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Z-Ro
Person · male · United States · Houston · born 1977 · recording since 1995
American rapper
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Also known as Joseph W. McVey · Joseph Wayne McVey · Joseph Wayne McVey IV · Z・ロー
Timeline
1970s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: The Crooked Mind
First documented release in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
· Album
Album: Underground Railroad - Volume 3 : Paper Stacks (Hulled and Chopped)
Album
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· Album
Album: Z-Ro's Underground Railroad, Volume 2: Thug Luv Hulled & Chopped
Album (Mixtape/Street)
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2010s
2020s
Biography
Biography
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. He was named one of America's most underrated rappers by The New York Times in 2007.
Early life
Z-Ro was born Joseph Wayne McVey in Houston's South Park neighborhood on January 19, 1977. When he was six, his mother died, and he was shuttled from household to household in search of stability, eventually settling in the Ridgemont area, a middle-class neighborhood in Southwest Houston near the suburb of Missouri City. When Z-Ro reached his late teens he was unemployed and resorted to drug dealing and hustling on the streets. According to Z-Ro, listening to the music of 2Pac, Geto Boys, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Street Military, K-Rino and Klondike Kat inspired him to work harder for his goal of leaving the streets. 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.
Career
Z-Ro released his critically acclaimed Rap-a-Lot debut titled The Life of Joseph W. McVey. The record was a huge success and helped expand Z-Ro's fan base beyond the South. In 2005, Z-Ro released Let the Truth Be Told, which was well received. Z-Ro's 2006 album I'm Still Livin'
I'm Still Livin'SpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1City Streets5:272Continue 2 Roll3:333T.H.U.G. (True Hero Under God)3:444One Deep4:225M164:326Remember Me4:127Keep On3:498What's Going On?3:389Let the Truth Be Told3:4810Man Cry4:3011No More Pain3:2412Still Livin'3:5213Homie, Lover, Friend3:5614Love Ain't Live4:0515Battlefield4:20 was released while he was imprisoned for drug possession, to positive reviews. It was called "a great album... powerful" but "relentlessly bleak" by The Village Voice and "one of the best rap albums to come out of Houston" by the Houston Chronicle. In 2010 he released the album titled Heroin
HeroinSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Never Let It Go3:592Denzel Washington4:083Driving Me Wild4:364Boss3:585Thug Nigga3:416Blast Myself4:187Do Bad on My Own4:068Real or Fake4:549We Don't Speed4:2810Gangsta Girl5:0611Eyez on da Prize4:4012Come Back Wit It4:1313Move Your Body4:4614Rollin on Swangaz4:1515Letz Ride4:36, which was followed by an album titled Meth in 2011 and then Angel Dust
Angel DustSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Never Been4:492These Days3:403I Just Wanna Say3:384Truth Is4:135Dicconu4:216Love It4:237Phuq Wit Me3:388Young Nigga4:309Time4:2010Heaven3:1311Jaccers Wanna Know4:0912Take My Time4:2313When I Get Free4:1614Today4:26 in 2012.
Z-Ro released his first EP under The Mo City Don titled Tripolar
TripolarSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 19 tracks1Can’t Complain5:082Mo City Thugz3:493Joy4:304Look Good4:545Pain of My Pen5:036Love These B%tches4:027Cash Flow1:138Loving U3:409Azzfest4:1810I’m Alive4:2611Where My Money3:2512K-Rino Interlude: The Law4:1813FTP2:5714Porcupine3:5915All Day4:2016Shindig3:2117I Don't Love U4:5318Stalker4:0219This Ain’t Livin’ (extended version) (screwed and chopped)7:08 on August 25, 2013, via One Deep Ent. Z-Ro then followed up with The Crown in June 2014. In February 2015, Z-Ro released his first proper studio album in three years, titled Melting the Crown
Melting the CrownSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Intro3:442Don't Stop Now5:123Keep It Real4:184Talking to the Popo3:025The Real Is Back3:586Se Me Now4:437Too Many Niggaz4:218Sweet James3:569Miss My Mama6:2210Way 2 Fly3:3111Look Good4:5912Porcupine4:0113I'm Alive3:2914Where My Money At4:30.
In 2016, Z-Ro released Drankin & Drivin in August and Legendary in November under his label One Deep Entertainment.
In 2017, Z-Ro announced he was retiring and released No Love Boulevard in June as his final album. He came out of retirement 6 months later and released Codeine in December.
In 2018, Z-Ro released Sadism on November 16 under One Deep Entertainment and was distributed by Empire.
In 2020, Z-Ro released an EP titled Quarantine, The Social Distancing EP with appearances from rapper Boosie Badazz, Slim Thug, Lanlawd and late rapper Wicket Cricket. He then later released an album titled Rohammad Ali
Rohammad AliSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Ain't Gotta like It3:042Make it Bacc Home3:413Get off My Dicc3:424He'll Be There4:145Goin up4:066I'm with It3:167I'm OK3:278Happy Father's Day4:059My Nigga3:2810We Gotta Do Better3:3611Right Here4:3312Stop Roachin'4:5213Stop the Rain4:0514Say My Name4:1515Friends Ain't Friends3:0116Mo City Texas3:5617Kill That Bitch3:20 on June 26.
In 2021, Z-Ro along with S.U.C. rapper Mike D released a collaboration album titled 2 The Hardway
2 The HardwaySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1No Car Note3:442Round Here3:513The Pie3:554Playaz3:495Plus Tax4:276You Know I3:097These Streets4:038Damn Right4:319Friends Bad Too4:3610100 on the Freeway3:0411My Line3:2212I'm an Asshole4:3913For the Ghetto5:0414Servin' Ya4:2115Real Hustler4:5616Can't Hold Me Down4:0817Real N.I.G.G.A.6:06 with appearances from Slim Thug, Lil' Keke, Beanz from the production duo, Beanz N Kornbread, Klondike Kat, Grace from Grace Boys, Duke Gutta, Oticia Redmond, C-Note, Big Pokey, and Lil' O.
In 2022, in a statement to XXL, Z-Ro claims Trae Tha Truth asked to talk to him outside of a Houston restaurant before he allegedly sucker punched him. After that, several men jumped in and continued to assault him.
Legal case
On July 26, 2017, Z-Ro was arrested after his ex-girlfriend, Just Brittany, accused him of beating her three months earlier. Z-Ro told the media that Brittany was using this accusation to get more publicity for herself as she is also appearing in a reality show on television. On October 10, a grand jury dropped the felony charges. The next day, the Harris County, Texas, district attorney filed misdemeanor charges against Z-Ro on the same alleged incident. The case was later dismissed in January 2019 after Z-Ro completed a batterer intervention program.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 68 | 96.2th |
| Studio albums | 42 | 99th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 44 | 98.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 30 | 66.1th |
| Genres | 23 | 99.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (68 release groups · 42 studio albums)
Albums · 42
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:03:20
1Guerilla Till I Die4:322Look What You Did to Me3:303City of Killers5:424Life Story4:015Ghetto Crisis4:426Pimp On4:177Mercy4:348Where Is the Love4:129R U Down4:0710Dedicated 2 U4:0611Lord Tell Me Why4:0612Tall Tale of a G3:3213Paper Game3:5014And 2 My G's4:4115Z-Ro the Crooked3:28Underground Railroad, Volume 1: Street Life
1999 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:04
1Maabin5:022Southside2:383R.I.P. DJ Screw5:144Tell Me What You See3:595Hustlin' In the Game2:526Look At Me4:027Crazy3:208Dirty Work4:359Life Is a Bitch4:5510Make It4:272000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:05:08
1Ni**a From the Hood4:162World Wide3:443The Dirty 3rd.3:424Hustling All I Can Do4:165Swang on 4’s4:296Looking Good3:5073rd Coast3:368One Thug4:389Gonna Get Easier4:2010Screwed Up Killers4:0111Still in My Life4:1412Let’s Chill4:0813Why4:0614To Love a Thug3:4915Steady Ballin4:0816Smokers Anthem3:512001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 46:28
1What's My Name3:592Look at Me3:303Mirror, Mirror on the Wall3:094All Night Long3:235Still Standing3:406Sunshine3:567How Does It Feel3:548Dirty Work3:529Still in the Hood4:3210R.I.P.4:1511Hard Times4:5312Life Is a Bitch13Shelter From da Storm3:252001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:37
1I Found Me4:162Block Bleeder4:233Wonder If I’m Blessed4:184Gripping Grain3:455Haters Song4:576Passenger Side3:357In My Prime3:398Real Niggas4:539Wake Up4:1910Friends4:0011All Fall Down4:0812Pain4:0613Sunshine4:18Underground Railroad - Volume 3 : Paper Stacks (Hulled and Chopped)
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 50:13
1Get Yo Paper5:432Real Nigga3:223Never Seen4:474Mirror Mirror4:325Still Standing6:146Hatin4:407What’s My Name4:368Straight Gangsta5:389I’s a Playa5:1610Time and Time Again5:252002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:06:33
1Does It Matter? (skit) (intro)1:032Real4:323Gorilla3:454Life4:375Gotta Let Go (skit)0:556U Gotta Let Go3:317Tha Third Coast4:298Plex4:269H.A.T.E.4:1810Southside Can't Stop4:5011All Night3:5812How Does It Feel4:4413Freestyle4:4714My Sermon4:2415S.U.C. 4 Life4:1016Maintain4:3017Final Curtain Call3:342002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:30
1Get Yo Paper4:202Screw Did That4:523Make It4:284Will I Go Crazy4:175Life3:586Life Is a Struggle & Pain4:477Talkin Down on Me3:358Change of Scenery4:219Hatin Me3:5810It’s Gonna Be Alright4:0611Let Me Live My Life4:3412Lost Another Soldier5:0713Outro2:072003 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:10:14
1Intro - Respect Da Piece0:512It's A Shame4:073Bounce With Mussilini5:194One Day4:125Do You See?4:096Bags II Match4:327Same Everyday3:548We Ballin4:129Wreckshop3:1610Too Much Time3:5411H-Town5:3312Sometimes I Ride4:0813Da Mobb4:2114Playa Don't4:0815Betta Watch5:5516Free Style3:4117Big Texas4:022004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 59:41
1On My Grind1:402Z-Ro3:073These Niggaz4:014King of the Ghetto4:3352 Many Niggaz4:166I Hate U Bitch4:337Hey Lil Mama4:168So Much3:509That'z Who I Am3:5310Everyday3:2211Crooked Officer3:3512Why?4:0213Happy Feelingz3:4414Z-Ro (Screwed)5:36152 Many Niggaz (Screwed)5:13Z-Ro's Underground Railroad, Volume 2: Thug Luv Hulled & Chopped
2004 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1Hard Times2All My Dogs3How Does It Feel4Life5Go to War6Hid-In7Shelter From da Storm8Let Me Live9Sunshine10Nothin Left 2 Live 42005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:11:31
1Mo City Don Freestyle4:252The Mule4:303Don't Wanna Hurt Nobody3:324Platinum3:315It Don't Stop3:416I'm a Soldier3:3671 Night5:088Help Me Please5:019Another Song4:2010Everyday, Somethang4:1911The Same One3:57121st Time Again4:3113From the South3:5014Respect My Mind4:5915Ride 2 Night4:3416Auntie & Grandma4:1117It's a Shame3:262006 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:08:38
1Freestyle 14:292Freestyle 24:243Maria, Maria (Freestyle)4:064Fiesta (Remix) (Freestyle)6:385Back Back4:186H-Town Stomp4:157Freestyle 74:048If I Ruled the World (Freestyle)4:569Stop Then Look3:5210Freestyle 103:3511Survivor Freestyle7:3412Hold Up3:5613Freestyle 134:1614Freestyle 144:1415Freestyle 154:012006 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:17:48
1Intro2:432Mo City Don5:163Tall Tale of a G3:554Grindin’5:115Eye’s on Niggas4:426Long Time4:097Never Take Me Alive4:468What Happened to That Dude5:149Up in My Face5:3610Dirty Game4:1511No Love5:1812Like Jesus4:4413Mo City Don (regular)4:2614Grindin’ (regular)4:2215Never Take Me Alive (regular)4:0116Up in My Face (regular)4:4317No Love (regular)4:272006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:00:10
1Intro: 1-Deep1:262Playa4:043For My Gangsta's3:454Baller Please3:565Hate4:206So High6:037Thug Life4:178Presidential 4 Life2:479Do da Southside3:3710Do Our Than G4:3411Soufside Can't Stop4:5112Same Everyday3:3613Third Coast4:1814Plex4:1715Hold Up4:192006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:01:12
1City Streets5:272Continue 2 Roll3:333T.H.U.G. (True Hero Under God)3:444One Deep4:225M164:326Remember Me4:127Keep On3:498What's Going On?3:389Let the Truth Be Told3:4810Man Cry4:3011No More Pain3:2412Still Livin'3:5213Homie, Lover, Friend3:5614Love Ain't Live4:0515Battlefield4:202007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 27 tracks · 2:13:07
Disc 11Intro6:132Chiefin on Dogia5:213Southside4:054Screw Did That4:025I’m a Gangsta5:096Sunshine4:177Time and Time Again5:298Tell Me What You See4:119Creepin’4:4710Nothin’ Left to Live For4:0911Lost Another Soldier5:0812Party on the Dance Floor3:3513Hustlin’4:1514Yo Son (instrumental)4:1215Trickin’ (instrumental)4:3116Outro - I See Ya (instrumental)4:33Disc 21Southside (Chopped & Screwed)7:062Keep Runnin (Chopped & Screwed)4:423Sunshine (Chopped & Screwed)4:414Nothin Left to Live For (Chopped & Screwed)4:305Tell Me What You See (Chopped & Screwed)4:246Lost Another Soldier (Chopped & Screwed)6:097Chiefin on Dogia (Chopped & Screwed)5:278I’m a Gangsta (Chopped & Screwed)6:379Time and Time Again (Chopped & Screwed)5:5710Creepin (Chopped & Screwed)5:2011Party on the Dance Floor (Chopped & Screwed)4:172007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 58:33
1Bud Sack4:042I'm a Gangsta4:473My Life4:344Strugglin 2 Change4:395Greed Vanity Lust5:036Stayin Alive2:277Going Down in the South4:318It's Guaranteed4:139Friends3:0010A Lovely Day4:1611Ride All Day and Night3:2412I'm a Murder'Ra4:0013M-16 (remix)4:5414Play No Games4:412008 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 52:22
1I’m So Fly2:582Represent4:203Talk to the Car3:264Can’t Touch Me4:485High Powered3:086Untitled3:197I Want Dis 4 Eva4:128Off da Block (remix)4:339Put Them in a Casket3:1810Hurt No More4:3911Do What She Do3:4312Emeritus3:3913Closer Than Close3:3214Shine, When I Wanna2:472008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:09:01
1Crack (intro)2:592Baby Girl4:083Call My Phone4:364Here We Go4:515If That's How You Feel4:346Lonely3:557Made4:408The Mo City Don4:029Top Notch3:5510Rollin4:3311Tired4:1412You4:1713Eyes on Paper4:481425 Lighter9:2115Paid My Dues4:082009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:17:27
1Intro4:042One Two4:103Don't Worry Bout Mine4:444Type of Ni**a I Am4:125Quarterback Vision4:016I Don't Give a Damn5:387Bottom to the Top4:448Can't Leave Drank Alone4:419Doing Just Fine5:1610Southside4:3511Haters Got Me Wrong4:4912On My Grind4:4813Shotta4:4914Thank You4:3915But3:5416Tha Police4:4117Bring My Mail3:422010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:05:44
1Never Let It Go3:592Denzel Washington4:083Driving Me Wild4:364Boss3:585Thug Nigga3:416Blast Myself4:187Do Bad on My Own4:068Real or Fake4:549We Don't Speed4:2810Gangsta Girl5:0611Eyez on da Prize4:4012Come Back Wit It4:1313Move Your Body4:4614Rollin on Swangaz4:1515Letz Ride4:362011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 56:55
1Real or Fake3:582Ro & Bun4:113Never Had Love4:044H-Town Kinda Day4:185A Southern Girl3:376Pig Feet4:0673 Way Relationship4:238Happy Alone5:069Murderer3:1010Razor Blade4:0211No Reason3:4812When We Ride3:5113On Mo Time4:2214That Mo3:592012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 57:59
1Never Been4:492These Days3:403I Just Wanna Say3:384Truth Is4:135Dicconu4:216Love It4:237Phuq Wit Me3:388Young Nigga4:309Time4:2010Heaven3:1311Jaccers Wanna Know4:0912Take My Time4:2313When I Get Free4:1614Today4:262012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 30 tracks · 2:26:11
Disc 11Intro1:192Maabin4:233Where the Haters At4:084Time Rolls By3:555I’s a Playa5:066Nothing Left 2 Live 44:057Who Could It Be5:268How Could U Do This to Me4:429Can’t You See3:2010Tell Me What You See4:2711Hid’in4:1512Stay Away From Me4:5313Can’t Fade These G’s3:1314We Gone Swang4:5915All My Dogs4:5616Maab4:0017Outro2:41Disc 21Intro (Slowed and Chopped)1:342Maabin (Slowed and Chopped)6:153We Gone Swang (Slowed and Chopped)7:374How Could U Do This to Me (Slowed and Chopped)5:355I’s a Playa (Slowed and Chopped)7:546Nothing Left 2 Live 4 (Slowed and Chopped)6:007Time Rolls By (Slowed and Chopped)6:018Tell Me What You See (Slowed and Chopped)6:099Stay Away From Me (Slowed and Chopped)6:5310All My Dogs (Slowed and Chopped)7:2611Where the Haters At (Slowed and Chopped)6:3112Maab (Slowed and Chopped)5:1613Outro (Slowed and Chopped)3:122013 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:19:26
1Can’t Complain5:082Mo City Thugz3:493Joy4:304Look Good4:545Pain of My Pen5:036Love These B%tches4:027Cash Flow1:138Loving U3:409Azzfest4:1810I’m Alive4:2611Where My Money3:2512K-Rino Interlude: The Law4:1813FTP2:5714Porcupine3:5915All Day4:2016Shindig3:2117I Don't Love U4:5318Stalker4:0219This Ain’t Livin’ (extended version) (screwed and chopped)7:082013 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:11:21
1In My City5:182Tired4:333I'm Alive4:084Loving You4:375What's Your Name4:316June 277:367Still Get No Love5:268Ftp3:329You4:2610Made4:5711Joy4:3612The Mule5:3013Homie Lover Friend3:4314Everyday The Samething3:5415Found Me4:342013 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:17:40
1I'm a G4:162Dedication to Pimp C3:143Terminate on Sight1:214Imaginary Player1:305Gucci & Fendi3:276Came from da Bottom4:437Down in Tha Dirty4:258Money in the City3:549My Whole Life4:0510No Mo Pain4:4511The True Untold Story10:2812Ya Heard Me3:3813Syrup in My Cup4:0114U Like3:5515When You See Us4:0716The Truth5:1217Pain1:1918Straight up Killa9:202014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 55:09
1Intro0:372Keep Shining3:583Exotic Girl3:464Hands Up3:455Live Your Life4:126I’m Gone3:547Kush Drank Pills3:388Imposters3:209Love My Dick3:5410Mo City3:4811Love These Bitches4:0512P.A.N.4:0113What It Look Like3:5714The Crown4:0415Coming Dyne4:102014 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:19:37
1June 27th7:042June 27th4:273Comin Dine3:264I Aint Takin No Loss P. 28:395That Money5:066Pocket Fulla Cash2:557Fell So Many Times3:398Lookin Like G'z2:479Street Life5:3210Get High (Remix)3:4811We Got It All4:4212Fallin4:1213Slow Loud and Bangin4:4314Exclusive 8 Minute Freestyle7:0015Fo' Tha Ladies2:4016Barre Kelly / Get Money Pro Freestyle8:572015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:00:06
1Intro3:442Don't Stop Now5:123Keep It Real4:184Talking to the Popo3:025The Real Is Back3:586Se Me Now4:437Too Many Niggaz4:218Sweet James3:569Miss My Mama6:2210Way 2 Fly3:3111Look Good4:5912Porcupine4:0113I'm Alive3:2914Where My Money At4:302016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 55:37
1Devil Ass City4:472My Money3:383Where the Real3:484Naked Headed Lover4:105He Hoes4:026Since We Lost Y'all4:467Hate Me so Much4:138Baby Momma Blues4:159New Shit4:4110Hostage4:5811I Ain't Gonna Lie4:1512Successful3:2513Women Men4:392016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:06:09
1Never Wrote3:532Og4:303Drank & Smoke4:034My Time4:045I Know3:316Ain't No Love4:117I Can4:238Skrewed Up5:119I'm Good4:1210It's Ok3:3611One Deep 4 Life5:4012Out His Mind4:5813Thru the City5:1314Dome, Kush, And Codeine3:5315Come with Me4:512017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 58:42
1Lost My Mind3:052From the Other Side4:443Solid4:164Belong to the Streets3:125They Don't Understand4:276You's a Bitch4:297Brang a Stacc4:358Devil in Me6:079Play Me3:4910Kiwi4:4311Lit Up4:2212We Are4:1813Bye Bye3:0114He's Not Done3:342017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 58:50
1Owe You Niggaz Shit3:172Never Been a Ho3:113So Houston5:134My City4:285Smoke Some Weed4:346Wanna C Me Fall3:297Still a Player3:248I'm The Shit4:199You Would Too3:5610I Don't Fucc with You3:3411Run This Town3:2212Stay Down4:0713You Ain't Gotta Worry3:2514Hold Up Bitch4:0215Better Days4:292018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:07:30
1New Money3:352I Got the Sauce3:493Gang Gang3:264Put You on a Poster3:085Good Guy4:176Crazy3:307Do for These3:098Like a Rocket3:289Hi Haters3:4910Haters Say3:5511Not a Rapper4:2412Up in You4:0513Long Time3:5014Hurt You3:0215We the People3:1516Succa S**t4:5517About Me3:3118Always4:222020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 23:05
1Slim Intro1:052Chiefin'4:143Follow2:274Let the Top Dine3:535Niggas Is Hoes3:546Shife4:087Life of the Party3:242020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:04:41
1Ain't Gotta like It3:042Make it Bacc Home3:413Get off My Dicc3:424He'll Be There4:145Goin up4:066I'm with It3:167I'm OK3:278Happy Father's Day4:059My Nigga3:2810We Gotta Do Better3:3611Right Here4:3312Stop Roachin'4:5213Stop the Rain4:0514Say My Name4:1515Friends Ain't Friends3:0116Mo City Texas3:5617Kill That Bitch3:202021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:11:45
1No Car Note3:442Round Here3:513The Pie3:554Playaz3:495Plus Tax4:276You Know I3:097These Streets4:038Damn Right4:319Friends Bad Too4:3610100 on the Freeway3:0411My Line3:2212I'm an Asshole4:3913For the Ghetto5:0414Servin' Ya4:2115Real Hustler4:5616Can't Hold Me Down4:0817Real N.I.G.G.A.6:062022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:09:50
1Pressure (intro)3:062Man Hold Up3:573Where My Niggas At3:084Roll 1 Deep3:095That’s Me3:436Never Fold3:037Fall Bacc3:068Heaven 4 a Gangsta3:199Lord Knows3:5110Playa2:5711Waitin on the Checc3:0212Shin Dig3:5513On My Necc3:4914MurdererxLanlawd4:2415Everywhere I Go3:2516Live It Up3:0017H‐Town Legend3:2518Gone Eat4:1419Actin’ Funny3:50205th3:272024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:02:18
1Intro3:572All My Life3:383Mad Ain't Ya4:184I'm So High4:145Bigger Bag3:296Pimpin' Over Here3:087Still Shinin'3:428Ribbon In The Sky4:169We All We Got3:3810We OK3:2911My Life4:2912Clearer4:2713No Angel3:1014Ride With A Playa3:4315Almost Famous4:1316Down South Shit4:272024 · studio album
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1Intro - Gheto Boys Reloaded0:292CHARGING4:423KINGZ4:054LIVE MY DREAMS3:505SIDE DICC3:396NO ICE3:487PAYBACC2:548VANDROSS3:179MY PEOPLE3:3310LOG ON3:4311LOVE IN THESE STREETS2:5712ROTHER4:2213HIM3:0414NEVA 4GET3:0515MOTION3:2716DIE4:28
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Crooked MindSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksANow That I Am High BI Can't Win | 1995 |
Single · 11
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Still Standing / What's My NameSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracksA1Still Standing (radio) A2Still Standing (instrumental) A3Still Standing (a cappella) B1What's My Name (radio) B2What's My Name (instrumental) B3What's My Name (a cappella) | 2002 | ||
| 2003 | I Hate U / Z-Ro / Hey Lil MamaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 25:20A1I Hate U (radio)4:10 A2I Hate U (LP)4:32 A3I Hate U (instrumental)4:10 B1Z-Ro (radio)3:18 B2Z-Ro (instrumental)2:30 B3Hey Lil Mama (radio)4:10 B4Hey Lil Mama (instrumental)2:30 | 2003 | ||
| 2004 | So MuchSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1So Much (radio) A2So Much (instrumental) B1So Much (LP) B2So Much (a cappella) | 2004 | ||
| 2004 | TheseSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 16:44A1These (radio)4:12 A2These (instrumental)4:10 B1These (LP)4:12 B2These (instrumental)4:10 | 2004 | ||
| 2005 | Platinum / Mo City Don / From the SouthSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 23:40A1Platinum (radio)3:32 A2Platinum (instrumental)3:32 A3Mo City Don (Freestyle) (radio)4:25 B1From the South (radio)3:54 B2From the South (instrumental)3:54 B3Mo City Don (instrumental)4:23 | 2005 | ||
| 2005 | Club Wax PromoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 24:44A1Mo City Don4:25 A2The Mule4:29 A3Platinum3:30 B1From the South3:50 B2Don't Wanna Hurt Nobody3:31 B3Respect My Mind4:59 | 2005 | ||
| 2005 | From The SouthSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 23:401From The South3:54 2From The South (Instrumental)3:54 3Platinum3:32 4Platinum (Instrumental)3:32 5Mo City Don (Freestyle)4:25 6Mo City Don (Instrumental)4:23 | 2005 | ||
| 2006 | T.H.U.G. / Continue 2 RollSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracksA1T.H.U.G. (True Hero Under God) A2Continue 2 Roll A3Still Livin' B1T.H.U.G. (True Hero Under God) (instrumental) B2Continue 2 Roll (instrumental) B3Still Livin' (instrumental) | 2006 | ||
| 2017 | Belong To The StreetsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:241Belong To The Streets (Explicit)3:12 2Belong To The Streets (Radio Edit)3:12 | 16 February 2017 | ||
| 2023 | It's Going DownSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:011It's Going Down3:01 | 7 July 2023 | ||
| 2025 | You’re Still HomeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:381You’re Still Home3:38 | 21 November 2025 |
Album · 12
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Greatest Hits - For My ThugzSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 1:06:331Get Yo Paper4:53 2Creepin4:48 3Go to War4:36 4Look at Me4:21 5Sunshine5:09 6Keep Runnin4:08 7Who Could It Be6:30 8It’s Gonna Be Alright4:34 9Dirty Work5:16 10Stranger in the Midst5:10 11Life5:31 12Still in the Hood6:07 13Let Me Life My Life5:30 | Compilation | 29 April 2004 | |
| 2005 | 4/20: The Smokers AnthemSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:03:491Look at Me3:31 2Don't Wanna Go to War3:57 3Life4:15 4Who Could It Be5:27 5Sunshine3:57 6Real Niggaz3:37 7Roll By4:24 8Still Standing3:40 9Still in the Hood4:33 10Crazy4:17 11I'm a Gangsta4:36 12Pain4:14 13Shelter From Da Storm3:27 14Time and Time Again5:06 15Struggle and Pain4:48 | Compilation | 2005 | |
| 2005 | Z-Ro & FriendsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks1Get High 2Roll By 3Modern Day Warrior 4U Don’t Wanna Fuck With Us 5Handle Up 6Southside 7Get Yo Paper 8Lean With Me 9We Parlay 10Hustle In The Game 11It’s Gonna Get Better 12Don’t Waste Your Time 13Southside (Slowed & Chopped) 14We Parlay (Slowed & Chopped) 15It’s Gonna Get Better (Slowed & Chopped) 16Outro (Slowed & Chopped) | Compilation | 2005 | |
| 2006 | Limited Edition 1 DeepSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:00:101Intro: 1-Deep1:26 2Playa4:04 3For My Gangsta's3:45 4Baller Please3:56 5Hate4:20 6So High6:03 7Thug Life4:17 8Presidential 4 Life2:47 9Do da Southside3:37 10Do Our Than G4:34 11Soufside Can't Stop4:51 12Same Everyday3:36 13Third Coast4:18 14Plex4:17 15Hold Up4:19 | Compilation | 18 September 2006 | |
| 2008 | Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:04:391Mo City Don4:25 2Z-Ro3:07 3From the South3:50 4I Hate U4:32 5Top Notch3:54 6The Mule4:29 7These Ni@@az4:00 8That'z Who I Am3:52 9Respect My Mind4:59 10Help Me Please5:00 11II My Ni@@az4:16 12One Deep4:22 13M164:32 1425 Lighterz9:21 | Compilation | 2008 | |
| 2010 | 5200Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks1Southside Groovin 25200 Freestyle 3Mac & Tha King 4Spend Yo Money Wit Me 5Paper 6Drank So Good 7Face Real Heavy 8Grind All Night 9Look Good 10Wacha Gone Do 11Say Ahh 12Shife 13Moments in the Hood | Compilation,Mixtape/Street | 2010 | |
| 2011 | Street LegendsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:17:451True Boy4:26 2Since the 90s4:01 3H-Town Bosses9:54 4Big Money3:12 5Paper Route5:25 6Never3:39 7Known 4 Stackin Paper3:45 8Yesterday4:56 9The Hood3:32 10Dr@ Smoke4:02 11The Game3:32 12The Come Up4:08 13Blvd4:56 14You Know What Im Talkin Bout!6:18 15Freestyle1:32 16L.I.F.E.10:27 | Compilation | 5 April 2011 | |
| 2011 | Straight ProfitSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:17:451Kay-Row4:50 2Smokers Anthem3:51 3I Found Me4:16 4My Story (Slowed)8:26 5Swang On 4's4:28 6Pain4:05 74's & 3's5:01 8On The Edge6:01 9Ni**a From The Hood4:16 10Steady Ballin4:08 11Freestyle4:33 12Haters Song (Let It Go)4:56 13Looking Good3:47 14Hero4:17 15Sunshine4:17 16I Found Me (Slowed)6:33 | Compilation | 16 August 2011 | |
| 2015 | I Found MeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 28 tracks · 1:54:261Look at Me3:29 2Passenger Side3:34 3Life3:57 4Screwed Up4:01 5Maab4:00 6Nigga from the Hood4:16 7World Wide3:43 8R.I.P.4:15 9Gripping Grain3:44 10Nothing Left 2 Live 44:04 11Block Bleeder4:23 12What’s My Name3:59 13Still My Life4:13 14Time Rolls By3:54 15Roll On By3:19 16Screw Did That4:52 17The Dirty 3rd3:42 18Go to War3:56 19Stickey Ickey4:59 20Can’t Fade These G’s3:13 21In My Prime3:38 22Swang On 4’s4:28 23Southside4:59 24Slugshoota4:38 25Looking Good3:47 26Sunshine3:56 27I’m a Gangsta4:35 28Real Niggas4:52 | Compilation | 23 June 2015 | |
| 2015 | Mo City GreySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:29:02Disc 1 1DJ Screw Speaks0:14 2Blue 22 (Freestyle)9:53 3Lord Tell Me Why (Back n Yo Ear)5:40 4Look What You Did to Me (It’s a dirty World)4:20 5Z-Ro Speaks (How I Met DJ Screw)0:56 6G Love (Freestyle)13:56 7Z-Ro Speaks (I Met Robert Earl Davis)0:14 8Ghetto Crisis (Worldwide Southside)5:55 Disc 21Z-Ro Speaks (We Started Talkin’ About Life)0:29 2Only the Real (Freestyle)14:02 3Crumbs 2 Bricks (Freestyle)19:15 4Z-Ro Speaks (Fisher Boy)0:23 5Look What You Did To Me (Blue 22)4:26 6Life Story (G Love)9:19 | Compilation | 21 August 2015 | |
| 2016 | I Found Me, Volume 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 30 tracks · 2:10:07Disc 1 1Dirty Work3:52 2Smokers Anthem3:51 3How Could You Do This to Me4:42 43rd Coast3:35 5I Found Me4:16 6Chiefen on Dogia6:10 7Why4:05 8Friends3:59 9How Does It Feel3:54 10Pain4:05 11Life Is a Bitch4:12 12Sunshine4:17 13Life Is a Struggle and Pain4:46 14Hard Times4:53 15Shelter from da Storm3:25 Disc 21One Thug4:37 2Wake up4:19 3Tell Me What You See4:27 4Who Could It Be5:25 5Steady Ballin’4:07 6To Love a Thug3:49 7It’s Gonna Be Alright4:05 8Wonder If I’m Blessed4:18 9Time and Again5:05 10Creepin’3:57 11Hustling All I Can Do4:15 12All Fall Down4:07 13Will I Go Crazy4:16 14Lost Another Soldier5:56 15All Night Long3:22 | Compilation | 22 January 2016 | |
| — | The CrownSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 28:581Intro (Dj Michael Watts Remix)0:36 2Crown (Dj Michael Watts Remix)1:59 3Hands Up (Dj Michael Watts Remix)1:06 4Imposters (Dj Michael Watts Remix)2:08 5Love These Bitches (Dj Michael Watts Remix)4:48 6Love My Dick (Dj Michael Watts Remix)1:40 7Keep Shining (Dj Michael Watts Remix)1:54 8Pussy Ass Nigga (Dj Michael Watts Remix)0:34 9What It Look Like (Dj Michael Watts Remix)1:59 10Live Your Life (Dj Michael Watts Remix)1:22 11I'm Gone (Dj Michael Watts Remix)1:31 12Kush Drank Pills (Dj Michael Watts Remix)2:04 13Exotic Girl (Dj Michael Watts Remix)1:55 14Mo City (Dj Michael Watts Remix)3:20 15Coming Dyne (Dj Michael Watts Remix)2:02 | Remix,Mixtape/Street | — |
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | S O L I DSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks1But It’s Okay 2Legendary 3Act Like That 4That’s What I Did 5Thru the Roof 61 Time 7Comin’ Dine | 5 January 2016 | ||
| 2016 | Hater MakerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 14:511Hater Maker4:00 2Hater Maker3:49 3Hater Maker (Screwed & Chopped)7:02 | 14 March 2016 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Z-Ro head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 68 | 96.2th |
| Studio albums | 42 | 99th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 44 | 98.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 30 | 66.1th |
| Genres | 23 | 99.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guerilla Maab(band) | — | present | |
| Assholes by Nature(band) | — | present | original |
| Assholes by Nature(band) | — | present | |
| The H-Town All Starz(band) | — | present | |
| Screwed Up Click(band) | — | present | |
| Killa Klan(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Z-Ro_cropped.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/36cf5c5e-14fb-42c0-a232-56bd449a81dfdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/36cf5c5e-14fb-42c0-a232-56bd449a81dfcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135794genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135794seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-Robiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-Ro
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Arthur Smart · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q135794 · MusicBrainz: 36cf5c5e-14fb-42c0-a232-56bd449a81df
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