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Mach-Hommy
BornPort-au-Prince, Haiti
OriginNewark, New Jersey, US
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2004–present
Labels
Websitehttps://www.mach-hommy.com/

Mach-Hommy is a Haitian-American rapper. He is well-known for his reclusive nature, concealing his real name and face in all public appearances.[1] This behavior has led him to be described as "one of hip-hop's most elusive artists".[2] Though he predominantly raps in English, he also frequently incorporates Haitian Creole into his lyrics.

Early life

Mach-Hommy was raised predominantly in Newark, New Jersey, but also spent much of his childhood in Port-au-Prince. His father was a folk guitarist, and Mach credits his father's musical style as an influence on his own.[1]

Career

Mach-Hommy first received widespread attention after the release of his 2016 album, H.B.O. (Haitian Body Odor), which he sold via Instagram.[1][2] Mach pressed only 187 copies of the H.B.O. CD and sold them for $300 apiece, before eventually uploading the album to SoundCloud in 2017.[3] He released numerous other albums in the following years, many of which were sold at high prices through services like Bandcamp and never released on streaming services.[1][2]

In 2021, Mach-Hommy released his album Pray for Haiti on most streaming services. Mach stated that he would donate his share of profits from the album to the Pray for Haiti Trust Fund, a charity he established to fund educational services and institutions in Haiti.[1][2] Pray for Haiti also brought Mach a greater level of attention from the music press, with Pitchfork honoring the album with a "Best New Music" award and Rolling Stone describing it as "a modern hip-hop classic".[4][5]

Mach-Hommy has intermittently associated with the Griselda Records label. Though Mach was once considered part of the Griselda collective, he separated from them after a falling out with Westside Gunn, and as of 2017 Mach-Hommy was unaffiliated with the label.[3][4] Mach and Gunn would eventually begin collaborating again, however, as Westside Gunn served as an executive producer of Pray for Haiti.[4]

Personal life

In an interview with Billboard.com, Mach has revealed that he had in fact studied and was fluent in the majority of the Romance languages.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Goon Grizzle (2004, re-released in 2017)
  • F.Y.I. (2013, remastered in 2017)
  • ETA: Greek Fest (2015)
  • H.B.O. (Haitian Body Odor) (2016)
  • Dollar Menu (with Tha God Fahim) (2017)[7]
  • Dollar Menu 2 (with Tha God Fahim) (2017)
  • The Spook... (with Knxwledge) (2017)[8][9][10]
  • Dump Gawd: Hommy Edition (2017)
  • Dollar Menu 3: Dump Gawd Edition (with Tha God Fahim) (2017)
  • Dumpmeister (2017)
  • Luh Hertz (2017)
  • The G.A.T... (2017)
  • Fete Des Morts AKA Dia De Los Muertos (with Earl Sweatshirt) (2017)
  • Bulletproof Luh (2018)
  • Dump Olympics: Wide Berth (with Tha God Fahim) (2018)
  • DUCK CZN: Chinese Algebra (with Tha God Fahim) (2018)
  • Notorious Dump Legends (with Tha God Fahim) (2018)
  • Tuez-Les Tous (with DJ Muggs) (2019)
  • Wap Konn Jòj! (2019)[11]
  • Kill Em All (with DJ Muggs) (2019)
  • Mach's Hard Lemonade (2020)
  • Pray for Haiti (2021)
  • Balens Cho (Hot Candles) (2021)[12]
  • Dollar Menu 4 (with Tha God Fahim) (2022)[13]
  • Duck Czn: Tiger Style (with Tha God Fahim) (2022)[14]

Compilation albums

  • Supertape (2012)
  • MHz (2017)

EPs

  • Back II The Future (2011)
  • Depth Cum In 3s (2012)
  • Uppity N***** (2012)
  • iGRADE (2013)
  • Good Grease (2013)[15]
  • Good Bye Uncle Tom (2013)
  • #wellBREADUCATED (2013)
  • May Day (2013)
  • #foreignOBJECTS (2013)
  • Don't Get Scared Now (with Westside Gunn and Conway The Machine) (2016)
  • Saturday Night Lights, Vol. 1 & 2 (2018)
  • No Chill 45 Series 001 (2020)
  • No Chill 45 Series 002 (2020)
  • Dump Gawd: Triz Nathaniel (with Conductor Williams) (2022)[16][17]
  • Dump Gawd: Triz Nathan (with Sadhugold.) (2022)[18]
  • Dump Gawd: Triz Nate (with Nicholas Craven) (2022)[19]
  • Dump Gawd: Triz 9 (with Tha God Fahim) (2022)[20]

Guest appearances

As Executive Producer

  • TGIF by Tha God Fahim (2016)
  • Wide Berth by Tha God Fahim (2018)
  • Dump Olympics: Wide Berth by Mach-Hommy & Tha God Fahim (2018)
  • It Wasn't Even Close by Your Old Droog (2019)
  • Jewelry by Your Old Droog (2019)
  • Dump YOD: Krutoy Edition by Your Old Droog (2020)
  • Tha YOD Fahim by Your Old Droog & Tha God Fahim (2021)
  • Block Barry White by Big Cheeko (2022)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Thompson, Paul (2021-12-09). "Mach-Hommy: The Man Behind the Mask". GQ. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  2. ^ a b c d Green, Dylan (2022-01-28). "Mach-Hommy on Knowing His Own Worth and Paying It Forward". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  3. ^ a b James, Andy (2017-03-10). "Meet Mach-Hommy, Earl Sweatshirt's New Favorite Rapper". DJBooth. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  4. ^ a b c Thompson, Paul A. (2021-05-27). "Mach-Hommy: Pray for Haiti Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  5. ^ Buford, Jayson (2021-06-22). "How Mach-Hommy and Westside Gunn Made 'Pray for Haiti' a Modern Hip-Hop Classic". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  6. ^ Kovar, Sweeney (March 15, 2019). "Mach-Hommy on His Approach to Collaborations, Staying True to Artistic Principles & Upcoming Album With DJ Muggs".
  7. ^ "Mach-Hommy drops collab tape with the God Fahim 'Dollar Menu' on all DSPS". 21 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Stream Mach-Hommy & Knxwledge The Spook…". Stereogum.com. 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  9. ^ "Mach-Hommy & Knxwledge – The Spook – HipHop". Hiphopa.net. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  10. ^ "Mach-Hommy and Knxwledge Release 'The Spook...' EP - XXL". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  11. ^ "Wap Konn Jòj! - EP by Mach-Hommy".
  12. ^ "Mach-Hommy Shares 'Balens Cho (Hot Candles)' Album". Complex Networks.
  13. ^ https://tidal.com/browse/album/243835523 [bare URL]
  14. ^ Breihan, Tom (2022-10-10). "Stream Mach-Hommy & Tha God Fahim's New Album Duck CZN: Tiger Style". Stereogum. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  15. ^ "Mach-Hommy - Good Grease (EP) - Str8OutDaDen.com...Relax and Listen!". str8outdaden.com.
  16. ^ "Mach-Hommy Shares Three New Songs: Listen". 25 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Mach-Hommy releases new EP, streaming 3 of its 4 songs".
  18. ^ "Mach-Hommy".
  19. ^ "Mach-Hommy".
  20. ^ "Mach-Hommy".
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