Mach-Hommy (born June 21) is an enigmatic Haitian-American emcee from Newark, NJ. His earliest known work can be found on the 2004 mixtape titled, Goon Grizzle. Almost a decade later in 2013, he released a handful of EPs and one LP, titled F.Y.I., the project includes production from frequent collaborator August Fanon and originally surfaced on Soundcloud. F.Y.I is available on his website in an updated Digitally Remastered format.

In recent years, Mach infamously began to self-release his music, first on Instagram and later on Bandcamp, for hundreds of dollars per physical copy. His 2016 release H.B.O. (Haitian Body Odor) was made available with the limited release of 187 physical CD’s, each sold for $300. He has frequently collaborated with producers Earl Sweatshirt, Knxwledge, The Alchemist, Camoflauge Monk, Sadhugold and August Fanon.

In October 2019, Mach and recent collaborator Your Old Droog had their lyrics removed from Genius after sending them a DMCA notice. In an October 2022 interview Rolling Stone, Mach-Hommy responds to a question about why his lyrics (in general) aren’t on Genius:

I’m a literary artist. Before we start to describe what kind, whether I’m a giant or a dwarf or whatever the fuck, I’m a literary artist and I’m a writer, number one. Before it ever becomes a sound, number one. And so that in and of itself is a work of art, and that’s published writing. Those words, they’re mine. For instance, a writer writes a book. Ernest Hemingway writes a book. Everyone loves it. It’s ill. Then they adapt it as a movie. Then the movie’s out, and some niggas just take the book and are like, “Yo, free book. Free book.” And not only “free book,” but a free book, and then monetizing it.

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