passion | Released: November 6, 2012 Label: Universal Republic Format: Digital download |
  | Live Forever | Released: October 8, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
  | Brainiac | Released: July 28, 2017 Label: Chocolate Rabbit Format: Digital download |
  
  ### Mixtapes
  
  List of mixtapes, with year released :
  
  | Title | Details |
  | - | - |
  | The Big Fat Kill | Released: June 10, 2008 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
  | Lost in Translation | Released: September 11, 2011 Label: Mishka NYC Format: Digital download |
  | Merry eXmas & Suck My Dick | Released: December 25, 2011 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
  | The Man in the High Castle | Released: October 19, 2012 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
  | Kismet | Released: June 4, 2013 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
  | Kismet: Blue Edition | Released: October 3, 2013 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
  | Merry eXmas & SMD 2 | Released: January 7, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
  | Live from the Danger Room | Released: January 8, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
  | Merry eXmas 3 | Released: December 22, 2017 Label: Chocolate Rabbit Format: Digital download |
  
  ### Singles
  
  * "360 WAV" (2018)
  * "Somebody's Sleeping in My Bed" (2019)
  * "Fck Boy!" (2019)
  
  ### Guest appearances
  
  List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
  
  | Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | "You Have to Ride the Wave" | 2012 | Himanshu, Danny Brown | Nehru Jackets |
  | "Oh Hail No" | 2012 | El-P, Danny Brown | Cancer 4 Cure |
  | "Flowers" | 2012 | Prince Samo, Remy Banks, Goldie Glo, Maachew Bentley | Street Viceroy |
  | "Pt. 7: The Explanation" | 2012 | The Alchemist | Russian Roulette |
  | "Coogi" | 2012 | Fashawn | Champagne & Styrofoam Cups |
  | "B.N.E. Remix" | 2013 | Alexander Spit, E-40 | A Breathtaking Trip to That Otherside |
  | "Poisonous Thoughts" | 2013 | Czarface | Czarface |
  | "Rock Steady" | 2013 | Diplo, Action Bronson, Riff Raff, Nicky da B | Revolution EP |
  | "BKNY (Remix)" | 2013 | Fat Tony, MeLo-X, Tom Cruz | — |
  | "Tight" | 2014 | Kool A.D., Lakutis | Word O.K. |
  | "Still" | 2014 | Michael Christmas | Is This Art? |
  | "Pretty Bodies" | 2016 | YC the Cynic | The Farewell Tape |
  