Mozzy

Timothy Cornell Patterson (born June 24, 1987), known professionally as Mozzy, is an American rapper from Sacramento, California. He signed with Yo Gotti's record label Collective Music Group (CMG), an imprint of Interscope Records in 2022, having previously been signed with the independent label Black Market Records. He is best known for his 2021 single "Last One Standing" (with Skylar Grey, Polo G, and Eminem) from the film Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Patterson began his recording career in 1999 under the name Lil Tim. and gave him the "best run" of 2015 according to Complex. Each of his first seven studio albums—1 Up Top Ahk (2017), Gangland Landlord (2018), Beyond Bulletproof (2020), Occupational Hazard (2020), Untreated Trauma (2021), Survivor's Guilt (2022), and Children of the Slums (2024)—entered the Billboard 200, in addition to his collaborative album with fellow California rapper YG—Kommunity Service (2021)—and compilation albums with CMG—Gangsta Art (2022) and Gangsta Art 2 (2023).

Early life Patterson grew up on 4th Avenue, in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood. His parents were not in his life, so he was raised by his grandmother Brenda Patterson-Usher, a Black Panther party member, who owned several homes throughout Oak Park. Patterson attended Sacramento High School and American Legion Continuation School, but eventually dropped out and earned a GED. He worked various local jobs until he decided to pursue his music career full-time in 2010.

Career Career beginnings Mozzy first began rapping at age 12 alongside his uncle Genaro "GP the Beast" Patterson.

In 2010 under the stage name "Lil Tim", Mozzy released a single titled "U Ain't Really Like 'Dat", his first release as a full-time musician. In December the same year, Compton rapper YG released a single titled "City Mad" featuring Mozzy and associate "Slim 400" leading up to the release of his album, Still Krazy.

In 2015, he released the Mixtape Bladadah, which had been awarded the "best run of 2015" by Complex magazine for had the "best run of 2015", Mozzy moved from Sacramento to Los Angeles, California and released the album Gang Related Siblings, featuring his fellow Oak Park native and producer June later that year.

2016–2017: Mandatory Check, Fake Famous, and 1 Up Top Ahk On August 2, 2016, he released Lil Timothy N Thingz, a collection of songs recorded in 2008 while he had still been known as "Lil Tim".

In November 2016, Mozzy released the mixtape Mandatory Check, which reached no. 7 on the Billboard Rap Albums chart.

In January 2017, Mozzy released the mixtape Fake Famous. It features several artists, including YG, Jadakiss, and G-Eazy. In August 2017, Mozzy released his debut studio album, 1 Up Top Ahk, which charted at number 68 on the Billboard 200. In 2019, Mozzy released a full-length collaboration album called Chop Stixx and Banana Clips, with Gunplay. Writing about the project for Freemusicempire, Dan-O praised the project, stating "Gunplay and Mozzy paint pictures so you can see the crook's whole journey, not just the sentence".

On May 1, 2020, he released his third studio album, Beyond Bulletproof. The 13-track project follows 2019's Internal Affairs and includes the singles "Pricetag", "I Ain't Perfect", "Overcame", and "Big Homie from the Hood". The music video for "Big Homie from the Hood" was filmed at McClatchy Park, near 4th Avenue in the Oak Park Neighborhood of South Sacramento where the rapper grew up. Mozzy enlisted various artists on the album, including King Von, G Herbo, Eric Bellinger, and Polo G. The album debuted at number 43 on the Billboard 200, becoming Mozzy's highest-charting at the time.

2020–2021: Occupational Hazard, Kommunity Service, and Untreated Trauma On September 23, 2020, Mozzy returned with his second project of 2020, Occupational Hazard. He described it as his favorite project and said the album goes back to his "old" style.

Mozzy started 2021 by releasing the single "Bompton to Oak Park", which was a collaboration with fellow California rapper YG. The single was the lead single to a collaborative album titled Kommunity Service, which was released on May 21 of that year. The album peaked at number 88 on the Billboard 200. The album debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200, surpassing Beyond Bulletproof as his highest-charting album.

2022–present: Survivor's Guilt and Kollect Kall On February 10, 2022, Mozzy signed his major-label contract in a joint venture with CMG and Interscope Records and shortly after, released the single "Real Ones" featuring Roddy Ricch, which was the lead single to his album Survivor's Guilt. It was released on July 22, 2022, and peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200. Patterson stated that he had advised Walsh before the video shoot not to appear due to its 'message'.

In March 2014, Mozzy released the track "I'm Just Bein Honest", featuring Philthy Rich, aimed at rapper CML Lavish D, which began a rap feud.

In August 2017, a feud between Mozzy and C-Bo began when Mozzy released a music video for the song "New Era New King", dissing C-Bo. C-Bo responded with a song within the same month titled "Body 4 Body".

Legal issues Between 2005 and 2008, Patterson was arrested three times by the Sacramento Police for possession crimes, including illegal possession of a firearm and evading police. He was arrested again in 2014 and served a sentence in San Quentin State Prison,

Patterson was arrested in July 2018 during a traffic stop in Las Vegas for gun possession. and was released in May 2023 after serving 10 months.

Personal life Patterson is a father to two daughters. His youngest daughter, Zayda Ahkyana, was born in early 2018.

Discography

Studio albums + List of studio albums with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positionsUS USR&B/HH USRap USInd. 1 Up Top Ahk Released: August 18, 2017 Label: Mozzy Records / Empire Distribution6836—7 Gangland Landlord Released: October 5, 2018 Label: Mozzy Records / Empire Distribution5727259 Beyond Bulletproof Released: May 1, 2020 Label: Mozzy Records / Empire Distribution4325184 Occupational Hazard Released: September 23, 2020 Label: Mozzy Records / Empire Distribution190——38 Untreated Trauma Released: September 17, 2021 Label: Mozzy Records / Empire Distribution191093 Survivor's Guilt Released: July 22, 2022 Label: Mozzy Records / Collective Music Group / Interscope402314— Children of the Slums Released: April 19, 2024 Label: Mozzy Records / Collective Music Group / Virgin199 ——33 Brash Dummies Released: August 30, 2024 Label: Mozzy Records / Collective Music Group / Virgin———— Intrusive Thoughts Released: April 18, 2025 Label: Mozzy Records / Collective Music Group / Empire Distribution————

Compilation albums TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsUSGangsta Art Released: July 15, 2022 Label: CMG, Interscope Format: Digital download, streaming11 Gangsta Art 2 Released: September 29, 2023 Label: CMG, Interscope Format: Digital download, streaming 78

Collaborative albums

‘’ Cadillac (with Sidhu Moosewala)

Mixtapes and EPs Title Album details Peak chart positionsUSR&B/HH Izizzel Izzy Izie Izim Released: 2011 Label: independent — — — — Money Means Mozzy Released: 2011 Label: independent — — — — Money Makin Mozzy Released: 2011 Label: independent — — — — Dope Fiend Tryna Get His Corsica Back Released: December 20, 2011 Label: independent — — — — The Tonite Show with Mozzy (Hosted by DJ Fresh) Released: November 19, 2013 Label: Sumo / Fresh in the Flesh — — — — Goonbody Embodiment Released: February 14, 2014 Label: independent — — — — Next Body On You Released: April 19, 2014 Label: independent — — — — Next Body On You Part 2 Released: November 7, 2014 Label: independent — — — — Gangland Landscape Released: April 25, 2015 Label: independent — — — — Bladadah Released: July 11, 2015 Label: independent — — — — Yellow Tape Activities Released: September 11, 2015 Label: Black Market — — — — Down to the Wire: 4th Ave Edition Released: November 27, 2015 Label: Live Entertainment — — — — Hexa Hella Extra Headshots 2 Released: February 9, 2016 Label: independent — — — — Beautiful Struggle Released: March 11, 2016 Label: Mozzy — — — — Mandatory Check Released: June 10, 2016 Label: Mozzy / Empire Distribution 11 7 26 6 Lil Timothy n' Thingz Released: July 29, 2016 Label: Mozzy — — — — 1 Up Top Finna Drop (EP) Released: November 16, 2016 Label: Mozzy / Empire Distribution — — — — Fake Famous Released: January 26, 2017 Label: Mozzy / Empire Distribution — — — — Spiritual Conversations (EP) Released: March 2, 2018 Label: Mozzy / Empire Distribution — — 18 — Internal Affairs Released: May 28, 2019 Label: Mozzy / Empire Distribution — — — — Kollect Kall (EP) Released: April 7, 2023 Label: Mozzy / Collective Music Group / Interscope — — — —

Singles As lead artist + Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumUS USR&B/HH USRap AUS CAN IRE UK WW "I Ain't Perfect" 2020 — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold — — — — — — — — "Last One Standing" 2021 78 31 25 70 38 47 46 53 RIAA: Gold

As featured artist + Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album USBub. USR&B/HH USRap "Mando" 2017 — — — RIAA: Gold One of One "Steppers" 2022 4 26 25 Gangsta Art

Other charted and certified songs + Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album USBub. USR&B/HH "Sleep Walkin" 2017 — — RIAA: Platinum 1 Up Top Ahk "Tomorrow Ain't Promised" — — RIAA: Gold "Excuse Me" — — RIAA: Gold Legendary Gangland and Gangland Landlord "Gangsta Art" 2022 17 41 Gangsta Art