Sage the Gemini

Biography

Dominic Wynn Woods (born June 20, 1992), known professionally as Sage the Gemini (), is an American rapper and record producer. He is a member of the Bay Area hip-hop collective HBK Gang, and is the only member of the group alongside Kehlani and LoveRance to have signed to a major label.
Woods is best known for his 2013 singles "Gas Pedal×Gas Pedal30 August 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Gas Pedal Remix2:10" (featuring Iamsu!) and "Red Nose," which peaked at numbers 29 and 59 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. Both songs preceded his debut studio album Remember Me×Remember Me25 March 2014 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Remember Me2:522Bad Girls2:243Go Somewhere4:324Gas Pedal3:285Red Nose3:136College Drop2:547Put Me On3:538Down on Your Luck2:169Mad at Me2:4610Nothing to Me3:3411Don't You2:1812Second Hand Smoke2:4513Just a Kiss2:4014Desert of Mirages4:3015Give It Up3:4416Gas Pedal4:4017They Don't Love You3:3218Stupid3:37 (2014), which was released by Republic Records and saw moderate critical and commercial reception. That same year, his guest appearance alongside Lookas on Flo Rida's 2014 single, "Going Down For Real (GDFR)" peaked at number eight on the chart and received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

1992–2012: Early life and career beginnings

Dominic Wynn Woods was born on June 20, 1992, in San Francisco. His family moved to Fairfield when he was 6–7 years old. He started recording at the age of eleven with his brother after he bought a microphone from Gordon's Music and Sound shop in Fairfield. The first track he recorded, at 14, was titled "Made In China". Woods took the name Sage the Gemini due to the color of his eyes and his zodiac sign.
In 2008, Sage released his first single, "You Should Know" on MySpace. It became a viral hit, generating over three million views worldwide. He then joined Black Money Music Group. Being close friends with rapper Iamsu!, he also joined The HBK Gang, or the Heartbreak Gang.

2013–present: Remember Me

In March 2013, Sage released the singles "Red Nose" and "Gas Pedal×Gas Pedal30 August 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Gas Pedal Remix2:10" featuring Iamsu!, the latter has reached number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it his first top 40 hit; it also reached number six on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The songs immediately became hits and gained substantial airplay, which persuaded Republic Records to sign a deal with him in August 2013. The Recording Industry Association of America certified "Red Nose" Gold and "Gas Pedal" Platinum. On March 25, 2014, Sage released his debut studio album, Remember Me×Remember Me25 March 2014 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Remember Me2:522Bad Girls2:243Go Somewhere4:324Gas Pedal3:285Red Nose3:136College Drop2:547Put Me On3:538Down on Your Luck2:169Mad at Me2:4610Nothing to Me3:3411Don't You2:1812Second Hand Smoke2:4513Just a Kiss2:4014Desert of Mirages4:3015Give It Up3:4416Gas Pedal4:4017They Don't Love You3:3218Stupid3:37.
In October 2014, he was featured on Flo Rida's single "G.D.F.R.", which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. In July 2017, Sage released his debut mixtape, Morse Code×Morse Code21 July 2017 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Come Get It2:412Reverse3:123Pilot2:344Cost2:415Watchachacha3:016I Can Tell3:097She Loves Me Not2:298Give It to You4:019Grip3:1210Lituation2:4711All My Dogs1:2212The Gag3:3613Handle2:1014Black Wings2:0215Now and Later3:13, which includes the Gold certified single "Now and Later×Now and Later16 October 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Now and Later3:20". "Now and Later" peaked at the #1 spot on the urban charts in Australia and the UK.

Personal life

Woods was 19 when he had his first child, a daughter, in 2011. He dated Jordin Sparks for a short time in 2015. His second daughter was born in 2017 to an unnamed woman.