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Before he was known as Dr. Dre's go-to writer on Compton, King Mez expressed his innermost thoughts on the introspective ode "Morris," a song he produced for his 2014 mixtape, 'Long Live the King.' Watch the rapper perform the song for The Boombox's #NextUp series.

From Raleigh to 'Compton,' rapper King Mez is #NextUp. Read on as the 'Long Live the King' creator opens up about working with Dr. Dre, how his life has shifted in a year and the new music he has on the way.

Vince Staples, King Mez, J-Doe, Casey Veggies and Raury prove that their lyrical skills make the cypher complete at the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards Tuesday (Oct. 13).

When Dr. Dre released his swan song album, 'Compton,' back in August, rap fans were pleased to finally have some new material since Detox was all but a faded memory. Now the good doctor has released a lyric video for “Talk About It,” a braggadocio track that kicks off the stellar LP.