Mez, formerly known as King Mez, (born Morris W. Ricks II) is an American rapper, producer, songwriter and music video director. He is perhaps best known for his work with

Dr. Dre Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and co-founder of ...

and on the 2019 rap album ''

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''. He was born on a military base in Fort Campbell, KY and grew up in Southeast Raleigh, NC.

Musical career

The Los Angeles Times stated: "Mez has dropped a few acclaimed mixtapes including his most recent, "Long Live the King," but he most recently appeared on Dr. Dre's Compton, which arrive during "Darkside/Gone," "Satisfiction" and "Talk About It. He also wrote on 14 of the 16 songs. He is the majority writer after Dr. Dre himself." Mez has also collaborated with fellow North Carolinians

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, and

Drique London MaDrique Dashaun Sanders (born August 2, 1991) is an American hip hop artist. He has been featured in the annual Hopscotch Music Festival, Justus League Radio, and has been a part of North Carolina State University radio show WKNC 88.1 and North ...

, as well as producers

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better known as 9th Wonder, is an American record producer, record ...

and

Khrysis Christopher Frederick Tyson (born September 7, 1981), better known as Khrysis, is an American hip hop producer and occasional rapper. He is best known as a former member of the Justus League collective, being one half of the duo The Away Team ...

in the past." Mez appeared on the song with Daniel Day on the

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song "Lost My Way" on the '' Church Clothes 2'' mixtape. His first official co-sign from

came about during the airing of 'The Pharmacy' on

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, via
freestyle
Mez rapped over a beat produced by

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, with Dr. Dre on the ad-libs.

Discography

* ''The King's Khrysis EP'' (2011) * ''My Everlasting Zeal'' (2012) * ''Long Live The King'' (2014) * ''Data Plan .001'' (2018) * ''Data Plan .002'' (2018) * ''Data Plan .003'' (2019) * ''The Loading EP'' (2024)

Filmography

Music Videos

* J.Cole - "a m a r i" * J.Cole – " Middle Child" *

Dreamville Dreamville Records is an American record label founded by American rapper J. Cole and his manager Ibrahim Hamad. The label is currently distributed through Interscope Records, a unit of Universal Music Group. The roster includes Bas, Cozz, Omen ...

- "

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" * Sir - "Mood"

References

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