Mitchelle'l
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Mitchelle'l Sium is an American singer and songwriter from Houston, Texas. He was discovered on Myspace.com and brought to American rapper T.I.'s Atlanta-based record label Grand Hustle Records by general manager Hannah Kang. In 2008, Sium signed a record deal with Grand Hustle Records. Sium has collaborated with rappers such as T.I., Jeezy, Ty Dolla $ign, BJ The Chicago Kid, Charlie Wilson, Lil Duval, B.o.B, Yo Gotti, 8Ball & MJG and Nelly.
Early life
Mitchelle'l Sium was born in Houston, Texas, to a father from Eritrea and a mother of Creole descent.
Musical career
Career beginnings
In late 2007, Hannah Kang, general manager for Atlanta-based record label Grand Hustle Records, noticed Sium on Myspace, and introduced him to Grand Hustle head T.I. In 2008, Sium had signed a recording contract with Grand Hustle Records. In 2008, Sium was featured on a song titled “Collect Call”, which was included as a bonus track on T.I.’s highly acclaimed sixth album, Paper Trail. He appeared on the song "How Life Changed", from T.I.'s 2010 album, No Mercy. On September 23, 2011, he released a song titled "Only a Few". In 2011, he appeared on Jeezy’s long-awaited Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition album, on a song called "Higher Learning." His debut single "Irene" features Maybach Music's Wale, production by Grand Hustle record producer C-Gutta and co-written by actor Omar Epps.
Artistry
Voice and songwriting
The in-house disc jockey of Grand Hustle, DJ MLK, has described Sium as "sound[ing] like a young Maxwell." In 2012, American radio show host and internet celebrity B. Scott, wrote in a review that he "sounds a bit like Maxwell meets Van Hunt". Also in 2012, after the release of a song titled "Irene", from Sium's mixtape of the same name, grownfolksmusic.com wrote "Mitchelle’l already has a smooth, soulful vibe going that is reminiscent of artists like Maxwell and Robin Thicke and works just fine without a guest rapper. Hopefully there are more sensual, smoothed-out tracks like this one coming down the line from Mitchelle’l."
Discography
Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| IRENE (with DJ Green Lantern) | Released: July 18, 2012 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
Singles as featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | |||
| "Picture Me Swangin" (De'Lorean featuring Mitchelle'l) | 2014 | — | — | Look Alive |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Collect Calls" | 2008 | T.I. | Paper Trail |
| "Da A" | 2010 | Big Kuntry King | Cocaine 2 |
| "Dats My Dawg" | |||
| "Right Now" | 8Ball & MJG | Ten Toes Down | |
| "Billy (Truth Be Told)" | |||
| "So Much Money (Remix)" | 8Ball & MJG, Yo Gotti | —N/a | |
| "How Life Changed" | T.I., Scarface | No Mercy | |
| "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" | 2011 | Spodee, B.o.B, T.I. | No Pressure |
| "Sunlight" | Spodee, B.o.B | ||
| "Hello" | Young Dro | Drocabulary | |
| "Wanna Blow" | Big Kuntry King | Everything Big | |
| "Follow Me Home" | Big Kuntry King, C-Gutta | ||
| "Higher Learning" | Young Jeezy, Devin the Dude, Snoop Dogg | TM 103: Hustlerz Ambition | |
| "La Folie Des Grandeurs" | 2012 | Gizo Evoracci | Overdose |
| "Intro" | 2013 | T.I. | G.D.O.D. (Get Dough or Die) |
| "Love to Hate Me" | 2014 | Doe B, Big Kuntry King, T.I. | DOAT 3 (Definition of a Trapper) |
| "Puttin in Work" | Doe B, Trae tha Truth, Young Dro, 5Mics, Yung Booke | G.D.O.D. II | |
| "Picture Me Swangin (Remix)" | 2015 | De'Lorean, Slim Thug, Lil Keke, Paul Wall | Look Alive |
External links
- at AllMusic
- discography at Discogs
- discography at MusicBrainz