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Mike Zombie
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| Birth name | William Michael Coleman |
| Also known as | The Silver Surfer, Young Z-O, ZOTT, Zombie On The Track, Humble Genius, Rebel Without A Cause, BIG ZO |
| Born | July 8, 1992 Willingboro Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Origin | New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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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
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. 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. In July 2013, BET named him one of the "top 10 young producers to watch out for". In October 2013, Complex named him one of the "25 new producers to watch for". He previously collaborated with battle rapper Hollow Da Don and Hollow played an important part putting Drake in contact with Mike Zombie.
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). In 2019, Zombie produced a song for The Game titled "A.I. With The Braids" featuring Lil Wayne.
Discography
Mixtapes
- 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
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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| "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
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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| 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 ... 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 ... 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 |
