King Mez

King Mez
Background information
Birth name Morris W. Ricks II
Born (1990-04-19) April 19, 1990
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, United States
Origin Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, Producer, Songwriter
Years active 2010-present
Website kingmez.com

King Mez (born Morris W. Ricks II) is an American rapper, producer, and writer, most recently featured on Dr. Dre's latest album Compton. He was born on a military base, Fort Campbell, KY and grew up in Southeast Raleigh, NC.[1][2][3]

Musical career

The Los Angeles Times stated: "Mez has dropped a few acclaimed mixtapes including his most recent, “Long Live the King,” but he’ll likely get a huge boost from his verses on Compton (album), which arrive during “Darkside/Gone,” “Satisfiction” and “Talk About It.” [4] Mez has also collaborated with fellow North Carolinians J. Cole, Rapsody, and Drique London, as well as producers 9th Wonder and Khrysis in the past."[5] Mez appeared on the song with Daniel Day on the Lecrae song "Lost My Way" on the Church Clothes 2 mixtape.[6][7] His first official co-sign from Dr. Dre came about during the airing of 'The Pharmacy' on Beats 1, via a freestyle Mez rapped over a beat produced by Cardiak, with Dr. Dre on the ad-libs.[8]

Discography

Mixtapes

References

  1. ↑ "King Mez: Taking The Throne | Shuffle Magazine". Shufflemag.com. 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  2. ↑ "King Mez | Topics". BET. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  3. ↑ David Turner (2015-08-04). "Get Hip to Dr. Dre's New Favorite Rapper: King Mez". Inverse. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Dre's new album "Compton: A Soundtrack": The cast of characters". LA Times. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  5. ↑ Timmhotep Aku. "Dr. Dre's 'Compton': Who Are The Album's New Artists? : The Record". NPR. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  6. ↑ "Lecrae Releases Church Clothes 2 Tracklisting". Rapzilla. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  7. ↑ "Lecrae - Church Clothes 3". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  8. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (2015-07-05). "Dr. Dre Praises J Dilla, Talks N.W.A Biopic on 'Pharmacy'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
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