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Q’s MuseRapperScHoolboy Qfinds inspirationon the courseI
f you don’t know the
origin of the name, you
must not be into hip-
hop. Good grades and athletic
participation were unique attri-
butes for a teen caught up in
South Central Los Angeles
gang activity, and from then
on, Quincy Matthew Hanley
became known as ScHoolboy Q.
His 2014 album, “Oxymoron,”
debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Bill-
board 200, and he has toured
alongside rappers Ab-Soul, Jay
Rock and Kendrick Lamar in the
supergroup Black Hippy. Now
32, Q is a devoted father who
lives in a gated community and
is a member of Calabasas (Calif.)
Country Club. While his fans ea-
gerly await a fifth studio album,
we caught up with Q at his
home track. Here ScHoolboy Q
is interviewed by his regular
golf buddy, Stephen Malbon,
co-founder of L.A.-based
clothing brand Malbon Golf. ▶42 golfdigest.com | may 2019