A no-nonsense rapper and accomplished producer who has been supported by cousin Vince Staples, A$AP Yams, and Waka Flocka Flame, Joey Vercher, aka Joey Fatts, started releasing mixtapes in 2012, beginning with the Chipper Jones trilogy (2012-2014) and continuing with Ill Street Blues (2015) and I'll Call You Tomorrow (2016), all of which were filled out with the Long Beach native's hard-edged rhymes, drawn from a tough upbringing that involved periods of homelessness and gang activity. Staples was featured on several cuts, while other verses came from Danny Brown, Freddie Gibbs, and Lil Yachty. During the same period, Vercher contributed to tracks headlined by A$AP Rocky, J. Stalin, and Staples, and he appeared on 9th Wonder's Jamla Is the Squad compilation. ~ Andy Kellman