Mike West (rapper)

Mike West, born Michael Quentin West (born November 22, 1978), is an American songwriter, rapper, producer, promoter and Recording Academy voting member from South Florida. West has been active in the Fort Lauderdale, Broward County and Miami hip-hop scenes since the 1990s. He has collaborated with Uncle Luke, Pitbull, Jason Derulo, 2 Live Crew, Daz Dillinger, Mopreme Shakur, Amil, members of Thug Life and Outlawz, and numerous producers; is the founder of two independent record labels, HangTime Entertainment and Big Fro Music Group; and has released more than a dozen albums, mixtapes and singles, and appeared on hip-hop compilations and soundtracks.