The Mekanics
| The MeKanics | |
|---|---|
 5 Star (left) and Foreign Teck (right) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B, pop |
| Instruments | Akai MPC, sampler, drum machine |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Foreign Mob, MMG |
| Associated acts | French Montana, Ray J, Ace Hood, Meek Mill, The Game, Tory Lanez, Kevin Cossom, Chris Brown |
| Website |
themekanicsmusic |
| Members |
Foreign Teck 5 Star |
| Past members | Remedy |
The Mekanics (often styled as The MeKanics) are an American record production and songwriting duo consisting of Michael "Foreign Teck" Hernandez and Rico "5 Star" Evans. A trademark of The MeKanics production is a female voice saying "The MeKanics" twice at the beginning of their songs.
History
2011–present: Beginnings and success
Hernandez and Richard "Remedy" Duran first formed the group in West Palm Beach, Florida. They won the Beast Of The Beats V contest in 2011, and were signed by Monster.[1][2][3] In 2012, they met up with Yelawolf after the competition and recorded two tracks one of them being the "Hammer Time" record which featured a verse from Rittz and was released in January 2013.[4][5] In 2013, Duran went solo to pursue a career in Electronic dance music. Then Tecknique he got production on Wale's album The Gifted. The production came about when Hernandez was in Miami and got called by Spiff to make new beats asap, while Spiff was already in the studio with Wale and Rick Ross. He left Miami and went to West Palm to send them a folder of thirty beats. When Wale picked the beat, Teck never thought he would select it and made it years ago. Two months after he sent him the batch, Wale told him it was going to be on the album and it happened to be his first album placement.[6]
He also produced most of the songs on Tory Lanez's mixtape Conflicts Of My Soul: The 416 Story which was released on August 26, 2013. Tecknique met with Spiff TV and went to Orlando to meet fellow producer Rico "5 Star" Evans in the studio, who later became a member of The MeKanics.[7] The MeKanics were also featured on Hot New Hip Hop's "9 Producers You're Still Sleeping On" in 2014.[8] Tecknique and Spiff TV created their own label called the Foreign Mob, and their first signee was producer Canary Julz.[9]
Production discography
| Song | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Stay The Night" | 2012 | Migz | N/A |
| "Put In Work" | Choo Choo, Ice Berg, Ace Hood | Yoda Muzik 2 | |
| "Let It Go" | Ace Hood | Body Bag 2 | |
| "Conflicted" | Don Trip, Psyko | Help Is On The Way | |
| "Could It Be U" | Don Trip, Yung Berg, Mia Rey | ||
| "Se Joga" | Naldo Benny, Fat Joe | N/A | |
| "Hammer Time" | 2013 | Yelawolf, Rittz | |
| "Man Of The Hour" | C.A.T. | ||
| "I'm Awesome" | |||
| "No Discussions" | Iggy G | Young & Comfortable | |
| "It's Written" | Scotty Boi, Ace Hood | AWOL 3: Power Moves & Executive Decisions | |
| "Turnt Up" | Scotty Boi | ||
| "Roll Up" | Scotty Boi, DJ Ziggi | ||
| "Keepin' It Gangsta" | Scotty Boi, Urban Mystic | ||
| "Head Shot" | Scotty Boi, Gunplay, 40 Cal. | ||
| "Frequent Filter" | Scotty Boi | ||
| "Way Too Faded" | Scotty Boy, DJ Ziggi | ||
| "Bangin' Dope" | Scotty Boi | ||
| "The 5th" | |||
| "Made It" | Scotty Boi, Fallon | ||
| "All Away" | Elhae, Rick Ross, Tory Lanez | Champagne Wishes | |
| "Till It's All Gone" | Elhae, Tory Lanez | ||
| "Cocaine" | Alley Boy, Fat Trel | War Cry | |
| "MFS" | Wale, Fat Trel | The Gifted | |
| "Looking For You" | Migz | N/A | |
| "50 Plates" | Rick Ross | Rich Gang | |
| "Fourteen & 40's" | Tory Lanez | Conflicts Of My Soul: The 416 Story | |
| "Friends" | |||
| "Up (Fell In Love)" | |||
| "Mug'z Advi$e" | |||
| "D.O.E. The Lights" | |||
| "Fucking Awesome" | |||
| "Driver" | Tory Lanez, Roscoe Dash | ||
| "Colt 95" | Tory Lanez | ||
| "10 Shots" | Jordan Hollywood, Yo Gotti | Nov 19th: The Mixtape | |
| "20 Minutes" | Jordan Hollywood | The Wasted Youth | |
| "Fuckin' Wit Me" | Meek Mill, Tory Lanez | Dreamchasers 3 | |
| "Bout That Life" | Meek Mill, French Montana, Rick Ross, Diddy | Self Made Vol. 3 | |
| "Keep Calm" | DJ Kayslay, Juicy J, Jadakiss, 2 Chainz, Rico Love | Rhyme Or Die | |
| "S/O 2 My Homiez" | Scoe | Tha Influence | |
| "Shoutro" | Tha Influence 2: X-Mas Trees | ||
| "Skip The Talkin'" | 2014 | Ace Hood, Kevin Cossom | Starvation III |
| "Rolling Stone" | DJ Kayslay, Game, Young Buck, Papoose | The Rise Of A City | |
| "Still In The Trap" | Don Trip, Juicy J | Randy Savage | |
| "Crew" | Tory Lanez | Chixtape II | |
| "Do What I Want" | Chinx Drugz, Zack | Cocaine Riot 4 | |
| "Gon Lie" | Chinx Drugz, Lil Durk | ||
| "Black Out" | Tracy T, Trae Tha Truth | The Wolf Of All Streets: The Rise Of An Atlanta Hustler! | |
| "F'd Up" | Woop | Woop Lingo | |
| "My Plug" | Woop, Liek Baby | ||
| "Life" | Woop | ||
| "I Bet" | Trav, Yo Gotti, Tory Lanez | Pu$h 2 | |
| "Teyana" | Tory Lanez | N/A | |
| "I'll Be There" | Tory Lanez, Meek Mill, French Montana | ||
| "Talk On Road" | Tory Lanez | ||
| "Fly High" | Lil Durk, French Montana | Signed To The Streets 2 | |
| "R&B Chicks" | French Montana, Fabolous, Wale | Mac & Cheese: The Album | |
| "40 Days N 40 Nights" | Tory Lanez | N/A | |
| "Brand New Choppa" | T.I., Meek Mill, Travi$ Scott, Young Dro, Yung Booke | G.D.O.D. II | |
| "Fuck Love" | Trina, Tory Lanez | TBA | |
| "Right Back" | DJ Drama, Jeezy, Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan | Quality Street Music II | |
| "Hold It Down" | Young N Fly | N/A | |
| "Really" | Game, Yo Gotti, 2 Chainz, Soulja Boy, T.I. | Blood Moon: Year Of The Wolf | |
| "Cellphone" | Game, Dubb | ||
| "Black On Black" | Game, Jeezy, Kevin Gates | ||
| "So Bad" | Caskey | Black Sheep | |
| "Sun Goes Down" | |||
| "Always Somethin'" | |||
| "When I'm Gone" | |||
| "Only One Of Me" | King Los | N/A | |
| "Ima Star" | Lil Durk, French Montana | ||
| "Quiet On The Set" | Zack | Here's Half | |
| "Poison" | French Montana | Mac & Cheese: The Appetizer | |
| "Ball Drop" | Fabolous, French Montana | The Young OG Project | |
| "What They All Say" | Chinx Drugz, Velous | CR5 | |
| "Wouldn't Understand" | Chinx Drugz | ||
| "Thug Town" | Chris Echols, Invi, Temper | Thug Town | |
| "Never Changed" | 2015 | Yo Gotti, Lil Bibby | Concealed |
| "Parkin Lot Pimpin" | Bobby James, Casino Crisis | N/A | |
| "Wrong In The Right Way" | Chris Brown, Tyga | Fan of a Fan: The Album | |
| "Too Young" | Post Malone | TBA | |
| "Daddy" | Rich Homie Quan | If You Ever Think I Will Stop Goin' In Ask Double R | |
| "Khaza" | Kevin Gates | Murder For Hire | |
| "Lose It (Gucci Mane)" | French Montana, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne | Mac & Cheese: The Album | |
| "My Nigga" | Meek Mill, August Alsina | Dreams Worth More Than Money | |
| "Love Like That" | Jason Derulo, K. Michelle | Everything Is 4 | |
| "Sinatra Flow" | Parîs | En Noîre | |
| "Prove Nothin'" | Kevin Cossom | TOMORROW | |
| "Levitate" | |||
| "Power Couple" | |||
| "Intro" | Game | The Documentary 2 | |
| "Every Time We Come Around" | DJ Khaled, French Montana, Jadakiss, Ace Hood, Vado | I Changed a Lot | |
| "Exchange" | Bryson Tiller | T R A P S O U L | |
| "Right My Wrongs" | |||
| "First Time" | French Montana, Diddy | Coke Zoo | |
| "Freaky" | French Montana, Fetty Wap, Monty | ||
| "Concentration" | French Montana | ||
| "Hell of a Night" | Chris Brown, French Montana, Fetty Wap | Before The Party | |
| "Wrist" | Chris Brown, Solo Lucci | Royalty | |
| "Giv No Fuks" | Jeremih, Migos | Late Nights | |
| "All or Nothing" | Puff Daddy, French Montana, Wiz Khalifa | MMM | |
References
- ↑ "The MeKanics - About". Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ↑ "The MeKanics". Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ↑ "The MeKanics". Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ↑ iStandard Producers (November 12, 2012). "The Mekanics Video Testimonial for iStandard". Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ↑ Collins, Thrill (May 24, 2012). "iStandard's Beast of the Beats V – Part III – The Mekanics’ Studio Session w/ Yelawolf & Rittz – Powered by Monster Energy". Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ↑ MeKanicsTV (July 22, 2013). "The MeKanics present: Making of Wale's "MFS"". YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ SwayUniverse (July 29, 2014). "On The Come Up: The Mekanics Freestyle on Sway in the Morning". Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ↑ Rohn, John (October 25, 2014). "9 Producers You're Still Sleeping On". Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Canary Julz". Instagram. December 22, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.