MeccaGodZilla

Born in Brooklyn and raised in Long Island, MeccaGodZilla (aka RYU BLACK, formerly known as ADUM⁷ aka RAVAGE) is a music producer, MC, artist, and activist.


Working alongside Omowale Adewale and m1 of dead prez, he got his start in NYC’s underground Hip-Hop scene as a founding member of the nonprofit Hip-Hop union G.A.ME (the Grassroots Artists MovEment) which made free-healthcare, free dental, free legal advice, and show bookings available to independent Hip-Hop artists from New York and Philadelphia.


Described by The Japan Times to have "...a style that brings to mind the likes of RZA and MF Doom,” MeccaGodZilla produced music and rapped with artists and brands all over the world via NIKE, Capcom, Spike TV, Universal Japan, Warner Japan, Armani Exchange Japan, and Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill while moonlighting to model and secure sponsorship opportunities in Tokyo, Japan.


Currently, MeccaGodZilla releases music through his indie label MANAFEST VISION, runs the streetwear brand arigatz, is an active and founding member of part of the vegan activist network Black Vegfest, and is an official United States cultural ambassador of Hip-Hop to Uzbekistan and Nepal via the U.S. Department of State, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Meridian International Center’s Next Level USA Initiative.