Lloyd “E. Ness” Mathis

Lloyd “E. Ness” Mathis is a known battle rapper from Philadelphia, PA. He is currently in the battle rap circuit battling top emcees in the game nationally. He received fame from being a cast member from the MTV reality TV series “Making the Band 2” in 2002.

After being added to the rap group that was formed from the show, E.Ness was signed to Sean “P.Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records with the other winning members. The group was named “Da Band,” and they released an album called “Too Hot for TV.” It reached #1 on the Hip-Hop/R&B Billboard Charts. After the group was dissolved, E. Ness stayed signed to the Bad Boy label with the hopes to drop a solo album.

During the years on Bad Boy Records, E. Ness dropped a couple of singles and was featured on a few Bad Boy artists’ records, including Black Rob. He also did some writing for P. Diddy, which included “Diddy Rock,” a single on the Press Play album (2006).

One of the newest E. Ness records “Fuck Up a Check (2019)” is a great bouncy club record. E. Ness continues to drop great lyrical bars, even on southern type club records. It is a song that McDaniel Publishing Group represents and is looking for new sync placement. Contact us regarding this song and other E. Ness written songs. He is available for ghostwriting or to create songs for your project. Please feel free to contact us.