BossMan Dlow

Devante McCreary was born on August 31, 1998^[1] in Port Salerno, Florida, where he was also raised.^[2] His father works as a truck driver and he has one brother named Tory, whom McCreary has stated inspired him to pursue music.^[3] He began rapping in 2019 as BossMan Dlow before briefly serving time in county jail on charges of selling and possessing cocaine.^[4] His music first gained popularity in Tallahassee before spreading to other parts of Florida.^[5]

BossMan Dlow released his debut mixtape Too Slippery in January 2023, which gained traction on TikTok. He signed a record deal with Alamo Records in the summer of 2023, who re-released Too Slippery as 2 Slippery in December 2023.^[6][2][5]

His single “Get in with Me“, originally performed as a freestyle on the Jacksonville–based series Kreepin Through the Streetz, was released through Alamo Records in January 2024. It soon became popular on Instagram and TikTok—particularly due to a feud between Rick Ross‘s ex-partner, Tia Kemp, and his daughter, Toie Roberts, during which Kemp posted a video using the song—and subsequently debuted on Billboard‘s Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts the following month.^[7][8] It peaked at number 49 on the Hot 100 after spending five weeks on the chart.^[5] His single “Mr Pot Scraper” was released in February of that year and also became popular.^[9] BossMan Dlow’s third mixtape, Mr Beat the Road, was released on March 15, 2024, with “Get in with Me”, “Mr Pot Scraper”, and “Piss Me Off” as its singles.^[10][11][12] A remix of his song “Finesse“, from his mixtape 2 Slippery, with rapper GloRilla was released later that month.^[13] In August 2024, Dlow featured on Ciara‘s single “Run It Up”.^[14][15]