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Z-RO IS A GAYY RAPPER FROM EAST SIDE OF HOUSTON
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- For individuals; see Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name = Z-Ro
| image = Z-Ro_cropped.jpg
| caption =
| image_size =
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Joseph Wayne McVey
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|01|19|mf=y}}<!-- DO NOT CHANGE BIRTHDATE--><ref name="birth">{{cite web|url=http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/txbirths?c=search&first=Joseph&last=McVey&spelling=Exact&11_year=1977&11_month=0&11_day=0&4=&14=&SubmitSearch.x=45&SubmitSearch.y=16&SubmitSearch=Submit|title=Texas Births 1926–1995|publisher="Family Tree Legends"}}</ref><ref name="Rap Artists Bio">. Rapartists.com (1977-01-19). Retrieved on 2011-06-21.</ref>
| death_date =
| origin = ], ], ]
| instrument =
| genre = ]
| occupation = ], ]
| years_active = 1994–present
| label = ]<br/>]<br/>King of the Ghetto Ent.
| associated_acts = ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ]
| website = on ]<br>{{MySpace|zroofficial}}
| notable_instruments =
}}
'''Joseph Wayne McVey''' (born January 19, 1977)<!-- DO NOT CHANGE BIRTHDATE-->,<ref name="birth"/><ref name="Rap Artists Bio"/> better known by his ] '''Z-Ro''', is an ] ], ] and ] from ], ]. He was named one of America's most underrated rappers by the '']''.<ref>Sanneh, Kelefa. (2007-05-27) . Nytimes.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-21.</ref>

==Early life==
Z-Ro was born '''Joseph Wayne McVey''' in Houston’s notorious ] neighborhood on January 19, 1977.<ref name="A.D. Bio">{{cite web | title=Z-Ro Biography | url=http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/z-ro/664377 | publisher=Artist Direct | accessdate=January 12, 2012}}</ref> At age six his mother died, and he was shuttled from household to household in search of stability, eventually settling in the Ridgemont area of ], ].<ref name="A.D. Bio" /> When Z-Ro reached his late teens he was unemployed and resorted to drug dealing and hustling on the streets.<ref name="A.D. Bio" /> According to Z-Ro, listening to the music of ], ], Street Military, ] and Klondike Kat inspired him to work harder for his goal of leaving the streets.<ref name="A.D. Bio" /> Z-Ro discovered his talent of ]ping and after going through a couple of recording studios to make a demo,<ref name="A.D. Bio" /> the CEO of a local label discovered and signed him.

==Career==
In 1998, Z-Ro released his debut album, '']''. Z-Ro is also a member of the original ], an assortment of rappers from Houston.<ref name="A.D. Bio" /> All of these things helped to escalate Z-Ro’s popularity throughout the South and by 2002 his talent and hard work caught the attention of ]’s founder and CEO ], who offered him a deal.<ref name="A.D. Bio" />

In 2004, Z-Ro released his critically acclaimed Rap-a-Lot debut titled '']''.<ref name="A.D. Bio" /> The record was a huge success and helped expand Z-Ro’s fan base beyond the South.<ref name="A.D. Bio" /> In 2005, Z-Ro released '']'', which was well received.<ref name="A.D. Bio" /> Z-Ro's 2006 album '']'' was released while he was imprisoned for ], to positive reviews.<ref name="villagevoice">{{cite news |title=Project Pat and Z-Ro: The Unsung Heroes of Southern Rap |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/archives/2006/12/project_pat_and.php |first=Tom |last=Breihan |date=2006-12-07 |accessdate=2008-09-07 |publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="nyt">{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/arts/music/27play.html?_r=1&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/M/Music&oref=slogin |title=A Hip-Hop Hurricane and Other Phenomena |first=Kelefa |last=Sanneh |date=2007-05-27 |publisher=The New York Times |accessdate=2008-09-07}}</ref> It was called "a great album... powerful" but "relentlessly bleak" by ]<ref name="villagevoice"/> and "one of the best rap albums to come out of Houston" by the ].<ref name="houstonchronicle">{{cite news |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/entertainment/4314522.html |first=Eyder |last=Peralita |title=Z-Ro breaks ground, visits the past on new CD |date=2006-11-06 |publisher=] |accessdate=2008-09-07}}</ref> In 2010 he released his next album titled Heroin, which was followed by another new album titled Meth in 2011.

==Discography==
{{Main|Z-Ro discography}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Title
!colspan="2"|Chart positions<ref name="AMG"></ref>
|-
!width="40"|<small>]</small>
!width="40"|<small>]</small>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1998
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'']''
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2000
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'']''
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|90
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2001
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'']''
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2002
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'']''
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|58
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2002
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'']''
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2002
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'']''
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|57
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2003
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'']''
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2004
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'']''
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|170
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|27
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2005
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'']''
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|69
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|14
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2006
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'']''
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|14
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2007
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'']''
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|197
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|32
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2008
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'']''
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|48
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|12
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2009
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'']''
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|147
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|19
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2010
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'']''
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|142
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|29
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2011
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'']''
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|90
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|12
|}

==References==
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{{Z-Ro}}

{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see ]. -->
| NAME = McVey, Joseph Wayne
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Z-Ro (stage name)
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American rapper
| DATE OF BIRTH = 19 January 1977
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Houston, Texas
}}
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