Charles Mitchell (born December 29, 1973), known professionally as Mitchy Slick, is an American

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from

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. He is a member of the rap supergroup Strong Arm Steady, along with rappers Phil Da Agony and

Krondon Marvin Jones III (born July 9, 1976), also known as Krondon, is an American rapper and actor from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of the group Strong Arm Steady, along with rappers Phil Da Agony and Mitchy Slick. As an actor Jones portra ...

. He performs solo with three albums released in addition to many collaborations. Mitchell is the CEO of Wrongkind Records.

Biography

A native of

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division of San Diego, namely the Lincoln Park area. He later attended Prairie View A&M in

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and returned to his hometown in California, where he embarked on his musical career. He was featured on The History Channel's Gangland about the San Diego Lincoln Park

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, a gang he is a member of, in the Season 7 episode titled, "Vendetta of Blood" which first aired on May 14, 2010.

Career

Slick’s debut album, ''Trigeration Station'' was released in 2001 and peaked at #13 on '' Billboard''’s Top Independent Albums chart that same year. Since his debut, Slick has released numerous mixtapes including the ''XXL Guns'' collection, ''Mitchy Duz It'' and his second album ''Urban Survival Syndrome''. Along with Los Angeles emcees

and

Phil the Agony Strong Arm Steady, often referred to as SAS, is a hip hop group in California's underground hip hop scene. As of December 2009, the act consists of members Phil Da Agony, Krondon, of Los Angeles, and Mitchy Slick of San Diego, California. Orig ...

, west coast super-group Strong Arm Steady released its debut album ''Deep Hearted'' in 2007 followed by the mixtape ''Gang Mentality'', the conceptual album ''In Search of Stoney Jackson'' and their most recent installment, ''Arms and Hammers''. In addition to mixtape appearances and both group and solo recordings, Slick has also collaborated with notable industry figures such as

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, The Game, Compton Menace,

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, and

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. In 2007 Slick and Bay Area rapper Messy Marv released the joint effort, ''Messy Slick'' which landed on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart during the week of July 14, 2007. In early 2010, Slick and Tha Wrongkind released the ''Yellow Tape'' compilation followed by the more recent mixtape ''Wrongkind Is Everywhere'' (2012) presented by DJ Rah2k. His upcoming projects, ''Gang Intervention'' and ''Feet Match the Paint'' (produced by Dj.Fresh) are anticipated for release this year.http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/mitchyslick2010/ In 2013, Mitchy appeared on R&B legend

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's album, later performing the track "Old School" with Knight on the

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Discography

Studio albums

* ''Trigeration Station'' (2001) * ''Mitchy Duz It'' (2005) * ''Urban Survival Syndrome'' (2006) * ''Won't Stop'' (2013) * ''Lost in the Yay'' (2016) * ''PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Diego)'' (2018) * ''23 Blocks'' (2021)

Extended plays

* ''Call of Duty: South East'' (2014) * ''IV Corners'' (2018) * ''The Tonite Show With Jay Worthy & DJ Fresh'' (with Jay Worthy & DJ Fresh) (2018)

Mixtapes

* ''Damu Mitchy (Freestyle Mixtape)'' (2003) * ''XXL Guns, Vol. 1: Killafornia Handgunner'' (2003) * ''XXL Guns, Vol. 2: Guns & Ammo'' (2003) * ''XXL Guns, Vol. 3: Killafornia Handgunner'' (2004) * ''Cali Untouchable Radio 13 (Dago Edition)'' (2006) * ''XXL Guns & Ammo, Vol. 4'' (2009)

Collaborations

* ''Strong Arm Robbery'' (with Damu) (2003) * ''Strong Arm Robbery Volume 2'' (with Damu & Tiny Doo) (2005) * ''Messy Slick'' (with Messy Marv) (2007) * ''Feet Match the Paint'' (with the World's Freshest) (2013) * ''Whole 9.2'' (with Oso Ocean) (2014)

Compilations

* ''Greatest Hits, Vol. 1'' (2005) * ''Mitchy Slick Presents: Tha Wrongkind - Yellow Tape'' (2010) * ''Mitchy Slick Presents: Wrongkind Is Everywhere Vol. 1" (2012) * ''SD Taco Shop Mixtape, Vol. 1'' (2015) * ''SD Taco Shop Mixtape, Vol. 2'' (2016)

Guest appearances

* "Can't Move" (

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featuring Mitchy Slick) (from ''Homeland Security'') (2008) * "On the Boss" (Cashis featuring Mitchy Slick) (from ''The Art of Dying'') (2012)

References

External links

Mitchy Slick - MySpace
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