Pouya

Kevin Pouya (born December 20, 1994), known mononymously as Pouya, is an American rapper. Considered as a pioneer of the underground rap scene that began on SoundCloud in 2012, along with discovering the well known hip-hop duo Suicideboys in their early career, Pouya has developed a long-lasting core fanbase as an independent artist.

Early life As a teenager, Pouya and his best friend Nicholas Voutsinas (known professionally as "Fat Nick") had a YouTube comedy channel called NICK AND POUYA SHOW. While mostly being comedy sketches, the videos also served as mini vlogs for the friends. Travelling around the local neighborhoods in Miami, they would often feature other friends in the videos, including future rapper Denzel Curry and the group Raider Klan.

Pouya dropped out of high school in his sophomore year. and after debuting a freestyle with local Florida rapper Nell titled Shotz From The Double Glock, began releasing music frequently. Again staying close with childhood friend Fat Nick, the two formed the Buffet Boys, a group that later became their record label. He gained notoriety after he released the song "Get Buck" in 2013, which as of June 2022 has over 13 million video views. On November 20, 2013, Pouya released a collaboration EP with The Cool Kids' Sir Michael Rocks titled Gookin'''. The two connected after Rocks had moved to Miami.

His fifth solo mixtape Stunna, was released on March 5, 2014. Elevator Magazine described the mixtape as Bone Thugs-N-Harmony influenced, and said "he does a great job of molding their style into his own version with a twist of his own style thrown in there." His next mixtape was released on March 25, 2015, entitled South Side Slugs. The mixtape contained guest appearances from Sir Michael Rocks, Denzel Curry, SDotBraddy, Fat Nick, and new Buffet Boys member Germ. Pouya collaborated with Suicideboys on an EP titled $outh $ide $uicide, that was released on September 1, 2015.

In 2016, he released his debut studio album Underground Underdog under the Buffet Boys label. The album peaked at #156 on the Billboard 200. In 2017, he was a featured artist in the song "On Her Mind" by progressive metalcore band Volumes on their album Different Animals. In 2018 he released his second studio album, titled Five Five. On June 30, 2019, Pouya released his third studio album titled, The South Got Something to Say. The album included guest appearances from City Morgue, Juicy J and Ghostemane.

In December 2020, Pouya collaborated with Fat Nick to release Drop Out of School 2. Pouya's fourth studio album Blood Was Never Thick As Water was released on October 22, 2021. The title comes from a lyric in the closing song to the album, and features rapper Denzel Curry and singer Lu. In February 2022, he released the extended play dirt/hurt/pain/. It would be the last project by Pouya to be released under Buffet Boys.

In March 2022, Pouya along with other Buffet Boys members, announced that the label would be disbanding indefinitely. Not long after, they announced their new label All But 6 Records.

Personal life Pouya is of Cuban and Persian heritage, born to a Persian Iranian father and Cuban mother.

Discography Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions US200 USInd. Underground Underdog Released: April 28, 2016 Label: Buffet Boys Format: Digital download, Streaming 156 12 Five Five Released: March 5, 2018 Label: Buffet Boys Formats: Digital download, streaming — 31 The South Got Something to Say Released: July 1, 2019 Label: Buffet Boys Format: Digital download, Streaming — — Blood Was Never Thick As Water Released: October 22, 2021 Label: Buffet Boys Format: Digital download, Streaming, CD, Vinyl — — Gator Released: March 10, 2023 Label: All But 6 Format: Digital download, Streaming — — They Could Never Make Me Hate You Released: August 16, 2024 Label: All But 6 Formats: Digital download, Streaming — —

Extended plays

Baby Bone (2013) Gookin' (2013) (w/ Sir Michael Rocks) $outh $ide $uicide (2015) (w/ $uicideboy$) Pouya x Germ x Shakewell EP (2015) (w/ Germ & Shakewell) Pouya & Boobie Lootaveli: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (2020) (w/ Boobie Lootaveli) Drop Out of School 2 (2020) (w/ Fat Nick) Dirt/Hurt/Pain (2022) Chrome Casketz (2023) (w/ Terror Reid) Chrome Casketz 2: Armageddon (2024) (w/ Terror Reid) Butter (2026)

Mixtapes

Fuck It (2012) Don't Sleep On Me Hoe (2012) WarBucks (2013) (w/ SDotBraddy) Stunna (2014) South Side Slugs (2015) Drop Out of School (2017) (w/ Fat Nick) Pouya & Boobie Lootaveli: Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 (2019) (w/ Boobie Lootaveli) All But 6 (2023) (w/ All But 6 & Fat Nick) All But 6 Vol. 2 (2024) (w/ All But 6 & Fat Nick) All but 6 Vol. 3'' (2025) (w/ All But 6 & Fat Nick)

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album nameTitleYearCertificationsAlbum"Shotz from the Double Glock" (featuring Nell)2012Don't Sleep On Me Hoe"Get Buck"2013Baby Bone"IndigoB" (w/ Sdotbraddy & Denzel Curry)WarBucks"Fuck Yo Family"2014"Stunna"Stunna"Buck Shot""Suicidal Thoughts in the Back of the Cadillac"2015South Side Slugs"Fuck Yuh Moms" (featuring Germ, Bodega Bamz & Tanboy Luka) "Lil Wayne 1999" (featuring Fat Nick & Shakewell)2016"Lil Wayne 2001" (featuring Shakewell)"Lil Wayne 2002" (featuring Shakewell)"Terminal Sex" (w/ Shakewell)"We All Not Shit""Middle of the Mall" (w/ Fat Nick)Drop Out of School"Torch" (w/ Fat Nick)2017"Death by Dishonor" (w/ Ghostemane & Shakewell)RIAA: Gold "1000 Rounds" (w/ Ghostemane)RIAA: Gold "2000 Rounds" (w/ Ghostemane)"Hate on Me" (w/ Fat Nick)"Daddy Issues"FIVE FIVE"Suicidal Thoughts in the Back of the Cadillac, Pt. 2""Handshakes"2018"Gas" (w/ Barloe Team) "Stick Out" (w/ Ghostemane)"Sit Ups" (w/ Boobie Lootaveli)Pouya & Boobie Lootaveli: Greatest Hits, Vol. 3"Florida Thang"The South Got Something to Say"Superman is Dead"2019"Pe$os" (w/ Boobie Lootaveli)Pouya & Boobie Lootaveli: Greatest Hits, Vol. 3"The Night Survives Again" (w/ Boobie Lootaveli)"Six Speed" (featuring Juicy J)The South Got Something to Say"Bulletproof Shower Cap" (w/ City Morgue)"Whatever Mane" (w/ Xavier Wulf)"life? ... lol" (w/ Rocci)"Bitch, Park Backwards" (w/ Boobie Lootaveli)2020Pouya & Boobie Lootaveli: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"Get Money (Take Money)" (w/ Boobie Lootaveli)"Florida's Finest" (w/ Danny Towers) "Muddy Waters" (w/ Boobie Lootaveli)"Who Am I to Blame?""Wrong Place, Right Time" (w/ SDotBraddy)"It's Over" (w/ Rocci)"Static" (w/ Fat Nick)Drop Out of School 2"Lord of the Flies" (w/ Kxllswxtch)2021"Leave Me Alone"Blood Was Never Thick As Water"Walk In" (w/ Lu)"The First Step of Becoming God Is a Bottle to the Face""Burn" (w/ Kxllswxtch) "Florida Boy Do Your Dance!""Wig Split" (w/ Denzel Curry)Blood Was Never Thick As Water"Pouya Turns 27" (w/ Mikey the Magician)"Never Enough" (w/ Lu)2022Dirt/Hurt/Pain"Seven Figure Habits" (w/ Fat Nick) "Pissy" (w/ South Strip)"Kota" (w/ South Strip)"FMZ" (w/ All But 6 & Mikey the Magician)All But 6"STFU" (w/ All But 6, South Strip & Kxllswxtch)"Cum Rag"Gator"Seen It All Before" (w/ Delmar)2023"Ruckus" (w/ South Strip)"Hard to Break a Habit When You Fall in Love"Gator"Bitch Again" (w/ Yung Gravy)"456 (Freestyle)" (w/ Lu, Kxllswxtch & Terror Reid) "Toolie Beam" (w/ 1nonly)"Midnight Sun" (w/ Terror Reid & SXMPRA)Chrome Casketz"When I Die" (w/ Christ Dillinger & Lil Darkie)"Tomorrow Will Not Come" (w/ Terror Reid)Chrome Casketz 2: Armageddon"I Don't Go To Highschool" (w/ All But 6 & Mikey the Magician)2024All But 6 Vol. 2"Blame Game"They Could Never Make Me Hate You

Guest appearances