Hezekiah (rapper)

Hezekiah
Hezekiah performing live.
Hezekiah performing live.
Background information
Birth nameHezekiah Davis III
Born (1972-11-18) November 18, 1972 (age 51)
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer
Years active1995–present
LabelsRawkus Soulspazm 3crates
Website3crates.bandcamp.com

Hezekiah Davis III (born November 18, 1972), better known by his stage name Hezekiah, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is founder of the producer showcase, Beat Society.[1] He is lead singer of the band Johnny Popcorn. Hezekiah was born in Chester, Pennsylvania and raised in New Castle, Delaware. He currently resides in Philadelphia.

He has produced for Zap Mama,[2] Eric Roberson,[3] Blu,[4] and Wordsworth.[5]

His production has been featured in TV and films. He has scored for the 2002–2003 Showtime series Street Time.[6] In 2008, he co-produced the score for the PBS documentary First Person.[7]

He has written songs for singer Bilal. The songs include "Think It Over" from Bilal's Airtight's Revenge and "Back to Love", "Winning Hand", and "Climbing" from Bilal's A Love Surreal.[8]

  1. ^ "Home". Thecouchsessions.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Zap Mama – Yelling Away/ Yelling Away (Hezekiah Remix)/ Yelling Away (Z Prod. Remix) – release date, tracklisting, album stream". ughh.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  3. ^ "Eric Roberson – Mister Nice Guy (CD, Album) at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  4. ^ "Potholes in My Blog » Blu – "Down To Earth" F. Deez (Hezekiah Remix)". potholesinmyblog.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "Mirror – Wordsworth (Produced by Hezekiah) | Hezekiah". 3crates.bandcamp.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  6. ^ "WXRT". wxrt.cbslocal.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). firstpersondocumentary.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Hezekiah Davis: Behind the Beats | So Gutsy Online". sogutsy.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014.