Walter Moszel Williams (born June 18, 1993), known as Zelooperz (stylized as ZelooperZ), is an American rapper. He is a member of

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group Bruiser Brigade and is signed to their record label Bruiser Brigade Records.

Painting

Alongside his career as a rapper, Williams is a painter. He has described his painting style as being influenced by

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and

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. Several of Williams’ album covers are painted by Williams himself, such as the cover of ''Van Gogh’s Left Ear'', which is a self-portrait. Williams has sold paintings under his stage name Zelooperz as well as the moniker Moszel Offline (not to be confused with the 2020 album of the same name).

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Bothic'' (2016) * ''A Piece of the Geto'' (with Shigeto) (2017) * ''Wild Card'' (2019) * ''Dyn-o-mite'' (2019) * ''Gremlin'' (2020) * ''Moszel Offline'' (2020) * ''Valley of Life'' (2020) * ''Van Gogh's Left Ear'' (2021) * ''Get WeT.Radio'' (2022) * ''Microphone Fiend'' (2023) * ''Quazel'' (with Quadie Diesel) (2023) * ''Dear Psilocybin'' (with Real Bad Man) (2025)

Mixtapes

* ''Coon N The Room: Eating Ramen Noodles While Watching Roots on Bootleg'' (2011) * ''Help'' (2014)

Guest appearances

References

External links

* 1993 births 21st-century African-American musicians 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century American rappers African-American male rappers Living people Midwest hip-hop musicians Rappers from Detroit {{US-hiphop-bio-stub