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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Trust Your Gut
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Apr 20, 2017
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Special Occasion
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Nov 1, 2019
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Cole
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Apr 22, 2018
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Bass (feat. Tech N9ne & Hopsin)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Oct 17, 2019
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Hunger Pains
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Nov 22, 2017
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Heart on My Sleeve
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Dec 4, 2018
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The Bad Guy
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Mar 8, 2019
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Apply Pressure
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Nov 12, 2020
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Wanna
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Sep 24, 2017
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Death Wish (feat. The Game)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Sep 3, 2020
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Reject
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Dec 17, 2018
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Problems (feat. Afroman)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Mar 19, 2020
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Canadian Bacon
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Sep 21, 2012
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Fuck Rap
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Stealth Bomb Records Inc. & Merkules Music Inc. on Nov 18, 2021
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Scars
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Apr 24, 2015
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Force of Habit
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Merkules Music Inc. on May 29, 2020
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Drugs & Liquor
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Sep 20, 2018
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Apply Pressure
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Nov 12, 2020
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All Night Long
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC on Sep 19, 2019
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