He graduated from Deerfield Beach High School. in Deerfield Beach, part of Broward County. Lucie, Florida, and was raised by his mother, who is of Haitian origin, alongside his younger cousin Ty Barton Jr. In 2016, McColister announced his departure from We the Best Music and is currently working as an independent artist. The albums contained his highest-charting singles, ' Hustle Hard' and ' Bugatti' (featuring Future and Rick Ross), respectively. He has released four studio albums with his most successful of which being Blood, Sweat & Tears (2011) and Trials & Tribulations (2013). He was signed to record producer DJ Khaled's label We the Best Music Group in 2008, in a joint-venture with Def Jam Recordings. Lucie, Florida and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), better known by his stage name Ace Hood, is an American rapper.
