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TC-RICO Aka Zachary McNerlin is a Hip-Hop artist originating out of Shreveport LA. Born April 29, 2001. He currently has four siblings. A twin sister and a little brother that’s half and two older brothers that’s also half but Growing up he had a passion for music beginning to learn to play the guitar, piano, trumpet, and drums as early as 14 years old.

Entering middle school he signed up for his school band and thats when he began to learn how to read sheet music. When he got up to high school he quit band and focused on taking his own route in music. Trying to figure his path, his grades weren't incredible but they were passing. Beginning to take it serious, he was teased at his school for even trying to become a musical artist so by the time he reached his senior year he had lost faith of being succesful in the music industry. After graduating from southwood high school in his home town, Zachary was working at his local Posados. There he realized the nine-to-five lifestyle would definitely not be something he wanted to continue for the rest of his life. Zachary and his co-workers always converted about trying to get in the music business. Working there for almost three years he had saved up enough money to buy a home studio so he could get back to recording music. He resigned from Posados and knew at that point it was time to get serious if he wanted any chance at making a living with music. He then released multiple tracks on Soundcloud under the "trap-rap/lofi rap" genre and after barley making numbers he had expected, he quickly realized he needed to change something about his sound. Taking six months to improve his craft, he wrote his debut album "fearless".

Fearless was released on all major platforms February 1st, 2020 and Zachary’s new sound brought him very unexpected numbers from all over America and 13 other countries around the world. Zachary then started traveling to Little Rock trying to get connected with major labels looking for any way to get his foot in the door of the Rap game. He gained attention in Arkansas promoting his debut single. On December 1st, 2020 Zachary released a surprise single called "Letter In December feat. His lil brother/long time best friend lil Ragan". This would double his streams on the platforms he was already listed under and would bring an even bigger audience to his name. He now has an album in the works known as "Life Of A Taurus" which will hit the market April 29th, 2022. His versatility is what really brings a unique style to his work. Bringing more appreciation to his work. Only time will tell for TC-RICO