Most well known for fronting the innovative California rap group Death Grips, the artist known as MC Ride is recognized for his mysterious, dark lyrics and for his in-your-face manner of rapping. His recordings with Death Grips include Exmilitary (2011), No Love Deep Web (2012), and The Powers That B (2015). After briefly studying at Hampton University in Virginia, he launched the hip-hop project Fyre and began rapping under the stage name of MxlPlx.