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| genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[alternative hip hop]]|[[pop rap]]|[[Frat rap]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter}}
| website = {{URL|httphttps://www.hoodieallen.com/}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Jared Evan]]|[[Kina Grannis]]|[[Outasight]]|[[Max Schneider|MAX]]|RJ Ferguson|[[Skizzy Mars]]}}
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Steven Markowitz was born on [[Long Island]] and raised in a [[Jewish]] household in [[Plainview, New York|Plainview]] along with his brother, Daniel.<ref>{{cite web|title=HJs @ SXSW 2011 – The Jewish Rappers of SXSW|url=http://hipsterjew.com/2011/03/14/hjs-sxsw-2011-the-jewish-rappers-of-sxsw/|website=Hipster Jew|access-date=16 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711170722/http://hipsterjew.com/2011/03/14/hjs-sxsw-2011-the-jewish-rappers-of-sxsw/|archive-date=11 July 2011|date=14 March 2011}}</ref> He started writing lyrics as a child, and would perform raps for his friends at house parties. Markowitz first attended the [[Long Island School for the Gifted]] in [[South Huntington, New York|South Huntington]], and later attended [[Plainview – Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School]].
While attending the [[University of Pennsylvania]], he pledged the [[Alpha Epsilon Pi]] fraternity. He also played as defensive back for Penn's [[sprint football]] team. 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.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Siegel|first1=Joel|title=When Steven Met Hoodie|url=httphttps://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0312/feature5_1.html|website=The Pennsylvania Gazette|publisher=University of Pennsylvania|access-date=16 November 2017|date=March 2012|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011111/httphttps://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0312/feature5_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="mashable">{{cite web|last1=O'Dell|first1=Jolie|title=Former Googler, Current Rapper: Meet Hoodie Allen|url=httphttps://mashable.com/2011/06/08/hoodie-allen/|website=Mashable|access-date=16 November 2017|date=8 June 2011|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126225308/https://mashable.com/2011/06/08/hoodie-allen/|url-status=live}}</ref> He would leave at 7:00 am for a bus ride to the [[Googleplex]] in [[Mountain View, California|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.<ref name="baycitizen" /> 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."<ref name="mashable" /> His dream and passion was music, so when he got opportunities to do live shows, he decided to leave Google.<ref name="baycitizen">{{cite web|last1=Scott|first1=Nathan|title=From Google to Tour Bus, Bay Area Rapper Carves New Career Path|url=http://www.baycitizen.org/music/story/google-tour-bus-bay-area-rapper-carves/1/|website=Bay Citizen|access-date=16 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523065218/http://www.baycitizen.org/music/story/google-tour-bus-bay-area-rapper-carves/1/|archive-date=23 May 2011|date=14 March 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=An interview with Hoodie Allen, the rapper you should be talking about|url=http://www.welcometofreshmanyear.com/b/archives/5015|website=W2FY|access-date=16 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208054812/http://www.welcometofreshmanyear.com/b/archives/5015|archive-date=8 December 2010|date=9 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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