1 on Hype Machine, an aggregator that collects the most-blogged about music in the world. In June 2010, he released "You Are Not a Robot," which sampled "I Am Not a Robot" by Marina and the Diamonds and which hit No. However, in 2010 Obey City ceased to produce in Hoodie for unknown reasons, and Steve continued making music with RJ Ferguson (aka RJF), giving himself the name Hoodie Allen. The single "UPENN Girls" also received notable attention. These earned Hoodie a nomination for MTVU's Best Music on Campus Award in 2009. Steve and Obey's first two releases were the Bagels & Beats EP and Making Waves mixtape. The name came about because Steven's nickname growing up was "Hoodie," and he wanted a name that "would stick in peoples' minds and be a little bit funny and representative of who I am" so a play off of famed filmmaker Woody Allen was settled on.
Hoodie Allen originally was the duo of Steve Markowitz and Obey City (Samuel Obey, a childhood friend) on vocals and production, respectively. Career 2009–12: Beginnings and Leap Year Reflecting on this, Allen said, "I was moving so fast, and even while I was at Google there was so much going on that I felt like I was doing two full-time jobs." His dream and passion was music, so when he got opportunities to do live shows, he decided to leave Google.
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He would leave at 7:00 AM for a bus ride to the Googleplex in Mountain View, work a full day at Google, return home at 6:00 PM, write songs, answer fan emails, and schedule concerts until 2:00 or 3:00 AM.
After graduating in 2010 with a degree in marketing and finance, he worked at Google as an AdWords associate in their Standardized AdWords Reseller Training (START) program. He also played as defensive back for Penn's sprint football team. While attending the University of Pennsylvania, he pledged the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. Markowitz first attended the Long Island School for the Gifted in South Huntington, and later attended Plainview – Old Bethpage John F. He started writing lyrics as a child, and would perform raps for his friends at house parties. Steven Markowitz was born on Long Island and raised in a Jewish household in Plainview along with his brother, Daniel.
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