Mello Buckzz Biography: Real Name, Net Worth, Parents, Age, Boyfriend, Concert, Height, Songs, Move

Biography

Mello Buckzz is an American drill rapper and songwriter born Melanie Doyle on April 9, 2001, in Chicago, Illinois.

Raised on the East Side of the city, in a neighbourhood she refers to as “over East, No Limit,” she grew up absorbing the culture and sounds that made Chicago the birthplace of drill music.

She began rapping in 2020 after spending time in recording studios with her brothers, releasing her first track, “Riley,” that summer.

Her professional debut came in 2021 with the single “Essex Block,” followed by “Blast” in 2022. Her breakout moment arrived in 2023 with “Boom (Mouskatool),” featuring Amari Blaze, Kashh Mir, and Moni Da G, which racked up over 3.5 million Spotify streams and 9 million YouTube views.

The follow-up, “Boom Pt. 2,” featuring Grammy-nominated Atlanta rapper Latto, pushed her further into the national conversation, crossing 1 million Spotify streams and 3 million YouTube views. G Herbo was among her earliest industry supporters.

In July 2025, she released her mixtape “Hollyhood,” featuring G Herbo and rising Chicago teen rapper Star Bandz. The project’s release party, however, was marred by tragedy when a drive-by shooting outside the venue in Chicago’s River North neighbourhood left four people dead and 14 injured. Among those killed were her boyfriend, Devonte Williamson, and her childhood friend, Leon Andrew Henry.

Despite the weight of personal loss, Mello Buckzz remains one of the most compelling voices to emerge from Chicago’s drill scene in recent years, with Pitchfork among the publications that have flagged her as one to watch.

American rapper and songwriter
Mello Buckzz
Wiki Facts & About Data
Real Name:	Melanie Doyle
Stage Name:	Mello Buckzz
Born:	9 April 2001 (age 25 years old)
Place of Birth:	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nationality:	American
Education:	Dyett High School for the Arts, Curie Metro High School
Height:	168 cm
Parents:	Mr. and Mrs. Doyle
Siblings:	N/A
Spouse:	Not Married
Boyfriend • Partner:	DCG Shun (ex.), Devonte Williamson 9ex.)
Children:	N/A
Occupation:	Rapper • Songwriter
Net Worth:	$1 million (USD)

Early Life & Education

Mello Buckzz was born Melanie Doyle on April 9, 2001, in Chicago, Illinois, making her 25 years old. Her birth sign is Aries.

She was raised on the East Side of Chicago, in a neighbourhood she has publicly referenced as “over East, No Limit,” a community closely tied to the city’s drill music culture and the NLMB gang faction. Growing up in that environment shaped both her worldview and her approach to music at an early age.

Mello Buckzz is African American and practices Christianity.

Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Doyle, who have maintained a low profile, with no verified details about them in the public domain. She has brothers, and it was through time spent watching them in recording studios that she first developed an interest in rapping. Beyond that, details about her siblings have not been disclosed publicly.

For her education, Mello Buckzz attended Curie Metro High School and later Dyett High School for the Arts, both located in Chicago. Her time at Dyett, a school with a dedicated arts focus, placed her in an environment that encouraged creative development during her formative years.

By 2020, while still a teenager, she had begun writing and recording her own material, laying the foundation for a rapidly rising career in drill rap.

Career

Mello Buckzz began writing and recording in 2020, drawn into the process after watching her brothers work in the studio. Her first recorded track, “Riley,” came out that summer.

She made her official debut in 2021 with “Essex Block,” which picked up tens of thousands of views and established that she had something worth paying attention to.

In 2022, she released “Blast,” her first real entry into the wider rap conversation, followed by a feature on Nolimit Faro’s “Fuck My Opps.” These early releases built credibility within Chicago’s drill circuit without yet crossing over nationally.

2023 was the year everything shifted. “Boom (Mouskatool),” featuring Amari Blaze, Kashh Mir, and Moni Da G, became her first major viral moment, accumulating over 3.5 million Spotify streams and 9 million YouTube views. The follow-up, “Boom Pt. 2,” brought in Grammy-nominated Atlanta rapper Latto and surpassed 1 million Spotify streams alongside 3 million YouTube views.

The two tracks made Mello Buckzz one of the more talked-about names in Midwest hip-hop and earned her a spotlight from Pitchfork as one to watch. She also appeared on G Herbo’s Strictly 4 My Fans 2 and Lil Zay Osama’s Hood Bible 2 that year, expanding her footprint through high-profile features.

Other 2023 singles included “High & Dirty” featuring Murda B, “Move,” “Hood Princess” with Pretty Liyah, “Back Out” with DCG Shun and DCG Bsavv, and “Pressure” featuring Sizzy.

She carried that momentum into 2024 with singles including “Player’s Club,” “hmm…BD,” “Draco Flow,” and “Green Ass Nigga,” each maintaining her presence on streaming platforms while her social media following continued to grow, reaching upwards of 470,000 on Instagram and over 200,000 on TikTok. She also appeared on GloRilla’s Strictly For My Fans 2.0 that year on a track titled “Outside.”

In early 2025, she recorded “Hula Hoop” in a live session with BlockworkTV in Atlanta, signalling a growing reach beyond Chicago. She released “Feel Me,” “Move Pt. 2” with Monaleo, and “Back Up On My Sht”* featuring STAR BANDZ ahead of her debut project.

On July 3, 2025, Mello Buckzz released her debut mixtape, Hollyhood, an eight-track project released under No More Heroes, LLC/Santa Anna. The project features G Herbo on “hmm…BD,” “Move Pt. 2” with Monaleo, “Out the Roof” with Chuckyy, and “Back Up On My Sht”* with STAR BANDZ, among others.

The release was overshadowed by the mass shooting outside her release party that same night, which left four people dead and 14 injured. Despite the tragedy, the project stood as a defining statement of her range and ambition as an artist.

She continued releasing music through the rest of 2025, dropping singles including “There She Go,” “Never Put You First,” “Let Me Down,” “Road Rage,” “Can’t Wait,” and “Cheddar.” In 2026, she has continued the momentum with “Get Back,” “Moral of the Story,” “I Like,” and “He Want Him a Me.”

Social Media

• Facebook: Mello Buckzz (@mello.buckz.7)
• Instagram: Pretty Opp👱🏽‍♀️🎯 (@mellobuckzz)
• YouTube: Mello Buckzz
• TikTok: Mello Buckzz (@mellobuckzz)

Personal Life

Mello Buckzz is 25 years old. She stands at 168 cm (5 feet 6 inches) tall and has a visible collection of tattoos, which she has regularly shown off to her fanbase on social media.

She has never been married and has no publicly known children.

Mello Buckzz has kept her romantic life relatively private, though some details have surfaced over time. She was previously linked to Chicago rapper DCG Shun, with whom she shared a public, on-and-off relationship that played out in part in interviews and on social media before the two eventually parted ways.

Her most publicly known relationship was with Devonte Williamson, a 23-year-old Chicago native who had grown up in the Hegewisch neighbourhood and was pursuing a career as a truck driver.

According to his mother, Andrea Williamson, the two had only been dating for a few weeks at the time of his death, though they appeared to have known each other for longer. Devonte was among the four people killed in the drive-by shooting outside Mello Buckzz’s Hollyhood release party in River North, Chicago, on July 3, 2025.

She confirmed his death on her Instagram stories, writing: “We was having so much fun in our private little life. Couldn’t leave each other alone, glued to my hip everyday.”

Following the tragedy, she has maintained a private stance on her personal life. As of 2026, no new relationship has been publicly confirmed.

Net Worth

Mello Buckzz has an estimated net worth of $1 million. Her income is primarily driven by music streams, live performances, and brand visibility built through her growing social media presence.

With millions of streams across platforms, a debut mixtape under a legitimate label imprint, and an expanding catalog of releases stretching into 2026, her earnings are expected to grow as her national profile continues to rise.

Discography

Mixtapes/EPs

• Hollyhood (2025)

Singles

• “Riley” (2020)
• “Essex Block” (2021)
• “Damn Buckzz” (2021)
• “Blast” (2022)
• “Fuck My Opps” (2022) with Nolimit Faro
• “Boom (Mouskatool)” (2023) featuring Amari Blaze, Kashh Mir, and Moni Da G
• “Boom Pt. 2” (2023) featuring Latto
• “High & Dirty” (2023) featuring Murda B
• “Move” (2023)
• “Hood Princess” (2023) with Pretty Liyah
• “Back Out” (2023) with DCG Shun and DCG Bsavv
• “Pressure” (2023) featuring Sizzy
• “We the Opps” (2023) with Nolimit Faro
• “hmm…BD” (2024)
• “Player’s Club” (2024)
• “Draco Flow” (2024)
• “Green Ass Nigga” (2024)
• “Feel Me” (2025)
• “Move Pt. 2” (2025) featuring Monaleo
• “Back Up On My Sht”* (2025) featuring STAR BANDZ
• “There She Go” (2025)
• “Never Put You First” (2025)
• “Let Me Down” (2025)
• “Road Rage” (2025)
• “Can’t Wait” (2025)
• “Cheddar” (2025)
• “Get Back” (2026)
• “Moral of the Story” (2026)
• “I Like” (2026)
• “He Want Him a Me” (2026)

As Featured Artist

• “Outside” (2024) on GloRilla’s Strictly For My Fans 2.0
• “Tweakers” (2025)
• “Funky” (2025) with NoBapD