Ball Greezy is an incredibly talented rapper from Florida who has risen from the lowest low to becoming a recognized face in the American rap scene. The talent of this young artist is undeniable as his sound has been described as uniquely his rising from hardship and pain that he has been through. He is also known for creating soulful, sexy and party-friendly music.
According to Greezy who started rapping since age 13, he went into music with all he had and all of him without a plan b. With all his dedication and hard work, the success he enjoys today is well deserved. He has collaborated with several Maimi area rappers including Rick Ross, DJ Khaled and Flo Rida.
Facts you didn’t know about him Ball Greezy
1. Greezy was brought up with a brother
Born Kinta Cox on the 1st of January 1986 in Miami, Florida. His parents (Austin and Mina Cox), raised him alongside his brother Kiran Cox in the neighbourhoods of Overtown and Lil Haiti, Miami. Despite showing an early inclination in music, his parents made education compulsory for him.
He attended Miami Jackson Senior High School before proceeding to the University of Florida, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree.
2. He was raised in a musical family
Ball Greezy grew up in a musically inclined family and was drawn to rhythm from a tender age. He soon took up the drums, which he would often play alongside his guitarist father to ear money in his youth. Greezy took an interest in rapping after a Kansas native guy named RP moved around their neighbourhood. Greezy and his brother began writing and recording rap songs in RP’s studio.
They had the opportunity to flourish and horn their skills. After some time, a friend leaked some of Greezy’s tapes and fans began approaching him, this motivated him to keep learning and creating. Moreover, his interest in ALL genres of music is one of the things that made his style unique.
3. He opened for G-Unit when he was still a teenager
Greezy’s first-ever performance was as an auditioning act for Texas-based record label 50/50 Entertainment, he was immediately selected to open for G Unit. Even though he was shocked to have gotten such an opportunity as a teenager, he gave the shot all his best learning to be a great performer from a veteran in the Miami entertainment scene (Larry Dogg).
4. Ball Greezy has also worked with Flo Rida
He soon began travelling with Flo Rida and doing shows overseas especially in places like Dubai and others. Despite being an artist at the beginning of his career, he was already being groomed for the life of a star.
He began his rap career with a 2009 single by Mista Mac called Drop That, a track which also featured Flo Rida and Brisco. Since then he has dropped several singles, EPs and full-length albums. Some of them include Feel My Pain Part 1, Feel My Pain Part 2, Bae Day, Bae Day II, All or Nothing and 305.
5. Ball has some sings in the Billboard
In 2008, two of his singles, “I’m the Shit” and “Shone” simultaneously charted on Billboard’s Hot 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Till date his biggest hit is thought to be Shone, a single that has a unique sound and Internet success.
Greezy has recorded several collections of popular music during his tenure as an artist. He is supported by rap greats such as DJ Khaled, DJ Smokey and has collaborated with great rappers like Jim Jones. With another of his mixtape Who Gone Stick Me, he has become known for music that comes from the heart.
6. His relationship status is unknown but he has a son
From the lyrics of most of his songs especially Bae Day I and Bae Day II which he dedicates to the ladies, it is obvious that Greezy has much love for women. While speaking about this album, he reveals that none of the songs downgraded women but it uplifts them. Moreover, he also admitted that women have been the ones holding him down and motivating him to do better since he began his career.
Despite all this, Greezy hasn’t been forthcoming with any information about the actual woman in his life. So it is difficult for his fans to know if he is in a steady relationship. However, Greezy revealed in 2018 that he has a 12-year-old son who is musically inclined like him. Who his son’s mother is and if they are still together is a question Greezy has chosen not to answer.
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7. What is the net worth of Ball Greezy?
Ball Greezy has been in the music industry for over two decades now. He is very active on social media and has a flourishing self-titled YouTube channel with close to 200k subscribers and 96,703,426 views as at November 2020. Greezy has also shared pictures of himself on his Instagram account posing with bags of money.
Greezy has performed at several tours to sold-out audiences and all this can be said to have contributed to his wealth. Just like most rap artists, it is difficult to ascertain the actual amount which this artist is worth. There are varying information which ranges from $500,000 to $2 million, but in all its undeniable that Ball Greezy has made a tidy amount for himself in the entertainment industry.
