Morgan James Peters II, professionally known by his stage name The ZYG 808, is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Originally from Bronx, New York, he is the son of Grammy-nominated Jazz recording artist, Mwalim.
The ZYG 808's grandmother bought him his first drum set at the age of four in an attempt to stop him from banging on things in the house. When he was seven he made his debut as a session percussionist on his father's House music album. By the time he was eleven years old, he was headlining the Boston Jazz Fest as a jazz drummer.
He would later join The Grammy-nominated funk band, The Groovalottos as a percussionist. He is currently the group's drummer as well as a member of their production team. He was nominated for two Grammys in the rap category for his songs, "El Concerto" and "The Explanation" in 2018.
The ZYG 808's first release was a mixtape entitled, At the Party, which was released in the summer of 2018. He released his first full-length album entitled, "BoOMBAPJaZz" in 2019. In 2021, he released seven singles, "Glory of History" (1/2021), "Pioneers" (2/2021), "Gymnastics" (3/2021), "Real Emcees" (4/2021), "Another 1" (5/2021), "THUMPIN" featuring The GroovaLottos, and "Not Prepared" (9/2021), as well as two E.P.'s, Beat Lounge Notes" (6/2021), and "YET ANOTHER 1" (10/2021), respectively. In 2021, The ZYG 808 was the recipient of the Alexander Holmes Memorial Scholarship, the Prince Hall Scholarship for Music, and the NAACP of Cape Cod Scholarship.
The ZYG 808 started Soul Poets Records in 2018 under Mwalim's media company, Liberation Multimedia, LLC.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- Boombapjazz (2019)
Mixtapes[]
- At the Party (2018)
Extended plays[]
- Beat Lounge Notes (2021)
- Yet Another 1 (2021)
Singles[]
- "Glory of History (2021)
- "Pioneers" (2021)
- "Gymnastics" (2021)
- "Real Emcees" (2021)
- "Another 1" (2021)
- "Thumpin'" (featuring the GroovaLottos) (2021)
- "Not Prepared" (2021)