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Mickey Factz 
Background information Birth name Mickey Williams Jr. Born July 13, 1985 Genres Hip hop, alternative, electronic Occupations Rapper, Producer, Songwriter, Singer Years active 2005–present Labels GFC New York/Conglomerate Records/Battery Records/Jive Website MickeyFactz.com Mickey Williams (born July 13, 1985), also known by his stage name Mickey Factz, is an American hip hop artist from The Bronx, NY.[1]
Contents
Early life
Mickey Factz attended Adlai E. Stevenson High School, which is known for being the high school of hip hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa.[2][3][4]
Music career
For 2008's The Leak, Vol.1: The Understanding, Factz leaked one song every week on MySpace for 17 weeks.[4] One of the songs, "I'm Sean (50 Shots More)", was written from the perspective of Sean Bell, who was killed by New York police in 2006.[2]
Mixtape Success & Freshman XXL Cover (2008-2009)
In a 2008 interview Factz recalled, "I had heard a few records from some New York artists, whose names I won’t mention, and I wasn’t very pleased with what they were doing. [...] I decided that I was going to get in the shoes of Sean Bell and talk about the night of him dying, him at his funeral, him seeing the press conferences and him just talking to the youth and letting them know that we have to come together and do better than what’s going on right now."[5] Factz's song-per-week release strategy was also used for The Leak, Vol.2: The Inspiration,[6] which contains guest appearances by Drake, Travie McCoy, and Tanya Morgan.[7] The music video for "Rockin' N Rollin'", featuring The Cool Kids and produced by Precize, was added to rotation at MTV.[6] Factz was named to XXL magazine's annual "Freshmen 10" issue in 2009.[8]
Battery Records & The Achievement (2010-present)
Factz contributed a song, "Rocker", to the soundtrack of the Fight Night Round 4 video game,[9] and he signed to Battery Records in May 2010.[10] Mickey Factz recently finished touring with Big Sean and is working on his album The Achievement, which has no set date, but should be released in 2011. Mickey Factz became the new member of All City Chess Club when Lupe Fiasco said at a radio station "Mickey Factz is part of All City Chess Club."
Other Ventures
Television
Factz appeared in a Honda commercial later that year as a spokesman for the Accord.[11]
Discography
- Studio albums
- 2011: The Achievement
- Official mixtapes
- 2006: In Search Of N*E*R*D
- 2007: Flashback Vol.1: Back to the Future
- 2007: Heaven's Fallout
- 2008: The Leak Vol.1: The Understanding
- 2008: The Leak Vol.2: The Inspiration
- 2010: thedarkphoenix#ALPHA
- 2010: I'm Better Than You
- 2011: Heaven's Fallout: 4th Anniversary Re-Release
- 2011: Love.Lust.Lost
Music Videos
Year Song Director(s) 2008 "Rockin N Rollin feat. The Cool Kids" Cheeba 2010 "Alpha" Kwesi James "Paradise" Phil The God 2011 "Ex-Girl w/ Emilio Rojas" Derek Pike "Paradise" Phil The God References
- ^ http://raptalk.net/website/content/view/441/54/
- ^ a b L'Official, Pete (2007-09). "Mickey Factz: Cool-Kid New York Rapper Gets His Marty McFly On". Spin (SPIN Media LLC) 23 (9): 52. ISSN 0886-3032.
- ^ Concepcion, Mariel (2008-11-22). "Music Underground: Your Guide to Unsigned Bands". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 120 (47): 76. ISSN 0006-2510. http://www.thefader.com/2008/01/09/freeload-mickey-factz-i-heaven-s-fallout-i/. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ a b Yuscagove, Chris (2008-08). "I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T". Vibe (Vibe Media Group) 16 (8): 99–100. ISSN 1070-4701.
- ^ kclark (2010-07-03). "DX Next: Mickey Factz". Hip Hop DX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/dxnext/id.70/title.mickey-factz. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ a b Concepcion, Mariel (2008-11-22). "Music Underground: Your Guide to Unsigned Bands". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 120 (47): 76. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Ketchum, III, William E. (2010-08-31). "Mixtape Wrapup (August)". Hip Hop DX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1209/title.mixtape-wrapup-august. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ Canada, Danielle (2010-04-21). "HHWired Exclusive: Journey Out Of This World With Mickey Factz". Hip Hop Wired. http://hiphopwired.com/2010/04/21/hhwired-exclusive-journey-out-of-this-world-with-mickey-factz/. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ Ackerman, Dan (2009-07). "Mickey Said Knock You Out". Spin (SPIN Media LLC) 25 (7): 98. ISSN 0886-3032.
- ^ Wolfe, Roman (2010-05-13). "Mickey Factz Inks Major Label Deal With Battery". All Hip Hop. http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/05/13/22216497.aspx. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ Moran, Charlie (2009-03-06). "Honda Looks Toward Bling-Free MC". Advertising Age (Crain Communications). http://adage.com/songsforsoap/post?article_id=135013. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
External links
Categories:- Living people
- 1985 births
- Rappers from New York City
- People from the Bronx
- African American rappers
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