Deante Adam Johnson (born November 18, 1999), known professionally as Summrs, is an American rapper and singer. He signed with Victor Victor Worldwide and Capitol Records in 2021, but left the following year and later signed with 10K Projects. He is best known for being one of the pioneers of the PluggnB subgenre through his releases on SoundCloud.
Career
2018: Early career and breakthrough In April 2018, Summrs appeared on Florida rapper Weiland's single "Who's Better". He rose to prominence as a pioneering figure in the PluggnB subgenre in 2018, releasing a series of projects, most notably ##Endeavor777 and Devotion, as well as ##Bellworld, followed by ##Bellworld 2, No Regrets and Revived. Summrs received praise for the single "Should've Known" featuring Cash Bently, released through SoundCloud in February 2019. Pitchfork Media declared it "the must-hear rap song of the day." Summrs released Isolation, a 15-track album on October 15, 2019.
2020–2021: Viral success In January 2021, Summrs appeared on the single "Mother of My Kids" by TyFontaine. He again collaborated with TyFontaine on the deluxe version of his album Ascension. In December 2021, he released a SoundCloud exclusive track with Yeat titled "Countup". He appeared on Thai rapper 1Mill's album Only1 in March 2022. June 2022 marked the release of his debut full-length album Fallen Raven, featuring the tracks "Swing Ya Pole" and "So Much Cheese", both of which garnered mainstream attention. In January 2023, he appeared in Trippie Redd's music video for the song "Biggest Bird", from Redd's album Mansion Musik. In late 2024, he gained more recognition with his single "Marble Floors" on his Nightfall EP, his "GO2WORK" feature on Yeat's album Lyfestyle, and his song "Rino Hercules", engineered by streamer PlaqueBoyMax. In 2025, he was involved in a feud with fellow rapper Dave Blunts.
Musical style Chris Richards of The Washington Post describes Summrs' musical style as "sticky, Auto-Tuned rhymes sounding as if they were melting the midday sun". Summrs is known for being one of the main pioneers of the pluggnb subgenre of plugg music. Pitchfork writer Alphonse Pierre compares Summrs' vocal style to Lil Tracy, with more influences from R&B.
Personal life Summrs attended Eunice High School. He frequently references his late grandmother Brenda Randle in his song lyrics, who died on December 25, 2020.
Discography
Studio albums + List of albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US Heat All Summr Released: June 6, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming — All Summr 2 Released: July 31, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming — Summrs & Friends Released: August 24, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming — All Summr 3 Released: September 15, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming — ##Bellworld2 Released: July 2, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming — Devotion Released: August 17, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming — World Against Me Released: June 21, 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming — Isolation Released: October 15, 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming — Intoxicated Released: March 13, 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming — Nothing More Nothing Less Released: September 27, 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming — Fallen Raven Released: June 27, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming 6 Stuck in My Ways Released: January 27, 2023 Label: 10K Projects Format: Digital download, streaming 13 Ghost Released: April 28, 2023 Label: 10K Projects Format: Digital download, streaming— What We Didn't Have Released: September 18, 2023 Label: 10K Projects Format: Digital download, streaming— B4daRaven Released: April 12, 2024 Label: 10K Projects Format: Digital download, streaming— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Mixtapes + List of mixtapes, with selected details+ Title Album details ##Endeavor777 Released: March 18, 2018 Departure666 (Living to Die..) Released: May 13, 2018 ##NoRegrets Released: July 20, 2018
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details+ Title Album details Backwoods Released: October 6, 2016 I Believe in Myself Released: January 19, 2017 Hot Like Summer, The EP Released: February 5, 2017 IDFW Niggas Released: March 28, 2017 2 Seasons (with Autumn) Released: July 17, 2017 XoolSummr (with StoopidXool) Released: October 10, 2017 2 Seasons II (with Autumn) Released: October 16, 2017 Patience Is Key Released: November 18, 2018 Merry Xanmas Released: December 25, 2017 Drug/Love! Released: January 23, 2018 Bellworld Released: April 30, 2018 Revived Released: November 18, 2018 Better Left Alone Released: February 27, 2019 SummrWave (with Kidwave) Released: April 1, 2019 Evolved Released: August 7, 2019 Wick & Clancy: 2S3 Vol. 1 (with Autumn) Released: August 24, 2019 La Dolce Vita Released: October 20, 2020 What We Have Released: June 13, 2021 Nightfall Released: August 2, 2024
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