"Rockie Fresh"
"Rockie Fresh"
Donald Pullen (born April 16, 1991), better known by the stage name Rockie Fresh, is an American hip hop artist born in Chicago, Illinois. He released his debut mixtape Rockie's Modern Life, in 2009, and his sophomore mixtape The Otherside in 2010. He is known for his alternative rock influenced style of hip-hop, and his associations with recording artists Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy,and Joel & Benji Madden of Good Charlotte.
Pullen was born on April, 16th, 1991 in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up on the South Side of the city until moving with his mother and father to Homewood, Illinois to attend Homewood-Flossmoor High School. There, he was given his stage name Rockie Fresh by his friends during lunch-time freestyle rap battles.
In 2009, Rockie began recording his debut mixtape Rockie's Modern Life in a small recording studio Chicago, IL. During the recording process, he met Andrew Koenig and Andrew Gertler, who became his managers and started APG Music Group, LLC.They released Rockie's Modern Life in December 2009, and followed it up with another mixtape, The Otherside in December 2010.
The success of the projects earned Rockie performances with Rick Ross, Twista, Big Sean, and at Bamboozle Festival, where he met Josh Madden, who would later introduce Rockie to his brothers Joel & Benji Madden of Good Charlotte. Rockie's music also grabbed the attention of Fall Out Boy lead-singer Patrick Stump, whom Rockie has cited as a major influence and has since toured with.
Since the release of The Otherside Rockie has been named one of Metromix's "25 Hottest Artists Under 25"and his music has been featured on The CW's nationally syndicated television show Nikita.He is also expected to be featured on Good Charlotte's upcoming project The Madden Brothers: Before The Fame according to Rolling Stone and Billboard magazines.