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Merky ACE
Merky ACE in 2017.
Merky ACE in 2017.
Background information
Birth nameAisa Sampson[1]
Also known asSplurt Diablo
Born (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 32)
Peckham, London, England
OriginLewisham, London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • MC
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2009–present
Labels
  • Tizzy Gang
  • Family Tree
  • Dirtee Stank
  • TUIGSE
  • Oil Gang
Websitemerkyace.com

Aisa Khan Sampson-Spencer (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, with whom he is still a part of. He also produces beats under the pseudonym Splurt Diablo.[2] His debut album, Blue Battlefield, was released on 3 April 2011.

Career

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

Discography

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Albums

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

Compilation albums

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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

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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

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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

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Year Title Album
2010 "Blue Battle Kiwi" Non-album singles
"Greaze"
2011 "Shutdown"
(with MIK)
2012 "Eff Tizzy" All Or Nothing
"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)
2018 "TDF" War is Normal
"Black Hawk Down"
"Out of Order"
2019 "Look Like Loubz" Non-album single

As Splurt Diablo

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Mixtapes and compilations

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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

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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

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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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  1. ^ "ACE Repertory". Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Merk Diablo? Splurty Ace? Who's Who? - Radar Radio - Radar Radio". Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Merky Ace: Grime's New Prince | MTV IGGY". mtviggy.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Wrap Up And Watch Out: Merky Ace | MTV UK". mtv.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Merky Ace - Catch Up EP (Advert & Tracklisting) - Hit The Floor". hitthefloor.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Download: Dizzee Rascal's 'Dirtee TV Vol. 2' Mixtape | Prefix". prefixmag.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Grime up-and-comer Merky Ace wants All or Nothing on new full-length - FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music". factmag.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Sonic Router | A Natural Balance: Talking Merky Ace's Second Album, Play Your Position". sonicrouter.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Merky ACE - Play Your Position [Mixtape Premiere] - EARMILK". Earmilk. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Premiere: Merky Ace Makes His Dirtee Stank Debut With "Cuss Match" (Prod. By Footsie) | Complex UK". uk.complex.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  11. ^ "MERKY ACE - "CUSS MATCH" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) | MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERES | NOISEY". noisey.vice.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  12. ^ "The Lowdown: In the Studio with...Tizzy Gang - SBTV". Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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  14. ^ "Clash of the Pagans". bandcamp. 5 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Premiere: Splurt Diablo - Irn Bru [Blood Frenzy] | Insert". Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  16. ^ Paine, Andre (6 November 2020). "UK Music Video Awards 2020 Winners Revealed". Music Week. Retrieved 7 November 2020.