Aaron Cook, better known by his stage name Stove God Cooks, is an American rapper from

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. He is signed to

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Biography

Raised in

by a musical family, Cooks and his mother taught a

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group at his grandfather's church. His brother introduced him to

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, with the music of

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such as

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and

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. In 2015, Cooks signed to

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' record label The Conglomerate Entertainment, and was mentored by Busta throughout the rest of the 2010s and part of the 2020s, Busta then introduced Cooks to fellow rapper

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, who solely produced his album ''Reasonable Drought'' in March 2020, which went on to be called one of the best albums of the 2020s. The album's release also established his stage name Stove God Cooks. Cooks was signed to

Westside Gunn Alvin Lamar Worthy (born July 27, 1982), known professionally as Westside Gunn, is an American Rapping, rapper and fashion designer. He co-founded the Independent record label, hip-hop record label Griselda Records in 2012 with his paternal half- ...

's label

, and made his debut with the label featuring on three songs on Gunn's album ''Flygod is an Awesome God 2'' in July 2020. He went on to become a prolific feature artist in the Griselda collective, including a feature on Benny the Butcher's album ''Tana Talk 4'', which was praised by basketball player

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. Cooks is also signed to

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. In 2024, he announced his Let Him Cook Tour. In July 2025, Cooks was featured on the track "F.I.C.O.", from

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's album ''Let God Sort Em Out''.

Discography

Studio albums * ''Reasonable Drought'' (with Roc Maricano) (2020) * ''If These Kitchen Walls Could Talk'' (with Roc Maricano) (2021) EPs * ''Stop Callin Me, I’m Cookin (Side A)'' (2024)

Guest Appearances

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stove God Cooks Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American male rappers African-American rappers Musicians from Syracuse, New York Rappers from New York (state)