Merkules
Initially a gangsta rapper at the dawn of the 2010s, Merkules eventually drifted toward the elastic hip-hop of Drake by the close of the decade. The Canadian rapper built his following with covers of such idols as Eminem and Big Pun, but it was his original material on albums like 2017's Trust Your Gut and 2018's Cole that inched him toward the mainstream. Born Cole Stevenson on September 27, 1992 in Surrey, British Columbia, Merkules was infatuated with hip-hop as a child but didn't start writing his own music until he was 16. He started playing local freestyle gigs, including the tournament King of the Dot, under the name Merk Mikz. He eventually adopted the name Merkules. When he was 20, he released 2012's album Canadian Bacon, which was quickly followed by Bacon Bits. Hunger Pains appeared in 2013, and Scars showed up in 2015. In 2017, he released Trust Your Gut, which was quickly followed by Cole in 2018. 2019 saw the release of Special Occasion, an album which featured contributions from Paul Wall, DMX, Uncle Murda and others. Special Occasion spent time on the charts, hitting number 20 on Billboard's Rap Heatseekers chart.
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This Is What Happens
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Sep. 18, 2019
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Control
Evil Ebenezer, Merkules, C-Lance
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Evil Ebenezer Music on Jun. 17, 2022
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Monday
Evil Ebenezer, Merkules, C-Lance
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Evil Ebenezer Music on Feb. 5, 2021
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Move in Silence
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Stealth Bomb Records Inc. on Apr. 23, 2019
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Spots and Shadows (12" Mix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by DGZ Inc on Feb. 14, 2020
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For the First Time
Hunter Bentley, Golden bsp, Merkules
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by PONYKLUB on Jun. 2, 2022
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Money on My Mind
Nasty, Merkules, Peter Jackson
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Undeniable Entertainment on Oct. 8, 2021
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Loyalty
Evil Ebenezer, Merkules, C-Lance
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Evil Ebenezer Music on Feb. 11, 2022
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Mayhem
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Side Road Records on Oct. 24, 2014
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Magic
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Bankview Productions on Jul. 8, 2022
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Dark Skies
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Evil Ebenezer & Merkules on Dec. 27, 2019
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Who Is to Blame
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by A3C - iHipHop Distribution on Jan. 1, 2017
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FANNED OUT
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Just Juice on Mar. 22, 2024
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All Night Long
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Merkules Music on Sep. 19, 2019
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All Night Long
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Merkules Music on Sep. 19, 2019
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Different
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Merkules Music Inc. on Jan. 10, 2019
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Special Occasion
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Merkules Music Inc. on Nov. 1, 2019
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Noise
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Merkules Music Inc. on Feb. 26, 2019
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