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' debut studio album '' Misunderstood'' (2019) and

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's second studio album ''

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'' (2020), as well as producing for numerous other notable artists including

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and TyFontaine. He initially rose to prominence by producing a slew of tracks for

. He is currently signed to

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in a publishing deal.

Early life

Daniel Perez was born on August 7, 1993, in Stroudsburg,

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, where he also grew up and learned how to produce beats.

Career

Ronin had been producing for several years before he met the manager of American rapper

in 2016. He began sending music to his team over the next couple years. Many of these tracks were either released on

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or leaked. In 2019, Ronin would produce three tracks on

debut studio album "Misunderstood". In 2020, Bugz's production would later be heavily featured on

second studio album

was a commercial success, debuting atop the US

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with 288,000 album-equivalent units (including 9,000 pure album sales). The album earned more than 400 million US streams in its first week. This was

's second US number-one album and remained number one on the

in its second week with 247,000 album-equivalent units. In that same week, Ronin signed with

Discography

Credits derived from

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and Genius

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ronin, Bugz 1994 births Living people American hip-hop record producers American rhythm and blues musicians Record producers from Pennsylvania People from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania