Finesse2tymes ( Memphis, Tn)
Finesse2tymes
ABOUT
Rapper known for his 2019 mixtape titled Hustle & Flow. He is also known for the tracks "Like Me," "G Train" and "Going Straight." He worked with the record label Finessegang and Coopdeville. He has amassed more than 90,000 followers on his finesegang_2tymes Instagram account.
BEFORE FAME
His music career began in the late 2010s.
TRIVIA
In December 2018, he was sentenced to five years in prison on a federal weapons charge. He was arrested in Alabama in July 2017, a day after a shooting at one of his concerts in Little Rock, Arkansas.
FAMILY LIFE
His birth name is Ricky Hampton (born June 10, 1992), known professionally as Finesse2tymes, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee currently signed to Atlantic Records. He is noted for his "thunderous voice" and motivational statements in his songs. His major label mixtape debut 90 Days was released on December 2, 2022
Road to success:
The original 90 DAYS mixtape has amassed over 200M audio streams while the visuals have collected over 180M views thus far. The project was met with praise as Pitchfork highlighted standout record “Finesse Duh P” (3M+ views) as their “must-hear rap song of the day” and XXL stamped him as “a Memphis rapper whose pointed and intricate rap flows made him a standout artist in a packed scene.” His viral earworm “Back End” now has over 60M audio streams, over 50M views, peaked at #8 on YouTube’s Top Music Videos and currently in the top 5 at Urban Radio. The record earned him his first career entry on Billboard’s Hot 100 and has now spent its 5th consecutive week on the chart. Finesse has also released two special editions of 90 DAYS, ChopNotSlop and Sped-Up, both available for streaming now.
Finesse was named as Apple Music’s Hip-Hop Artist To Watch for 2023, Amazon Music’s 2023 Breakthrough Artist To Watch, and Spotify’s Most Necessary Artist Of 2023. He also recently debuted his Uproxx Sessions performance of his hit single “Back End” and his VEVO CTRL performance of “Overdose” and “Back End.” Audiomack stamped Finesse as one of “10 Rappers You Should Know Right Now.”
His highly anticipated debut mixtape was representative of the fundamental 90 days since his release from prison in July of 2022. From dropping several singles that instantly skyrocketed to finalizing his deal with Mob Ties/Bread Gang/Atlantic Records around his 90th day of release. 90 DAYS LATER continues to be a representation of his relentless pursuit of success in the rap game and beyond. He has now accumulated over 190M+ audio streams and 220M+ collective YouTube views thus far.
The original 90 DAYS mixtape has amassed over 200M audio streams while the visuals have collected over 180M views thus far. The project was met with praise as Pitchfork highlighted standout record “Finesse Duh P” (3M+ views) as their “must-hear rap song of the day” and XXL stamped him as “a Memphis rapper whose pointed and intricate rap flows made him a standout artist in a packed scene.” His viral earworm “Back End” now has over 60M audio streams, over 50M views, peaked at #8 on YouTube’s Top Music Videos and currently in the top 5 at Urban Radio. The record earned him his first career entry on Billboard’s Hot 100 and has now spent its 5th consecutive week on the chart. Finesse has also released two special editions of 90 DAYS, ChopNotSlop and Sped-Up, both available for streaming now.
Finesse was named as Apple Music’s Hip-Hop Artist To Watch for 2023, Amazon Music’s 2023 Breakthrough Artist To Watch, and Spotify’s Most Necessary Artist Of 2023. He also recently debuted his Uproxx Sessions performance of his hit single “Back End” and his VEVO CTRL performance of “Overdose” and “Back End.” Audiomack stamped Finesse as one of “10 Rappers You Should Know Right Now.”
His highly anticipated debut mixtape was representative of the fundamental 90 days since his release from prison in July of 2022. From dropping several singles that instantly skyrocketed to finalizing his deal with Mob Ties/Bread Gang/Atlantic Records around his 90th day of release. 90 DAYS LATER continues to be a representation of his relentless pursuit of success in the rap game and beyond. He has now accumulated over 190M+ audio streams and 220M+ collective YouTube views thus far.
his span of 90 days isn’t very long by design, though it’s been said that if something can be done with relative consistency over the course of those three months, then it becomes a habit. A ritual even. It was in that exact time frame that rapper Finesse2tymes completely remixed his life, following five years in prison. The Memphis, Tennessee native (turned Houston resident) not only repaired broken relationships, but he inked a deal with Mob Ties/Atlantic Records and recorded arguably some of the best music in his career. The culmination of that time is his debut mixtape 90 Days. Finesse has weathered the storm, changed his stars, and is now geared for his place in the sun.
Life in Memphis offers very few options to leave, a story that Finesse knows all too well. “Coming up in Memphis is not easy,” he explains. “It’s a death trap if you’re not living a productive life; if you grow up in the streets you’ll either end up dead or in jail.” Born and raised on the East Side of Memphis in the now demolished Walter Simmons Housing Projects, he was bookended by poverty and violence. “Street politics are just so dangerous,” he adds. Coming from a musical family, Finesse would only stop crying as a baby when he was placed next to the radio. Music continued to be a source of solace as he got older. His childhood was spent witnessing deaths right on his doorstep, a visual that’s still hard to shake.
Finesse has seen a lot in his thirty years, expressing with confidence that both the streets and prison raised him. His first prison stint happened at 14 for aggravated robbery, released when he was 16, and re-entered at 17. He was released at 21 years old, re-entered at 22 and was released at 25. Suffice to say, most of his young adulthood was surrounded by the walls of a prison cell. At 21, he started formally making music, forming a collective called Memphis Greatest Underrated with several local artists including Blac Youngsta and Moneybagg Yo. The crew released a self-titled EP in 2019 while Finesse was serving his final stint in prison as the group disbanded.
While away, Finesse perfected his craft, writing rhymes and plotting his next moves to ensure this prison sentence will be his last. He found a way to keep track of the major players in the industry who followed his music. Among them was Mob Ties Founder and CEO J Prince Jr., son of legendary Rap-A-Lot kingpin J. Prince, who later signed him. At the top of July 2022, Finesse left prison and boarded a private jet bound for Houston. The start of his new life had finally begun.
He dropped the menacing “Get Even” within the first week of his release, cracking the 26 million mark in views on YouTube alone. He chased it with “Back End” before the month closed out, showcasing a more sophisticated style that still harbored his gruff delivery. By September, he mended fences with Moneybagg Yo, surprising fans everywhere with their collaborative “Black Visa” track and informally inaugurating his signing with Bagg’s Breadgang. “We didn’t make any announcement or anything, we just dropped the song and let it speak for itself,” he says matter of factly. Finesse capped off September with “Love N Hip Hop” featuring DaBaby, and as October leaned in he signed a major label deal with Mob Ties/Atlantic Records. All within 90 days.
Few can comprehend his hustle, yet it’s a combination of age, experience, understanding, and healing. Finesse2tymes released his debut mixtape, 90 Days, an autobiographical work that runs the gamut of his life and career. “I’m talking about my life and my struggles and who I am today,” he says of the project. “I don’t rap about what I do, I rap about what I did.”
Now, he returns with the deluxe edition, 90 Days Later. The work undoubtedly secured Finesse’s place in rap stardom, though for him, his goal is even bigger than music. “My mission is to be heard by the younger crowd and show them there’s a way out,” he says. “You don’t have to travel down the same road that I did.”
90 DAYS LATER
Out of State
CEO ft. Kevin Gates
Ion Owe You
How to Act
Mob Tied
Overdose 2X ft. 2 Chainz & Nardo Wick
Goin’ Straight In 2 (Intro)
Outside
Get Even
Finesse Duh P
Rules To The Streets
Still Wit It (Feat. Tay Keith)
Back End
Nobody (Feat. Gucci Mane)
Lil Baby
Overdose
Black Visa (Feat. Moneybagg Yo)
Humble
If You Still Wit Me (Feat. Lil Baby)
Summo
Go
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