Mike Walls (born December 10, 1971), better known as Mr. Mike, is an American rapper best known for his time spent with

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from the mid to late 1990s. Mr. Mike first started with Suave House as one-half of South Circle with Thorough.Stanley, Leo
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, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-06-19 The duo released their debut album, ''

Anotha Day Anotha Balla ''Anotha Day Anotha Balla'' is the only studio album by American hip hop duo South Circle. It was released on July 4, 1995 through Suave House/Relativity Records. Recording sessions took place at Jus Fresh Recording Studio in Houston. Production ...

'', in the summer of 1995. It became a minor success on the ''Billboard'' charts, but the duo disbanded shortly after its release. After South Circle, Mr. Mike embarked on a solo career. His debut album, ''

Wicked Wayz ''Wicked Wayz'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Mr. Mike. It was released on July 30, 1996 through Suave House/Relativity Records. Production was handled by Smoke One Productions, E-A-Ski & CMT, with Tony Draper serving as exec ...

'', debuted in the top 40 on the U.S. charts, peaking at 29 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the summer of 1996.Mr. Mike Charts & Awards
, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-06-19 Despite the album's success, Mr. Mike left Suave House and joined Priority Records, where he released his second album, 1999's ''

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''. The album failed to match the success of ''Wicked Wayz'', only making it to 172 on the Billboard 200, and Mike was dropped from Priority. In 2003 he presented and featured on the album Rude and The Gulf Coast Wise Guys - Hard Life, Hard Times. In 2003 Mr. Mike released an independent album entitled ''Piping Hot'', featuring Bun B, MJG, JT Money and Big Gipp but he has been rarely heard from since. He featured on Hilda Lamas song Green Eyes in 2006 and Point Blank's album Ganxstaz Only in 2012.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaboration albums

*''

'' with South Circle (1995)

Compilation albums

*''From da Hood to da Barrio'' (2003) *Mr. Mike Presents Grind Game (2014)

Mixtapes

• Redemption (2009) •Mr Mike Presents Through The Storm

References

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