Ez Mil

Ezekiel Miller Sapiera (born July 27, 1998), known by his stage name Ez Mil , is a Filipino rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence after his song "Panalo" gained public attention. He rose to international prominence in 2023 following his collaboration with Eminem, "Realest". At age 25, he became the first Filipino artist (and the third rapper after 50 Cent and Stat Quo) to have a direct joint deal with Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records.

Early life Ezekiel Miller was born in Olongapo to a musician father, Paul Sapiera of the band RockStar whose hits in the early '90s include "Mahal Pa Rin Kita" (English translation: "I Still Love You") and "Parting Time", and to a mother who is also active in the music industry. He also grew up with a younger sister, Raynn formerly known as Raining Sorrow.

Miller grew up in Urdaneta, Pangasinan and Olongapo where he was bullied for being tisoy. At a young age he was exposed to different genres of music such as rock, hip-hop, and R&B, and learned to produce and record his own music. At first he lived in Seattle, then Los Angeles, before settling down in Las Vegas. Act I contains the singles "Panalo", “Easy-Going Millions”, and “Far Away From Home”, while Resonances contains "Into it All". While he has apologized for the lyrics, he has stated that he has no plans to release a different version with more accurate lyrics.

The success of "Panalo" led to more opportunities for Miller. On March 7, Miller made his live TV debut on ASAP Natin 'To alongside 1500 or Nothin'. He then made his first appearance on a US hip-hop radio station when he performed a freestyle about Nipsey Hussle and YG on Power 106. He also returned to the Philippines that year for a nationwide tour, the EZ Mil: Panalo Homecoming Tour. He also made another appearance on ASAP Natin 'To this time performing with Gigi de Lana, performed "Panalo" with Jeremy G on the season finale of Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10, and performed on the Wish Bus, this time with his sister Raynn.

While on tour, Miller released "27 Bodies", a reworking of his entry in the 24 Bars Beats Challenge. On July 27, 2022, he released his second album DU4LI7Y. He then performed in London for the 1MX Filipino music festival. However, he had to cancel the Olongapo stop on his homecoming tour as the tour producer backed out. On September 27, he released a music video for the single "Will You". He closed out the year by performing at halftime of the LA Clippers' Filipino Heritage Night at Crypto Arena.

2023–present: Signing with Eminem and Dr. Dre In February 2023, Miller released the music video for his single "Up Down (Step & Walk)". A month later, Eminem heard the song. Impressed, he reached out to Miller. Initially, Miller thought it was a joke. Once Virgin Records confirmed it was from Eminem,

On August 4, 2023, "Realest", a collaboration between Miller and Eminem, was released. It debuted at no. 3 on the on both the Rap Digital Song Sales and R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales charts. A week later, on August 11, DU4LI7Y: REDUX dropped. A month after the album dropped, he dropped the music video for one of the new singles of the deluxe album "Podium". In November of that year, he partnered with Spotify Stages for a concert at Hudson Square.

In May 2024, Mil was recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 for his notable contributions and achievements. He also featured on Eminem's album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) on the song "Head Honcho", in which he got to rap part of his verse in Filipino. Billboard called his feature "a coming-out party for EZ Mil". In December, he returned to the Philippines as a featured artist at Akon’s “V1BE Manila” festival.

Artistry

Influences Chris Brown is one of Miller's biggest influences, with his vocals and dance moves. Eminem, ASAP Rocky, Nipsey Hussle, He currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Listicles +Name of publisher, name of listicle, year(s) listed, and placement resultPublisherListicleYear(s)ResultRef.Forbes Asia30 Under 302024 Released: July 7, 2020 Label: FFP Formats: Digital download, streamingResonances Released: October 25, 2020 Label: FFP Label: FFP, Virgin Label: FFP, Virgin, Shady, Aftermath, Interscope Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD

Singles + List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and associated albums Title Year Peak chart positions Album USBub. CAN NZHot UKDown. "Hyperthermia"2017 — — — — "Till' You're Dead"2018 — — — — "Runnin'"2019 — — — — "Lackland" — — — — "Freeze"2020 — — — — "Cultura" — — — — "Far Away from Home" — — — —Act 1 "Easy-Going Millions" — — — — "Panalo" — — — — "Idk" — — — — "Panalo (Pacquiao Version)"2021 — — — — "Victorious" — — — — "1st & Last" — — — — Resonances "Re-up"2022 — — — —Duality "Dalawampu't Dalawang Oo (2200)" — — — — "27 Bodies" — — — — "Ridin' with the Moonlight" — — — — "Realest" (with Eminem) 2023 25 95 3 27 DU4LI7Y: REDUX