Hefe Wine | |
Birth Name: | Maurice Williams |
Alias: | Wine-O Black Jew NuWine |
Birth Place: | Houston, Texas, United States |
Genre: | Hip Hop, R&B, Screwed & Chopped |
Label: | Wine-O Records Grapetree Records[1] [2] [3] |
Associated Acts: | Lil Raskul, Paul Wall, Daz Dillinger, Iggy Azalea |
Maurice Williams (born August 25, 1972), known by his stage names Hefe Wine, NuWine,[4] [5] and Wine-O, is an American rapper and producer from Houston, Texas. In 2006, his single "Pop My Trunk" appeared on the Billboard Top 100. He has worked with Mike Jones, Kiotti, Letoya Luckett, Daz Dillinger, Lil Wayne, and Paul Wall.[6]
In 2014, he received media attention following the release of a sex tape featuring Williams and his former girlfriend Iggy Azalea.[7]
Maurice Williams was raised in Houston. At the age of 15, after a troubled childhood in a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic father, he started stealing cars.[8]
In 1996, he released his debut album, Bloody 5th. He has since released 17 albums, and secured record label deals with EMI and Universal Records.[9]
Beyoncé featured his track "Pop My Trunk" on her 2016 Formation tour.[10]