In 2007, Spose self-released his first album, Preposterously Dank.[7] Spose released the We Smoked It All mixtape with rapper Cam Groves in 2009.[11] In January 2010, his single, "I'm Awesome" (from his We Smoked it All mixtape),[12] received airplay on Maine radio stations.[6] In February 2010, after the song caught on in other parts of the United States, Spose signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records and announced that he would begin working on a music video.