MBNel

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Born and raised in South Stockton, CA named “one of the most dangerous cities in America,” MBNel aims to change stereotypes and put a spotlight on his hometown. As a first-generation Filipino-American rapper, MBNel survived the street wars and emerges to tell us the brutal honest truth about his upbringing. He has become one of the most promising young artists on the scene with his gifted ability to both sing and rap on tracks. Influenced by artists like Lil Wayne, Chief Keef, Nipsey Hussle, Mozzy, Young Pappy, and Meek Mill. In 2017, MBNel invested in his first official music video for his song “Love My Gang.” The video quickly hit 20,000 views in its first week and now has over 2 million YouTube views. His second song “Pose To” garnered another 20,000 views out the gate and now at over 1.6 Million YouTube views. In 2018, he partnered with Bay Area tastemakers Thizzler On The Roof to debut his first mixtape Forever. Breakout hit “In My City” has gained over 10 Million plays on YouTube and Spotify. More hits followed including 2018’s “On Me” with West Coast rapper $tupid Young that has gained over 6 Million views on YouTube. In 2019, Bay Area label EMPIRE released his follow-up mixtape Misunderstood and his debut album Born To Win that features Mozzy, TeeJay3k, Lil Bean, Lil Poppa, Drakeo the ruler, & Doodie Lo On July 17, 2020, he’ll release Child Of The Trenches EP featuring BLXST and Rucci with production from multi-platinum producers Mike Crook and Keanu Beats.