Merky ACE

Merky ACE
Merky ACE
	Merky ACE in 2017.
Background information
Birth name	Aisa Sampson[1]
Also known as	Splurt Diablo
Born	1 April 1992; Peckham, London, England
Origin	Lewisham, London, England
Genres	Grime; trap; dubstep;
Occupation(s)	MC; rapper; songwriter; record producer;
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Tizzy Gang; Family Tree; Dirtee Stank; TUIGSE; Oil Gang;
Associated acts	Tre Mission, Dizzee Rascal
Website	merkyace.com

Aisa Sampson (born 1 April 1992), known professionally as Merky ACE, is a British grime MC, rapper, songwriter and record producer from Lewisham, South London. He was a founding member of the grime collective Family Tree, and later Tizzy Gang. He also produces beats under the pseudonym Splurt Diablo.[2] His debut album, War is Normal, was released on 11 May 2018.

Career

Merky ACE first came to prominence on the UK underground scene as part of grime's "new wave" in 2011.[3] In the same year he independently released his acclaimed Blue Battlefield mixtape and followed it up with the Catch Up EP in the same year.[4][5] In 2012, Merky ACE recorded features for Dizzee Rascal's Dirtee TV 2 mixtape which was released on Christmas of that year.[6] In 2013, he released two mixtapes - All Or Nothing and Play Your Position - through grime label NoHatsNoHoods.[7][8][9]

In 2014, Merky ACE was signed to Dizzee Rascal's label Dirtee Stank.[10] Merky ACE's first project on the label Peak Levels EP was released on 17 July 2015.[11] In late 2015, Merky ACE formed a new crew Tizzy Gang alongside Tre Mission and Cadell, following this news Family Tree disbanded shortly after in early 2016.[12][13]

Merky was a joint executive producer of Tizzy Gang's debut collaborative album, Opps Next Door Vol. 1, which was released on 16 June 2017. He provided vocals for fifteen of the album's twenty tracks, and produced many of its tracks under his Splurt Diablo alias. The album's release was celebrated with a launch party at Relentless No. 5 in London.

His debut solo album, War is Normal, was released on 11 May 2018. The album features the singles "TDF", "Black Hawk Down", and "Out of Order", which were released on 9 March, 16 March, and 23 March 2018 respectively. The first two of these tracks had previously premiered on his SoundCloud in 2016, as had "Ruff's the New Buff", "Crash Bang Sound", and "What's the Program?".

On 5th of June 2020, Merky marked his first collaboration with fellow grime MC Capo Lee with a joint project, "Clash of the Pagans” EP.[14]

Discography

Albums

Title	Details
Opps Next Door (with Tizzy Gang)	Released: 16 June 2017 Label: Last Gang Records Formats: Digital download
War is Normal	Released: 11 May 2018 Label: Tizzy Gang, TUISGE Formats: Digital download

Compilation albums

Title	Details
Best of Merky ACE	Released: 28 September 2009 Label: Self-released Formats: Free digital download Features songs from Headtop Turner, Normal and Who's Merky? alongside bonus tracks

Mixtapes

Title	Details
Headtop Turner	Released: 2008 Label: Headtop Turner Entertainment Formats: CD, free digital download
Watch Me Leave Scars	Released: 17 February 2008 Label: Headtop Turner Entertainment Formats: CD, free digital download
NWO: New World Order	Released: 2008 Label: Headtop Turner Entertainment Formats: CD, free digital download
Normal	Released: 8 May 2009 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, free digital download
Who's Merky?	Released: 9 August 2009 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, free digital download
Grime	Released: 2009 Label: Family Tree Formats: CD, free digital download
The Ones That Didn't Make It	Released: 4 July 2010 Label: Family Tree Formats: CD, free digital download
Blue Battlefield	Released: 4 April 2011 Label: Family Tree Formats: CD, digital download
All Or Nothing	Released: 27 May 2013 Label: NoHatsNoHoods Formats: CD, digital download
Play Your Position	Released: 14 October 2013 Label: NoHatsNoHoods Formats: CD, digital download

EPs

Title

Details

Shinobi (with Splurt Diablo)

Released: 27 October 2009
Label: Family Tree
Formats: Free digital download

The Recycle Bin

Released: 2 November 2010
Label: Family Tree
Formats: Free digital download

Catch Up

Released: 12 December 2011
Label: Family Tree
Formats: Digital download

Peak Levels

Released: 17 July 2015
Label: Dirtee Stank
Formats: Digital download

GOAT (Greatest of All Time) (with MIK)

Released: 11 January 2016
Label: Tizzy Gang
Formats: Digital download

Catch Up Vol. 2

Released: 19 February 2016
Label: Tizzy Gang
Formats: Digital download

Catch Up Vol. 3

Released: 12 October 2016
Label: Tizzy Gang, TUIGSE
Formats: Digital download

Personality Cult

Released: 29 September 2017
Label: Tizzy Gang, TUIGSE
Formats: Digital download

Catch Up Vol. 4

Released: 3 July 2020
Label: Tizzy Gang
Formats: Digital download

Clash of the Pagans (with Capo Lee)

Released: 5 June 2020
Label: BLACC CIRC13
Formats: Free digital download

Singles

Year	Title	Album
2010	"Blue Battle Kiwi"	Non-album singles
2010	"Greaze"
2011	"Shutdown" (with MIK)
2012	"Eff Tizzy"	All Or Nothing
2012	"3 CDs Freestyle"	Non-album single
2015	"Cuss Match"	Peak Levels EP
	"El Peñol"	Catch Up Vol. 2
	"Polyphonic Ringtone"	Catch Up Vol. 3
2017	"Old Skool Roadman Jacket" (with Tizzy Gang)	Opps Next Door Vol. 1
	"Shekel" (with Tizzy Gang)
	"Opps Next Door" (with Tizzy Gang)
	"Our Queen"	Personality Cult EP
	"Ragu" (featuring Southside JB and Ko-Kane)	Personality Cult EP
2018	"TDF"	War is Normal
	"Black Hawk Down"
	"Out of Order"
2019	"Look Like Loubz"	Non-album single

As Splurt Diablo

Mixtapes and compilations

Title	Details
Extra Terrestrial - The Splurt Diablo Anthology	Released: 1 May 2020 Label: Tizzy Gang Formats: Digital download
All About the Melanin	Released: 1 May 2020 Label: Tizzy Gang Formats: Digital download
/s	Released: 3 July 2020 Label: Tizzy Gang Formats: Digital download
Blacc	Released: 7 August 2020 Label: Tizzy Gang Formats: Digital download

EPs

Title	Details
Vomit	Released: 1 March 2010 Label: Family Tree Formats: Free digital download
Vomit Vol. 2	Released: 1 April 2010 Label: Family Tree Formats: Free digital download
Vomit Vol. 3	Released: 1 May 2010 Label: Family Tree Formats: Free digital download
J3	Released: 9 October 2013 Label: Oil Gang Formats: Vinyl, digital download
Throwbacks	Released: 11 August 2016 Label: Self-released Formats: Free digital download
Cyborg Justice	Released: 17 January 2017 Label: Self-released Formats: Bandcamp-exclusive digital download
Fatigue	Released: 15 February 2017 Label: Self-released Formats: Bandcamp-exclusive digital download
CCTV Celeb	Released: 15 March 2017 Label: Self-released Formats: Bandcamp-exclusive digital download
Hara-Kiri	Released: 21 April 2017 Label: Self-released Formats: Bandcamp-exclusive digital download
Space Madness	Released: 17 May 2017 Label: Self-released Formats: Bandcamp-exclusive digital download
Amped / Irn Bru	Released: 7 May 2018 Label: Blood Frenzy Formats: 12" vinyl[15]

Awards and nominations


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2020	Jme featuring Merky ACE - "Live"	UK Music Video Awards Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video	Won	[16]

References

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