BORN AND RAISED IN CHICAGO, MR.’S SKILLS WERE BORN IN OCTOBER 1990 WHILE IN COLLEGE STUDYING COMMUNICATIONS AT MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY. MR.EVERYTHING PENNED A SONG FOR A SCHOOL TALENT SHOW THAT WAS PARAMOUNT IN THE SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT OF A TRULY UNIQUE AND CREATIVE REPERTOIRE OF TALENTS AND DISCIPLINES.PLAYSTATION 2 VIDEO GAME "COLLEGE FOOTBALL" INSPIRED THE MONIKER "MR.EVERYTHING". THERE WAS A PARTICULAR PLAYER THAT SURPRISINGLY COULD DO A VARIETY OF THINGS THAT A PLAYER HIS SIZE, AND HIS POSITION COULDN'T DO. THE CHICAGO RAPPER BEGAN TO REFER TO THE VIDEO GAME CHARACTER AS "MR.EVERYTHING" AND EVENTUALLY ADAPTED THE NAME FOR HIMSELF, HENCE THE NAME.
A DJ NAMED IMPERIAL WAS A MAIN INFLUENCE. “HE USE TO PLAY OLD RAP SONGS AND DIFFERENT BREAKS FROM VARIOUS RAP SONGS, THEN GIVE US TESTS. IMPERIAL ALSO HAD A HELL OF A LOT OF RECORDS THAT WE WOULD SAMPLE FROM.” ANOTHER GUY NAMED KEITH BROOKS HAD A AKAI MPC60 THAT WE USE TO MAKE OUR BEATS ON. OUR CREW HAD THREE OTHER MC’S AND THEY ALL WERE DOPE.” EVERYTHING STATES, “I WAS THE WORST ONE, I WOULD HAVE TO BREAK MY NECK TO GET A TRACK, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS I GOT INTO PRODUCTION.” MR.EVERYTHING’S FIRST REAL SONG WAS “DAYDREAMING”. IN 1993, MR.NOT ONLY SHOPPED THAT SONG ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF OTHERS AS A DEMO TO SEVERAL LABELS, HE ALSO OFFICIALLY FOUNDED A RECORD LABEL NAMED BASSLINE RECORDS. “THAT EXPERIENCE REALLY TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT THE BUSINESS AND ABOUT ARTIST MANAGEMENT.”
IN 1997 THE BEAT MAKING BEGAN. “THE FIRST TRACK I WORKED ON TURNED OUT TO BE THE SONG NOW ENTITILED "AGAIN AND AGAIN". IN 1999, MR. EVERYTHING PRODUCED AND MANAGED AN ARTIST NAMED JOE GLASS. MISTER RELEASED THE RECORD THROUGH HIS LABEL. “THE CUT WAS PLAYED ON COLLEGE RADIO AROUND THE WORLD. IT WAS A HOT UNDERGROUND RECORD.” FROM THIS PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE, “EVERYTHING” LEARNED THE PROMOTION AND DISTRIBUTION GAME, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
NOW IT’S 2025 AND IT’S GAME TIME. “I FEEL REAL GOOD ABOUT MY SITUATION. ALL THE THINGS I’VE BEEN DOING THE PAST 31 YEARS ARE COMING DOWN TO THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. ALL THE CONTACTS THAT I’VE ACQUIRED, SKILLS I’VE SCULPTED AND NURTURED, AND THE PEOPLE THAT I’VE MET FROM COASTS TO COASTS ARE NOW READY TO BE UTILIZED. “BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS”. IS A SONG I WROTE TO ADDRESS THIS FACT..” LIKE ANOTHER ONE OF HIS GROUND BREAKING RELEASES SUGGESTS, MR. IS A “WELL ROUNDED” ARTIST, TOTALLY SELF SUFFICIENT. “IF NIGGAS WANT TO FRONT, I CAN STILL GET DOWN!”
A DJ NAMED IMPERIAL WAS A MAIN INFLUENCE. “HE USE TO PLAY OLD RAP SONGS AND DIFFERENT BREAKS FROM VARIOUS RAP SONGS, THEN GIVE US TESTS. IMPERIAL ALSO HAD A HELL OF A LOT OF RECORDS THAT WE WOULD SAMPLE FROM.” ANOTHER GUY NAMED KEITH BROOKS HAD A AKAI MPC60 THAT WE USE TO MAKE OUR BEATS ON. OUR CREW HAD THREE OTHER MC’S AND THEY ALL WERE DOPE.” EVERYTHING STATES, “I WAS THE WORST ONE, I WOULD HAVE TO BREAK MY NECK TO GET A TRACK, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS I GOT INTO PRODUCTION.” MR.EVERYTHING’S FIRST REAL SONG WAS “DAYDREAMING”. IN 1993, MR.NOT ONLY SHOPPED THAT SONG ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF OTHERS AS A DEMO TO SEVERAL LABELS, HE ALSO OFFICIALLY FOUNDED A RECORD LABEL NAMED BASSLINE RECORDS. “THAT EXPERIENCE REALLY TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT THE BUSINESS AND ABOUT ARTIST MANAGEMENT.”
IN 1997 THE BEAT MAKING BEGAN. “THE FIRST TRACK I WORKED ON TURNED OUT TO BE THE SONG NOW ENTITILED "AGAIN AND AGAIN". IN 1999, MR. EVERYTHING PRODUCED AND MANAGED AN ARTIST NAMED JOE GLASS. MISTER RELEASED THE RECORD THROUGH HIS LABEL. “THE CUT WAS PLAYED ON COLLEGE RADIO AROUND THE WORLD. IT WAS A HOT UNDERGROUND RECORD.” FROM THIS PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE, “EVERYTHING” LEARNED THE PROMOTION AND DISTRIBUTION GAME, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
NOW IT’S 2025 AND IT’S GAME TIME. “I FEEL REAL GOOD ABOUT MY SITUATION. ALL THE THINGS I’VE BEEN DOING THE PAST 31 YEARS ARE COMING DOWN TO THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. ALL THE CONTACTS THAT I’VE ACQUIRED, SKILLS I’VE SCULPTED AND NURTURED, AND THE PEOPLE THAT I’VE MET FROM COASTS TO COASTS ARE NOW READY TO BE UTILIZED. “BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS”. IS A SONG I WROTE TO ADDRESS THIS FACT..” LIKE ANOTHER ONE OF HIS GROUND BREAKING RELEASES SUGGESTS, MR. IS A “WELL ROUNDED” ARTIST, TOTALLY SELF SUFFICIENT. “IF NIGGAS WANT TO FRONT, I CAN STILL GET DOWN!”