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Background information | |
Birth name | Ronald Chase Amick |
Born | Dahlonega, Georgia, U.S. | May 5, 1999
Died | January 26, 2021 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 21)
Genres | Hip hop, cloud rap, emo rap |
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Years active | 2016–2021 |
Labels | Interscope Records |
Ronald Chase Amick (May 5, 1999 – January 26, 2021), better known by his stage name 6 Dogs, was an American rapper. [1] He rose to fame when he released a music video for his song "Flossing.” His song "Faygo Dreams" was certified Gold by the RIAA on October 22, 2020.
Amick released two studio albums in his lifetime, with a final album, Ronald, being released after his death on January 26, 2021. [2]
Ronald Amick was born on May 5, 1999. He preferred to go by his middle name, Chase. He attended Alpharetta High School, where he started his music career as a 16 year-old junior. [3]
Amick began posting songs to SoundCloud in 2016 and in 2017 released his eponymous debut album 6 Dogs. [4] Shortly after, he signed a record deal with Interscope records in 2018, [4] [5] [6] leading him to pursue collaborations with rap media titans such as No Jumper, Cole Bennett, Benny Blanco, and Danny Wolf.
In 2018, Amick co-directed a music video for his single "Buttcheeks" with Executive Producer and Director Cole Bennett. Later that year, 6 Dogs and Danny Wolf released their collaborative EP 6 Wolves, [7] which included rapper Yung Bans as the sole feature. [8] Also in 2018, 6 Dogs released his single "Off the Gas" featuring Lil Skies. [4] He left Interscope in 2019 to independently release his second studio album, Hi-Hats & Heartaches. [4] [7]
Amick died after falling from a building on January 26, 2021. His third and final studio album, Ronald., was released posthumously on March 12. [9] [10] [11] [12]
Exactly three years after his death, he made an appearance on Lyrical Lemonade’s debut album All Is Yellow (2024), alongside fellow rapper Snot.
6 Dogs has garnered over 250 million streams on streaming services such as YouTube, SoundCloud, Apple Music, and Spotify.[ citation needed]
Amick was open about his struggles with depression and other issues he faced, and said in interviews that music helped him deal with said depression and anxiety.[ citation needed]
On January 26, 2021, Amick died after falling from a building in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 21 years old.
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6 Dogs | |
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![]() 6 Dogs in 2020 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Ronald Chase Amick |
Born | Dahlonega, Georgia, U.S. | May 5, 1999
Died | January 26, 2021 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 21)
Genres | Hip hop, cloud rap, emo rap |
Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 2016–2021 |
Labels | Interscope Records |
Ronald Chase Amick (May 5, 1999 – January 26, 2021), better known by his stage name 6 Dogs, was an American rapper. [1] He rose to fame when he released a music video for his song "Flossing.” His song "Faygo Dreams" was certified Gold by the RIAA on October 22, 2020.
Amick released two studio albums in his lifetime, with a final album, Ronald, being released after his death on January 26, 2021. [2]
Ronald Amick was born on May 5, 1999. He preferred to go by his middle name, Chase. He attended Alpharetta High School, where he started his music career as a 16 year-old junior. [3]
Amick began posting songs to SoundCloud in 2016 and in 2017 released his eponymous debut album 6 Dogs. [4] Shortly after, he signed a record deal with Interscope records in 2018, [4] [5] [6] leading him to pursue collaborations with rap media titans such as No Jumper, Cole Bennett, Benny Blanco, and Danny Wolf.
In 2018, Amick co-directed a music video for his single "Buttcheeks" with Executive Producer and Director Cole Bennett. Later that year, 6 Dogs and Danny Wolf released their collaborative EP 6 Wolves, [7] which included rapper Yung Bans as the sole feature. [8] Also in 2018, 6 Dogs released his single "Off the Gas" featuring Lil Skies. [4] He left Interscope in 2019 to independently release his second studio album, Hi-Hats & Heartaches. [4] [7]
Amick died after falling from a building on January 26, 2021. His third and final studio album, Ronald., was released posthumously on March 12. [9] [10] [11] [12]
Exactly three years after his death, he made an appearance on Lyrical Lemonade’s debut album All Is Yellow (2024), alongside fellow rapper Snot.
6 Dogs has garnered over 250 million streams on streaming services such as YouTube, SoundCloud, Apple Music, and Spotify.[ citation needed]
Amick was open about his struggles with depression and other issues he faced, and said in interviews that music helped him deal with said depression and anxiety.[ citation needed]
On January 26, 2021, Amick died after falling from a building in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 21 years old.
Studio albums
EPs