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"Rodney Toole" (born June 25, 1985) better known by his stage name "Hot Rod" or "Young Hot Rod". He is an American rapper and singer, who is signed to G-Note Records, which is a subsidiary label of 50 Cent's G-Unit Records.

Raised in Sacramento, California, he attended Natomas High School. Hot Rod would send his homemade demo CD to 50 Cent's G-Unit office's in hope the record label would sign him. After 50 Cent heard the CD he thought that Hot Rod's easy flow reminded him of his own. It was December 2005 when 50 Cent called to offer him a deal.

Hot Rod started in hip-hop as a teenager in the late ‘90s, making beats. “When my pops made me his assistant music engineer at the church. That's when I realized my passion for music,” he reflects, “I've always had it in my blood so there was no stopping me from that point on”.

Hot Rod's music style has varied over his career, his first single "Be Easy" which featured Mary J. Blige, was of the Hip hop/Rap genre, but it later changed when touring over in Europe. He said this about his new style of music, "I've enhanced my style to something more worldwide. I have records that are 130bpm, great dance records”.[7]

Since joining G-Unit Records, Hot Rod has stayed touring and performing in over 20 countries. “My musical ear has expanded. Now the music I make is incredible and I can't wait to unleash it to the world," also he said, “the music I'm currently making is something that you wouldn't expect from a G-Unit artist and it’s helping me stand on my own two feet, Its definitely a good way to brand myself as an artist with my own sound.”
Solo career

Hot Rod released his first single in August 2006, called "Be Easy" off what was supposed to be his debut album called "The Fast Lane". The song featured R&B singer Mary J. Blige and was released under the labels G-Unit / Interscope.[8] The single failed to gain any major chart success and therefore he was dropped from the label Interscope in late 2006.
2010 - Present: My Life

On December 16, 2010 after four years of waiting Hot Rod released a second single, and first single called "Dance With Me" off his upcoming album called "My Life".[9] This was the first single ever to be released under the newly formed under G-Note / G-Unit Records label.[10] In an interview with vibe magazine Hot Rod revealed that his album, which is called "My Life", is slated for a summer 2011 release date. He also stated that he had been working with producers such as David Guetta, Akon and Pharrell.[11][12] Hot Rod has been recording music for his debut album, which was previously called "Fast Lane", since he had signed with G-Unit in 2006. Hot Rod tweeted that he was working with Snoop Dogg on his album.[13] Hot Rod released the second single off of his upcoming album called, "Hot Girl" after it was premiered on Hot97 by Dj Kastone.