Meekz | |
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Birth name | Mico Howles |
Also known as | Meekz Manny |
Born | Manchester, England | August 12, 1996
Origin | Manchester, England |
Genres | UK rap • Road rap • UK drill |
Occupation | Rapper |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2019–present |
Website | meekzmanny |
Mico Howles (born 12 August 1996) known professionally as Meekz is a masked British rapper from Manchester. [1] He released his debut mixtape, Can't Stop Won't Stop, in 2020. [2] In 2022, he released his second mixtape Respect the Come Up. It featured the song "Fresh Out the Bank" with Dave, which peaked at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart in 2022. [3]
Meekz released "Year of the Real" produced by MkThePlug featuring notable acts including M1llionz and Pa Salieu. [4]
Meekz appeared on an episode of Amelia Dimoldenberg's Chicken Shop Date . [5]
In November 2022, Meekz released an album titled Respect the Come Up featuring Central Cee and Dave, among others. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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UK [12] | |||
Can't Stop Won't Stop |
| 32 | |
Respect the Come Up | 13 | ||
TRU |
| 12 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [12] | ||||||||||||||
"Hoods Hottest" | 2019 | — |
| Non-album single | ||||||||||
"6 Figures" | — | Can't Stop Won't Stop | ||||||||||||
"Year of the Real" (featuring M1llionz, Teeway and Pa Salieu) | 2020 | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||
"Can't Stop Won't Stop" | — |
| Can't Stop Won't Stop | |||||||||||
"Like Me" | 50 |
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"Respect the Come Up" | 2021 | 58 | Respect the Come Up | |||||||||||
"More Money" | 71 | |||||||||||||
"Airmax's" | 2022 | 97 | Non-album singles | |||||||||||
"Daily Duppy" [17] | — | |||||||||||||
"Say Less" | 74 | Respect the Come Up | ||||||||||||
"Mini Me's" | 2024 | 94 | TRU | |||||||||||
"Manny" | — | |||||||||||||
"Jummah" | — | |||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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UK [12] | |||||
"Unruly" (NSG featuring Meekz) | 2023 | — | — | Non-album single | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "×" denotes that the chart did not exist at the time. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [12] | ||||||||||||||
"In the Fire" (Dave featuring Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts and Giggs) | 2021 | 6 |
| We're All Alone in This Together | ||||||||||
"Fresh Out the Bank" (featuring Dave) | 2022 | 35 | Respect the Come Up | |||||||||||
"Don't Like Drill" (with Central Cee) | 66 | |||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Award | Categories | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | 2020 UK Music Video Awards | Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Newcomer | Nominated | [19] |
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