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Mike Zombie

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Mike Zombie
Mike Zombie in 2016
Mike Zombie in 2016
Background information
Birth nameWilliam Michael Coleman
Also known asThe Silver Surfer, Young Z-O, ZOTT, Zombie On The Track, Humble Genius, Rebel Without A Cause, BIG ZO
Born (1992-07-08) July 8, 1992 (age 32)
Willingboro Township, New Jersey, U.S.
OriginNew Brunswick, New Jersey
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2012–present
Labels
Sony ATV Publishing
Websitemikezombie.co

William Michael Coleman (born July 8, 1992), professionally known as Mike Zombie, is an American record producer and rapper from Willingboro Township, New Jersey. Since 2012, he has been an in-house producer for Drake's label OVO Sound. His biggest production for the label is "Started from the Bottom" in 2013. His other major production credit is "They Don't Love You No More" by DJ Khaled, released a year later.

Career

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He is best known for the production of Drake's single "Started from the Bottom". He sampled a track titled "Ambessence piano & drones 1" by Bruno Sanfilippo & Mathias Grassow for the song. "Started from the Bottom" was the winner of "Track of the Year" at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards.[1] The song was played during NBA All-Star Weekend, LeBron James' "LeBron Face" Sprite commercial", video game NBA 2K14, and video game Assassin's Creed 4. The song was also nominated for "Best Rap Song" at The 56th Annual Grammy Awards.[2] In July 2013, BET named him one of the "top 10 young producers to watch out for".[3] In October 2013, Complex named him one of the "25 new producers to watch for".[4] He previously collaborated with battle rapper Hollow Da Don[5] and Hollow played an important part putting Drake in contact with Mike Zombie.[6]

Zombie released his first mixtape, The End of the Beginning, on December 22, 2013. Recently he produced DJ Khaled's song "They Don't Love You No More" featuring Meek Mill, Rick Ross, Jay-Z and French Montana. In the summer of 2014 he released his first music video from "The End of the Beginning" "616" on MTV Jams. On January 27, 2015, Zombie released a new project called "Rebel Without a Cause". In 2016, he dropped a few singles and two projects: "Humble Genius" (July 1, 2016) and a collaborate album with Benzi Ayo "Ea$tside Story" (October 1, 2016).[7][8][9] In 2019, Zombie produced a song for The Game titled "A.I. With The Braids" featuring Lil Wayne.[10]

Discography

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Mixtapes

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  • The End of the Beginning (2013)
  • Rebel Without a Cause (2015)
  • Humble Genius (2016)
  • Eastside Stories (with Benzi Ayo) (2016)
  • 20GREATEEN (2018)
  • The Silver Tape (2019)

Guest appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Netflix & Chill" 2015 Ant Beale
"Boom Bap" 2016 Sap, Hit-Boy, Hodgy Beats Self Employed
"A LOT" 2016 Ronny J
"Basic" 2017 Tdot illdude & City Rominicki The Last Illustration of Tdot illdude by Thomas Jude

Production discography

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Year Title Artist Album
2013 "Started From The Bottom" Drake Nothing Was The Same
"Started" Lil Wayne Dedication 5
2015 "They Don't Love You No More" DJ Khaled, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, French Montana I Changed A Lot
"The Reach (Intro)" Westside Boogie The Reach
2016 "Aura" Iamsu! Kilt 3
"Intro (Allstars)" Yasin Allstars
"Wanni Wag" Mir Fontane feat. Ish Williams Who's Watching the Kids
"Street Fame" Casey Veggies Customized Greatly Vol. 4: The Return of The Boy
"Workin My Wrist" Chevy Woods Gang Shit Only
2017 "Make Me a Jersey" Dribble2much Locker Room
"Pain Killer" Torii Wolf Non-album single
"Overstimulated" Jhené Aiko Trip
"Ice In My Jewels" Roy Woods Non-album single
2018 "Love Me No More" Waka Flocka Flame I Can't Rap vol. 1
"Bodega" Mir Fontane Macaroni Tony
2019 "BIG" Young M.A Herstory in the Making
"All Eyez On Me" Mir Fontane Who's Watching The Kids 2
"By the Collar"
"Fetti" Non-album single
"Sinner" 24hrs Non-album single
"Stay Down" The Game Born 2 Rap
"Cross on Jesus Back"
2020 "Rehearsal" Ye Ali Traphouse Jodeci 2
"Dripset" Young M.A Red Flu
"Quarantine Party"
"Trap or Cap"
"Bad Bitch Anthem"
"2020 Vision"
"Big Steppa" Non-album single
"Still Alive" Mir Fontane Still Alive
"A.I. With The Braids" The Game Non-album single
"Step Into A Love Like This" Lauren Hashian Non-album single
"Sirens" Dom Kennedy Rap N Roll
"Beast" Dougie F & Tsu Surf Non-album single
"These Demons" Eminem Music to Be Murdered By - Side B
2023 "Get Off Me" Kid Cudi, Travis Scott Insano

References

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  1. ^ "Track of the Year". BET.com. September 23, 2013. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Coleman, Ashley (December 9, 2013). "The 56th GRAMMY Awards® Nominations Are In". Uwishunu - Philadelphia Blog About Things to Do, Events, Restaurants, Food, Nightlife and More.
  3. ^ "10 Young Producers On the Rise". BET.com. August 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "Mike Zombie - 25 New Producers To Watch For - Complex". Complex. October 7, 2013.
  5. ^ "Hollow Da Don - Loyalty Is A Way Of Life". DatPiff.
  6. ^ "Mike Zombie reveals how he got signed to Drake's OVO Label". AXS. September 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "Mike Zombie - A Guide to Who's Who in OVO - Complex". Complex.com. September 25, 2013.
  8. ^ "Drake – Started From The Bottom". Genius.com.
  9. ^ "Mike Zombie Mixtape Release Party - December 17, 2013". Philly360.visitphilly.com.
  10. ^ "New The Game & Lil Wayne Collaboration 'A.I. With The Braids' Surfaces Online". Hiphop-n-more.com. June 20, 2019.
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