Nez & Rio

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Nez & Rio
Birth nameNesbitt Wesonga Jr. and Mario Loving
Origin Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Years active2010–present

Nez & Rio are an American record production team from Chicago, Illinois, composed of Nesbitt Wesonga Jr. and Mario Loving. [1] They are perhaps best known for producing Schoolboy Q's 2014 single "Man of the Year," [2] as well as ASAP Rocky's 2015 single "Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2". [3] Throughout their career, they have worked with artists such as Schoolboy Q, ASAP Rocky, Vic Mensa, Arin Ray, Tinashe, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and Chance the Rapper, as well as others from their hometown Treated Crew. [4]

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History

Nez and Rio grew up together in Chicago, Illinois, attending the same elementary school and high school, as well as college at Howard University. [5] In 2015, Nez and Rio were nominated for Best Rap Album for their work on Schoolboy Q's album Oxymoron . In late 2015, Nez and Rio announced they were working on their own project, with an album forthcoming. [6]

Production discography

Singles

2012
2014
2015
2018

Album cuts

2010

Vic Mensa - Straight Up
  • 03. "Lights Out"
  • 06. "Too Hard (Lite)"

2012

Schoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions
  • 17. "Niggahs.already.know.davers.flow"
Tinashe - Reverie
  • 04. "Slow"
  • 11. "Who Am I Working For?"
King L - Drilluminati
  • 02. "Band Nation"

2013

King L - March Madness
  • 22. "Michael Jordan"

2014

Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron
  • 01. "Gangsta"
  • 15. "Fuck LA"
  • 17. "Californication" (featuring ASAP Rocky)

2015

Tinashe - Amethyst
  • 03. "Something to Feel"

2016

Schoolboy Q - Blank Face LP
  • 01. "Torch"
  • 13. "Str8 Ballin'"
  • 17. "Tookie Knows II" (featuring Traffic and TF)

2017

Wale - Shine

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
Oxymoron Best Rap Album Nominated

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