![]() ![]() McVey and on February 24, 2004, the release of the chart topping single “I Hate You Bitch” In which Z-RO not only raps but sings, explored the subjects of love and hate and at times focused on how the breakup of the relationship also removed the step children that he described as his “H.E.A.R.T”. 2004 would see his debut release on the Rap-A-Lot label entitled The Life of Joseph W. Z-RO signed with the legendary label and began to release a string of hits. This album and the release of the SUC Blue Tape 22, Secured his street fame and credibility which caught the attention of the Houston and Southern Hip Hop powerhouse label RAP-A-LOT. In 1998, Z-Ro released his debut album, Look What You Did to Me. In 1997 he was inducted into DJ SCREW’s legendary Screwed Up Click. ![]() Z-RO then became a member of Street Military’s “Killa Klan Collective”, his fame increased. Z-RO fell in love with the process and began composing lyrics himself. "So I stayed, just to peep out the process. Everybody that ain't recording, get the fuck out! If you ain't here to work, leave'," recollects Z-Ro. "I'd go over they house, we playin' ball, smokin' weed, and around 8 o'clock, Lil' Flea used to come downstairs and be like 'look, we gonna start recording. Meeting and befriending the Hip Hop group Street Military, who were signed with EMI, would change his life. And with the streets comes the usual tale of drug selling and street brawling. Dreams and hopes dashed, Z-RO turned to the streets. This would effectively end his athletic career and forced him to look elsewhere for recognition. He still carries the shell casing in his body. Unfortunately it was also during this time that he was shot. It was while attending church and singing in the choir that Z-RO honed his now infamous ability to sing and harmonize. He maintained good grades and attended church regularly with his father. During his high school years Z-RO was a student athlete. ![]() The isolation, rejection and loneliness he experienced during this period would fuel his desire to establish himself independent of relatives and would become the lyrical basis of his musical career. Orphaned at an early age, young Joseph was shuttled from relative to relative and eventually settled in Missouri City, southwest of Houston. ![]() Declared by the New York Times as “one of America’s most underrated rappers” Hip Hop artist Z-RO was born Joseph Wayne McVey in Houston, Texas. ![]()
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