I started 2018 not knowing who TF Hobo Johnson was. Now, halfway through the year, I am a fan. A huge fan. And I think everyone else should be, too. Let me start from the beginning… A guy asked if I ...

After he got kicked out of his parents’ house at age 19 and had to live in his 1994 Corolla, singer/rapper/poet Hobo Johnson (aka Frank Lopes) decided to do something with his life. He got his act ...

Rapidly-rising artist Frank Lopes Jr., better known as Hobo Johnson, released his sophomore album today. Titled The Fall of Hobo Johnson, the record is a an interesting follow-up to the first ...

In this Guest DJ session, the off-the-wall singer talks about living out of his car and working at a warehouse before his Tiny Desk Contest entry... Hobo Johnson's Journey From Homelessness To A Major ...

It’s been a hot year for Hobo Johnson, and we’re not just talking about the heat. The Sacramento-based rapper – real name Frank Lopes — has been in high demand since he released a series of videos ...

At the risk of sounding like a hip-hop elitist, I don’t hate rapper Hobo Johnson or his band the Lovemakers, I really just hate their fans. I’m usually happy to endorse the ...

Sacramento-based lyrical poet-rapper Hobo Johnson wrote an apology on Facebook late Monday night, acknowledging criticism he's received from the city's Black Lives Matter chapter and expressing ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. 2019 was a seminal year for Frank Lopes Jr. aka Hobo Johnson, which saw the ...

Hobo Johnson has revealed details of his new album ‘The Fall Of Hobo Johnson’. The album, out via Warner Bros on September 13, follows debut record ‘The Rise Of Hobo Johnson’. In advance of the record ...

Similar to the auspicious beginnings of Odd Future, Lana Del Rey, PC Music, and countless other buzz-building artists in the 2010s, Loomis, California-based musician Frank Lopes Jr., who records as ...

The first time Hobo Johnson and his band the Lovemakers visited Chicago was in September for Riot Fest. Their set was a bonkers attack on the expectations of what acts should (or shouldn’t) do at the ...