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 and final 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]

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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