Mickey Factz

Mickey Factz
Birth nameMark Anthony Williams Jr.[1]
Born (1982-07-13) July 13, 1982 (age 42)
New York City, New York, United States
OriginThe Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
GenresHip hop, alternative, electronic
Occupation(s)Rapper, producer, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2005–Present[2]
LabelsBattery Records/Jive
WebsiteMickeyFactz.com

Mark Anthony Williams Jr. (born July 13, 1982), better known by his stage name Mickey Factz, is an American hip hop recording artist from the Bronx borough of New York City, New York.[3]

Early life

Mickey Factz attended Adlai E. Stevenson High School, which is known for being the high school that hip hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa attended. The school is notable for delivering students of musical prowess.[4][5][6][7]

Factz was exposed to music at an early age and his father would frequently rap to him. In return, he began reciting his very own rhymes, watching music videos, and studying the performances of his favorite music artists.[8] After high school, Factz went to New York University School of Law where he dropped out to pursue music [9]

Music career

In Search of N*E*R*D (2006)

Mickey Factz did many freestyles over N.E.R.D instrumentals on In Search of N*E*R*D (2006) in which he specifically rapped over N*E*R*D instrumentals.[10] Here Mickey Factz collaborated with Steve-O who pushed him to really begin to listen to N*E*R*D and served as creative inspiration. Factz then worked to chop up the beats and make the project unique, gaining the attention of Pharrell himself.[11]

Flashback Volume: 1: Back to the Future

Flashback Vol.1: Back to the Future (2007), which was created in order to pay homage to the type of music that Factz grew up with.[12] Mickey recorded about 40 tracks in total for this album and even after recording, he entered into another process that included the remix of over half the songs and instrumentals.[13]

The Leak, Volume 1: The Understanding

For 2008's The Leak, Vol.1: The Understanding, Factz leaked one song every week on MySpace for 17 weeks.[7] 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.[4]

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."[14] 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.[15] 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 "Freshmen Class of '09" issue in 2008.[16]

Battery Records & The Achievement (2010-2011)

Factz contributed a song, "Rocker", to the soundtrack of the Fight Night Round 4 video game,[17] and he signed to Battery Records in May 2010.[18] 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." "I’m Better Than You" (2010) was Mickey’s way of expressing his sense of confidence and recognition of the competitiveness of music.[19] Love.Lust.Lost (2011) was an album based on one of Factz’s past relationships.[20]

Mickey Mause

In 2012, Factz tried to release Mickey MauSe under his label, but they considered it to be too artistic and did not back it up. Factz went on to release this experimental project himself and in the album, Mickey Mause became his pseudo character, thrown into the 1980s as a graffiti writer who was later kicked out by his parents for being a troubled youth. This project represented what it truly meant to be an artist and much research was done in order to learn about Mickey Mouse and that era of time.[21] Lyrically, this mixtape is known for being one of Factz’ best and gained him the opportunity to become closer to Lupe Fiasco.

In a 2015 interview with hip hop blog The Music Stash, Factz said a sequel to Mickey Mause called Mau2e was scheduled for Christmas.[22]

Other ventures

Television

Factz appeared in a Honda commercial later that year as a spokesman for the Accord.[23]

Battle Rap

Factz has a long history as a competitor in the sport of battle rap dating back to the original battle leagues, and hosting battles at Ultimate Rap League events.

In 2017, Factz was involved in the battle rap league KOTD's Massacre event where he battled West Coast rapper Daylyt.

Discography

Albums
  • 2016: The Achievement
  • 2018: The New Museum
  • 2018: I Said Yo
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
  • 2012: Mickey MauSe
  • 2012: #Y
  • 2012: #Ynot
  • 2014: 740 Park Ave
  • 2014: Love.Lust.Lost.II
  • 2015: Y3
  • 2018: I Said Yo...
  • 2018: The New Museum
  • 2019: The Achievement .... (collaboration album with Nottz)
  • 2020: Warped Collages

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

  1. ^ "A". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "LISTEN | Mickey Factz – "Reality Real" | #TheREDEFINED". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  3. ^ "Worldwide Rap and Hip Hop Music Lifestyle Network - RapTalk.net Exclusive Q&A Interview Session w/ Mickey Factz". Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  4. ^ a b L'Official, Pete (September 2007). "Mickey Factz: Cool-Kid New York Rapper Gets His Marty McFly On". Spin. 23 (9). SPIN Media LLC: 52. ISSN 0886-3032.
  5. ^ Dugan, Stacey (2008-01-09). "Freeload: Mickey Factz, Heav'n's Fallout". The Fader. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  6. ^ a b c Concepcion, Mariel (2008-11-22). "Music Underground: Your Guide to Unsigned Bands". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 47. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 76. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. ^ a b Yuscagove, Chris (August 2008). "I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T". Vibe. 16 (8). Vibe Media Group: 99–100. ISSN 1070-4701.
  8. ^ "Watch Mickey Factz LIVE Performance Part 2 | apmediateam4u Episodes | Videos | Blip". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  9. ^ "Mickey factz talks About Leaving Law School". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  10. ^ "Mickey Factz: Just the Factz". 6 August 2010.
  11. ^ "In Search of the Nerd (2006) |". mickeyfactz-theartisticcollection.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Flashback Vol #1: Back to the Future (2007) |". Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  13. ^ "Know Good Music: Mickey Factz: Back to the Future - Flashback Vol 1 (Mixtape)". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  14. ^ kclark (2010-07-03). "DX Next: Mickey Factz". Hip Hop DX. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  15. ^ Ketchum, III, William E. (2010-08-31). "Mixtape Wrapup (August)". Hip Hop DX. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  16. ^ "XXL's Top 10 Freshman Issue (Covers)".
  17. ^ Ackerman, Dan (July 2009). "Mickey Said Knock You Out". Spin. 25 (7). SPIN Media LLC: 98. ISSN 0886-3032.
  18. ^ Wolfe, Roman (2010-05-13). "Mickey Factz Inks Major Label Deal With Battery". All Hip Hop. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  19. ^ "I'm Better Than You (2010) |". Archived from the original on 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  20. ^ "Love. Lust. Lost. (2010) |". Archived from the original on 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  21. ^ "Mickey Mause (2012) |". Archived from the original on 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  22. ^ "安全通过 - 请点击前往".
  23. ^ Moran, Charlie (2009-03-06). "Honda Looks Toward Bling-Free MC". Advertising Age (Crain Communications). Retrieved 2010-05-18.

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