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Who Is Mozzy? Sacramento’s Standout Rapper

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After turning himself into police custody in 2022, rapper Mozzy has been released from federal prison after serving ten months. The artist served his sentence at USP Atwater in Atwater, California, and was initially sentenced to a year. The conviction was related to his January 2021 arrest for gun possession. While the rapper has been serving his sentence, he has continued to release new music, including the six-track Kollect Kall EP. With a long career spanning over a decade, the artist’s legal troubles have not hindered the success of his career. Here’s everything you need to know about CMG artist Mozzy. 

Early Life & Music Beginnings

ATLANTA GA – JULY 16: Rapper Mozzy performs at Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash 2022 at Center Parc Credit Union Stadium at Georgia State University on July 16, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.(photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)

Mozzy, whose real name is Timothy Patterson, is a rapper from Sacramento, California. He grew up in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood. In childhood, he was raised by his grandmother, a member of the Black Panther Party. Mozzy started his music career at 11 under Lil’ Tim and has since released numerous mixtapes and albums, including 1 Up Top Ahk and Gangland Landlord. Mozzy has collaborated with many well-known artists, including YG, Yo Gotti, and Kendrick Lamar. He has also been praised for his storytelling and ability to paint a vivid picture of life in the streets in his music.

Mixtapes & Albums

Known for his gritty street tales and unique flow, Mozzy’s mixtapes and albums have been praised by critics for their lyrical content and production quality. The rapper’s 2015 mixtape, Bladadah, is one of his most successful projects. This mixtape led to the rapper being recognized by Complex magazine for having the “best run of 2015.” Rolling Stone also recognized it as the 22nd-best rap album of 2015. Mozzy also released ten other mixtapes between 2011 and 2016. His  2016 mixtape Mandatory Check reached No. 7 on the Billboard Rap Albums chart.

So far, Mozzy has shared six studio albums, the latest being Survivor’s Guilt, released in July 2022. The album peaked at No. 40 on the US Billboard 200, and No. 23 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. Mozzy’s best-performing album was 2021’s Untreated Trauma. The album peaked at No. 19 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 10 on the Billboard Top R&B/ Hip Hop Albums chart. The rapper also released collaborative albums, like 2021’s Kommunity Service with YG. Mozzy has also released compilation albums with Blac Youngsta, Gunplay, and Stevie Joe. In February 2022, Mozzy signed a major-label contract with Yo- Gotti’s CMG. The deal came as a joint venture between CMG and Interscope Records.

Though the rapper is now a free man, his latest sentence is not the first he has faced during his career. Between 2005 and 2008, Mozzy was arrested three times by the Sacramento Police for various crimes, including illegal possession of a firearm and evading police. In 2014, he was reportedly arrested in Sacramento due to a long-term investigation by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department. The department was investigating Mozzy’s involvement in drug trafficking and other criminal activities. After the arrest, Mozzy faced multiple felony charges, including possessing a firearm by a felon. This resulted in the rapper being unable to leave California until 2017 due to being on probation.

In 2021, Mozzy was arrested for gun possession by a convicted felon following a traffic stop in Culver City, California. While driving, the rapper was pulled over for traffic violations. According to authorities, the smell of marijuana upon approaching the vehicle prompted them to search the rapper’s car. Upon searching his vehicle, the arresting officer allegedly found a Glock Model 26 Gen 4, 9mm caliber pistol. The officer also found 16 rounds of Speer 9mm Luger caliber ammunition and a personal amount of weed. Mozzy would be released after posting a $35,000 bond. In July 2022, the rapper would turn himself into police custody. Initially scheduled to be released on July 23, 2023, the rapper was released after serving ten months. 

What’s Next For Mozzy 

“Life comes at you fast. Sometimes shit gets real [and] you gotta take that deal,” said Mozzy in a statement to the press before beginning his sentence. “It’ll get slimy out here. Appreciate my loved ones. Chin up, chest out. Love you the most.”

Now that Mozzy is free again, he has much to look forward to in his career. With the sentence coming off the heels of Mozzy signing with Yo Gotti’s CMG, the artist is ready to drop more hits with his label mates. Fans still appreciate the 15-song album, Survivor’s Guilt, which featured guest appearances from Gotti. The album also featured appearances from 42 Dugg, Roddy Ricch, YG, and EST Gee. Mozzy recently released the follow to Survivor’s Guilt, titled Kollect Kall, earlier this year as well.

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All Yo Gotti Wants For His Birthday Is 42 Dugg Free And He’s Willing To Pay $2 Million To Get It

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Collective Music Group rapper 42 Dugg was sentenced to a year in prison for failing to report for a previous sentence for carjacking and firearms possession. This situation isn’t working for CMG founder Yo Gotti. The Memphis rap mainstay was willing to pay big money to secure his artist’s release, posting a call to action on his Instagram Story. According to XXL, he wrote, “I got $2 million for any lawyer that can get Dugg out early.[That’s] what I want for my birthday #FreeDoggy”

Dugg appeared to be having a miserable time in prison as well, sharing an Instagram post of his own (perhaps through an intermediary) in which he claimed that he wasn’t being given hot water in the commissary to heat up food. “Man, I’m in this b*tch heating my food up with water from the nasty ass shower — they don’t even give us hot water to heat food up,” he asserted. “Ain’t no microwave, I can’t get no visits from my family, nothing. I’m sure they gone do some more illegal sh*t but what I ’pose to die in this b*tch for probation violation?”

Even before Dugg’s troubles, though, Gotti was working hard on prison reform. Last year, he allied with Jay-Z and Meek Mill to throw support behind a bill to prohibit the use of rap lyrics in criminal trials, and before that, he and Jay sued the Mississippi Department of Corrections over inmate rights violations, prompting the prisons’ healthcare provider to end its contract. Hopefully, their efforts will yield greater results in the future, because the prison system as it stands is pretty awful.

Mozzy Released From Prison: Report

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Mozzy has reportedly been released from prison after spending 10 months behind bars for a federal gun charge. He was previously projected to get out on July 23, 2023. Mozzy initially turned himself over to authorities at the United States Penitentiary Atwater in July of last year.

The arrested stems from a traffic stop a few months prior, during which officers did a search of the car after smelling marijuana. They found a Glock 26, 16 rounds of 9mm ammunition and a “personal use” amount of marijuana. He was booked but released after posting $35,000 bail. While Mozzy is yet to confirm his release from prison, court documents obtained by HipHopDX show that he is a free man as of Thursday, May 4. He did have to pay a $55,000 fine, however.

Read More: Mozzy Begins 1-Year Federal Gun Charge Sentence After Turning Himself In

Mozzy At Rolling Loud

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 10: Mozzy performs during Rolling Loud at NOS Events Center on December 10, 2021 in San Bernardino, California. (Photo by Timothy Norris/WireImage)

A week prior to his arrest, Mozzy dropped his seventh studio album Survivor’s Guilt. The project was his first under Yo Gotti’s CMG imprint. It featured appearances from Roddy Ricch, Shordie Shordie, EST Gee, Blac Youngsta, and Moneybagg Yo. More recently, Mozzy dropped an EP titled, Kollect Kalls, last month. That effort features collaborations with YFN Lucci, Celly Ru, E MOZZY, and Baby Money. Additionally, he recently appeared on DJ Drama’s I’m Really Like That for the song, “Been A While.”

Mozzy first inked a deal with CMG back in February. Discussing the deal during the label’s 2022 Press Conference in Los Angeles, he described the moment as “long overdue.” “Overdue, overdue, out the gate,” he said at the time. “Big dawg been tappin’ in with me. I’m talkin’ about even before a n***a career even popped … We had conversations, he told me there was a seat at the table. I had to get my life right, tie up a couple of loose ends. I tied them motherfuckas up, we here now.

Read More: Mozzy Shares “Survivor’s Guilt” Ft. Roddy Ricch, 2 Chainz, Yo Gotti, YG, Saweetie & More

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Blac Youngsta Comes Through With “Blac Sheep,” His Second Project Of The Year

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Blac Youngsta’s been quietly ushering in a new chapter in his career. The rapper, who signed to Yo Gotti’s CMG imprint, hasn’t necessarily had the streets lit with his antics over the past year. Instead, he’s put his pen to work and kept a consistent stream of music. Blac Youngsta lit up 2022 with the release of 4LIFE, a 23-song effort that found him trading bars with Yo Gotti, 42 Dugg, and more. However, he clearly had more heat in the stash that he prepared to drop in ‘23.

Though we’re only four months into the new year, the “I’m Assuming” rapper proved that he’s not wasting a moment. In February, he released his follow-up to 4LIFE with Bank Appointment. The February release didn’t boast many features with the exception of 42 Dugg, Lil Migo, and Trapionn. The project was an excellent depiction of his gritty delivery and sound. An authentic depiction that captured his aggression, humor, and everything else that we’ve grown to love about Blac Youngsta.

Blac Youngsta Returns To The Fold With “Blac Sheep”

Nearly two months after his last release, the Memphis rapper returns with his new project Blac Sheep. The 13-song effort contains no features whatsoever but it’s another unadulterated look into Blac Youngsta’s creativity. Records like “Freaky” and “Alleged” are equally as fun as they are menacing while Youngsta aggressively dives into sexcapades and street politics. Overall, Blac Youngsta is bringing fans exactly what they want on Blac Sheep. Youngsta fully gravitates towards real guttural, heavy production that pull his energy out with each bar. It’s another exceptional release from Youngsta, though we suspect he has more in the chamber before the year closes. 

When Youngsta announced the project, he previewed a few bars that capture the essence of his new project. “I’m praying to god he can finally forgive me for my sins, I’m the Blac Sheep of my family,” he wrote. “If you are too then you my twin.” Hopefully, this won’t be the last release from Blac Youngsta this year. Press play on his new project above and sound off with your thoughts in the comment section below.

Mozzy Gears Up For New EP With “Free All The Lifers”

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The streets are screaming Free Mozzy until it’s backward. The Sacramento-based rapper became a prolific force in the music industry over the past few years. Since Kendrick gave him a shout-out at the Grammys, Mozzy has undoubtedly been in go-mode. For nearly a decade, Mozzy’s delivered back-to-back projects, from collaborative efforts like Kommunity Service with YG to 2022’s critically acclaimed, Survivor’s Guilt.

Unfortunately, he faced a major roadblock in his career. Last year, the rapper, who signed a deal with CMG, announced that he was turning himself in to the feds to serve a one-year prison sentence. The rapper pleaded guilty to a count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Mozzy began serving his sentence in July, so we’re only a few months away from his release. In the meanwhile, he’s gearing up to deliver new heat for his fans.

Mozzy Sets The Tone For New EP

Though we might have to wait a few months until Mozzy delivers a full body of work, he’s holding fans over with a new EP this Friday. The rapper slid through with his new single, “Free All The Lifers” this morning. The rapper taps Dave-O and Jay P Bangz for the intense production which Mozzy matches with equal amounts of ferocity. The rapper continues to showcase his lyrical aptitude through his dead-pan delivery and vivid details of the streets. It’s another impressive entry into his catalog but we’re certainly that he’ll have even more heat on the EP. 

“Free All The Lifers” is set to appear on Mozzy’s forthcoming EP, Kollect Kall. The rapper announced the project ahead of his new single, along with a brief trailer that includes a phone call from Mozzy. “The double back activity in full effect. Sayin’ until then, the call is collect, n***a. Emancipation proclamation, free the gang way,” he says in the recording. Check out the new single from Mozzy above and keep your eyes peeled for Kollect Kall which drops this Friday. 

Quotable Lyrics
Before I put on this Rollie, I really put on my partners
Love that n***ga Parker, forever, that’s on my mama
First he gave me the Sig, then he gave me the choppa
Round table meetin’ politics and lasagna
Or the truffle ravioli wit’ the lobster

Shooting Outside Yo Gotti’s Mother’s Prive Restaurant Leaves 2 Dead, 5 Hospitalized

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A deadly shooting outside Yo Gotti’s mother’s Prive restaurant in Memphis left two dead and five other victims hospitalized. Gotti has not yet spoken about the incident. Shooting Outside Of Yo Gott’s Mother’s Prive Restaurant A shooting occurred outside a restaurant with ties to rapper Yo Gotti’s mother in Memphis. The incident resulted in seven people […]

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GloRilla Surprises Fans With “Anyways Life’s Great… Bonus Edition” Ft. Lil Durk, Trina & More

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Glorilla continues to dominate the rap game as the First Lady of CMG. Since the release of her breakout single, “F.N.F. (Let’s Go),” she’s proven that she’s far from a one-hit-wonder. Songs like “Tomorrow 2” with Cardi B and “Blessed” made her one of the most popular artists on TikTok. Evidently, her success extends well beyond social media. Within a matter of months, she earned her a spot along rap legends of the Hip-Hop 50 segment at the Grammys, where she was also nominated for Best Rap Performance.

The aforementioned singles all landed on the tracklist of her debut project, Anyways Life’s Great. She managed to debut right outside the top 10 of the Billboard 200 with 28K units sold. It’s not a feat that many artists can achieve off the strength of a single or two but it was a firm reminder of her staying power in the rap game. However, she isn’t done yet, unloading a new version of the record with bonus songs.

GloRilla Adds Four Tracks To “Anyways Life’s Great”

Shortly after teasing her collaboration with Lil Durk, “Ex’s (PHATNALL Remix),” she came through with a bonus edition to her debut project. This morning, she shared Anyways, Life’s Great… Bonus Edition boasts another four songs, extending the tracklist to 13 songs in total. In addition to Durk’s remix of “Phatnall,” she enlists NikiPooh for the remix of “Get That Money,” which also includes an appearance from fellow Memphis rapper Gloss Up. Trina also appears on the tracklist for the remix of “Nut Quick.” The final entry that rounds out the extended tracklist is “Don’t Know,” which is described as the “GloRidaz Bonus.” 

The release of Anyways Life’s Great… Remix comes a little over a month since she released her first record of the year, “Internet Trolls.” Though the song became a huge success online, it’s surprising that it didn’t land as a bonus track on her project. It’s unclear if GloRilla plans to unveil another project before the year comes to an end. However, the release of these four records will hold us over until she’s ready to drop. Check the tracklist below.

Tracklist

Volume 1

  1. No More Love
  2. Ex’s (Phatnall Remix) ft. Lil Durk
  3. Tomorrow 2 ft. Cardi B
  4. Nut Quick (Remix) ft. Trina
  5. Blessed
  6. Unh Unh
  7. Get That Money (Remix) ft. Gloss Up & NikiPooh
  8. F.N.F. (Let’s Go) [HitKidd & GloRilla)
  9. Out Loud Thinking

Volume 2

  1. Don’t Know (GloRidaz Bonus)
  2. Nut Quick (Original)
  3. Phatnall (Original)
  4. Get That Money (Original) ft. Niki Pooh

EST Gee Preps “Mad” Mixtape With “25Min Freestyle”

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Before he even signed a deal with Yo Gotti, Lil Baby already described EST Gee as this generation’s Jeezy. Although his impact is not nearly the same as the Atlanta legend, he’s transformed his stories of the Fentanyl trade into motivational tales to get money. Over the past few years, he’s ascended into your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper. Even Jay-Z locked in studio time with EST Gee just to make sure that he didn’t have a ghostwriter that penned his harrowing tales of the streets.

In September, the rapper came off of a hot summer with the release of his latest project, I Never Felt Nun. Serving as his debut studio album, the rapper proved that he’s a singular figure in the rap game who can’t be replaced right now. With features from Future, Jack Harlow, Bryson Tiller, Jeezy, and Machine Gun Kelly, EST Gee proved that he’s one of the hottest new rappers in the game. However, he’s not allowing the momentum to slow down one bit.

EST Gee Got It Out The Pot On “25MIN Freestyle”

With his new mixtape Mad due out later this week, EST Gee came through with his latest drop, “25MIN.” Coming days after the release of “UNDEFEATED,” EST Gee delivers an eerie banger produced by Johngottit, Moz, and robawithit. The ominous production merges haunting vocal samples and thunderous 808s that pair perfectly with EST Gee’s lean-induced slurred delivery. Gee sways in and out the beat with murderous reflections of his past in the streets.

Though EST Gee’s known for his calm and collected delivery, his sleepy flow is certainly a stand-out on this record. His bars are just as menacing without the gritty conviction. It’s another impressive outing for the Louisville native. We’re excited to hear what else he has up his sleeve on his forthcoming project. MAD drops on Friday, March 17th. Check out his latest offering above. 

Quotable Lyrics
​​They can’t step it, they was spittin’, in the field, like a bird
It’s not the rat, but the bird, double-pat, like we church
Say your Rolex is insured, kinda like you livin’
We do stand-ups and walk-ups and broad day killings

GloRilla & Finesse2tymes May Get Sued By Victims’ Families Following Concert Tragedy

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Memphis rappers GloRilla and Finesse2tymes could be facing legal action following the recent concert stampede. The tragedy occurred in Rochester, NY during a crowd surge on March 5. Updated By: Kendall Parks (3/13/23 at 2:37 pm) The family of Brandy Miller, 35,  one of the three victims who died after the Rochester, NY concert may […]

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Controversy Surrounds GloRilla As She Continues To Promote Concert Despite Recent Tragedy

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GloRilla has come under fire for continuing to promote her concert despite a third person being announced deceased after her recent show in New York. The tragic incident, which also left eight others injured, has prompted calls for greater safety measures at concerts and events across the country. Updated By: Journey Green (3/10/23 at 6:03 […]

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