HipHopDX Premiere – Raised in Mississippi, Mercy in the end made his dwelling in Atlanta. Deserted by his father as a toddler, the aspiring rapper suffered one other blow a month after graduating highschool when his mom was despatched to jail. Unbeknownst to the surface world, Mercy started hustling to take care his three siblings.
By means of Instagram, he was fered a photograph shoot at boutique streetwear retailer Want ATL. So, he rapidly jumped on a bus to Atlanta, hoping the chance would result in extra.
Nevertheless, the journey was bittersweet. On one hand, the shoot landed him a gig with a modeling company however on the opposite, his siblings have been taken into the custody the Mississippi Division Human Providers. At 18, he had no household to return to in Mississippi, so he selected to immerse himself in Atlanta’s thriving artistic neighborhood.
Legendary promoter J Clever, who was already impressed with Mercy’s expertise, ultimately related with Babygrande Information founder Chuck Wilson who was “very impressed” with Mercy after seeing him carry out at Diana Schweinbeck’s open mic competitors.
The remaining is historical past.
“There have been lots nice artists competing and he took over the room,” Wilson tells HipHopDX. “He’s prepared and we’re ecstatic to welcome him to the group.”
To coincide with the announcement, Mercy has surfaced with a brand new video for “See What I See,” which is produced by Chad Paul Ora. Directed by Cricket and shot in Atlanta, the visible exemplifies Mercy’s distinctive inventive route and is only a style what’s to return from him this yr. Mercy will even carry out at this yr’s SXSW Music Pageant later this week.
Till then, watch the “See What I See” video above and cop the one here.