User:ModernDayTrilobite/Mach-Hommy

Mach-Hommy is a Haitian-American rapper. He is well-known for his reclusive nature, concealing his real name and face in all public appearances. This behavior has led him to be described as "one of hip-hop's most elusive artists". Though he predominantly raps in English, he also frequently incorporates Haitian Creole into his lyrics.

Early life
Mach-Hommy was raised predominantly in Newark, New Jersey, but also spent much of his childhood in Port-au-Prince. His father was a folk guitarist, and Mach credits his father's musical style as an influence on his own.

Career
Mach-Hommy first received widespread attention after the release of his 2016 album, H.B.O. (Haitian Body Odor), which he sold via Instagram. Mach pressed only 187 copies of the H.B.O. CD and sold them for $300 apiece, before eventually uploading the album to SoundCloud in 2017. He released numerous other albums in the following years, many of which were sold at high prices through services like Bandcamp and never released on streaming services.

In 2021, Mach-Hommy released his next album Pray for Haiti on most streaming services. Mach stated that he would donate his share of profits from the album to the Pray for Haiti Trust Fund, a charity he established to fund educational services and institutions in Haiti. Pray for Haiti also brought Mach a greater level of attention from the music press, with Pitchfork honoring the album with a "Best New Music" award and Rolling Stone describing it as "a modern hip-hop classic".

In addition to his solo work, Mach-Hommy has intermittently affiliated himself with the Griselda Records label. He and Griselda founder Westside Gunn had a falling-out at one point, which led to Mach-Hommy separating from Griselda throughout the later 2010s. However, Mach and Westside have since made up, and the pair returned to collaborating when Westside Gunn executive produced Pray for Haiti.

Discography

 * F.Y.I. (2013)
 * H.B.O. (Haitian Body Odor) (2016)
 * Dollar Menu (2017)
 * Dollar Menu 2 (2017)
 * The Spook... (2017)
 * Dump Gawd: Hommy Edition (2017)
 * Dollar Menu 3 (2017)
 * Goon Grizzle (2017)
 * Dumpmeister (2017)
 * Luh Hertz (2017)
 * The G.A.T... (2017)
 * Fete Des Morts AKA Dia De Los Muertos (2017)
 * Bulletproof Luh (2018)
 * Saturday Night Lights, Vol. 1 & 2 (2018)
 * DUCK CZN: Chinese Algebra (2018)
 * Notorious Dump Legends (2018)
 * Tuez-Les Tous (2019)
 * Wap Konn Jòj! (2019)
 * Mach's Hard Lemonade (2020)
 * Pray for Haiti (2021)
 * Balens Cho (Hot Candles) (2021)
 * Dump Gawd: Triz Nathaniel (2022)