In 2013, Z-Ro changed his stage name to The Mo City Don. In 2010 he released his next album titled Heroin, which was followed by another new album titled Meth in 2011 and then Angel Dust in 2012. powerful" but "relentlessly bleak" by The Village Voice and "one of the best rap albums to come out of Houston" by the Houston Chronicle. Z-Ro's 2006 album I'm Still Livin' was released while he was imprisoned for drug possession, to positive reviews. In 2005, Z-Ro released Let the Truth Be Told, which was well received. The record was a huge success and helped expand Z-Ro’s fan base beyond the South. In 2004, Z-Ro released his critically acclaimed Rap-a-Lot debut titled The Life of Joseph W. All of these things helped to escalate Z-Ro’s popularity throughout the South and by 2002 his talent and hard work caught the attention of Rap-a-Lot’s founder and CEO James Prince, who offered him a deal. He celebrated his 22nd birthday at DJ Screw's house, recording the "Blue 22" tape. Z-Ro is also a member of the original Screwed Up Click, an assortment of rappers from Houston. In 1998, Z-Ro released his debut album, Look What You Did to Me. Z-Ro discovered his talent of freestyle rapping and after going through a couple of recording studios to make a demo, the CEO of a local label discovered and signed him. According to Z-Ro, listening to the music of 2Pac, Geto Boys, Street Military, K-Rino and Klondike Kat inspired him to work harder for his goal of leaving the streets. When Z-Ro reached his late teens he was unemployed and resorted to drug dealing and hustling on the streets. Girls, Sharon Van Etten, We Are KING, and Yo La Tengo cover some of Yoko Onos songs on tribute album from Death Cab for Cuties Benjamin Gibbard that benefits WhyHunger. Tracklist: 01 Devil Ass City 02 My Money 03 Where the Real 04 Naked Headed Lover 05 He Hoes 06 Since We Lost Y’all feat. David Byrne, Amber Coffman, Death Cab for Cutie, Deerhoof, Japanese Breakfast, Stephin Merritt, Jay Som, Sudan Archives, Thao, The Flaming Lips, U. At age six his mother died, and he was shuttled from household to household in search of stability, eventually settling in the Ridgemont area of Missouri City in Southwest Houston. Album: Drankin’ and Drivin’ Released: 2016. Z-Ro was born Joseph Wayne McVey in Houston’s notorious South Park neighborhood on January 19, 1977. He was named one of America's most underrated rappers by the New York Times. Joseph Wayne McVey (born January 19, 1977), better known by his stage names Z-Ro and The Mo City Don, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. Joseph Wayne McVey IV (born January 19, 1977), better known by his stage name Z-Ro, is an American hip-hop recording artist from Missouri City, TX.
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