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, which peaked at number 23 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Career

In February 2020, he released the song " Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)", which featured a sample of

's debut single "Coffee". The single has received over 1.8 billion streams on

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as of February 2025, and peaked at number 23 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 after amassing popularity through the video-sharing app

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. After re-releasing the single a year after, Powfu signed with

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in the US, in conjunction with Robots + Humans in the United Kingdom. The song appeared on the EP ''Poems of the Past'', which was released on May 29, 2020. On December 2, 2022, Powfu released his first full-length album, ''Surrounded by Hounds and Serpents'', which included a cover of

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's " Mine". In an interview with ''Billboard'', he stated that this album title describes his search to spot "people who are fake or only want imfor the wrong reasons".

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Surrounded by Hounds and Serpents'' (2022) * ''Verses That Never Surfaced (Demos)'' (2023) * ''Gathered By The Lantern'' (2023) * ''The Fleeting Life Of A Fool'' (2024) * ''Mafia & Mugs Rootbeer'' (2024)

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Accolades

Notes

References

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