Kyle Myricks (born October 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Stalley is an American rapper from Massillon, Ohio and a member of Maybach Music Group.In 2008, Stalley made his mixtape debut, Goin Ape, with fellow Ohio-native Terry Urban; 2009 followed with the release of the new mixtape MadStalley: The Autobiography, and a newfound reputation as a force on stage. Stalley attended the 2010 Iron Mic Competition in Beijing as the featured MC.[1] Shortly after Stalley signed to Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group. Stalley has worked with producers Ski Beatz on the tracks “Address”, "S.T.A.L.L.E.Y.", “Do It Big”, and “Harsh Ave”, Rashad Thomas on album Lincoln Way Nights, and J. Rawls on track “Babblin”.[2]
He is featured on Curren$y's Universal/Def Jam album Pilot Talk (“Address”), released in June 2010, as well as Ski Beatz's Universal/Def Jam projects 24 Hour Karate School and 24 Hour Karate School, Pt. 2.In February 2011, Stalley completed a sports-themed music project commissioned by ESPN, for future use in television and online programming.Stalley’s Lincoln Way Nights (February 2011) received 130K+ downloads and reigned at #2 for Bandcamp hip hop releases. Lincoln Way Nights (November 2011) debuted #18 on the iTunes Hip Hop Charts and sold 4K+ copies. Stalley also was featured on the Maybach Music Group albums MMG Presents: Self Made Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 along with Rick Ross's Rich Forever mixtape. He also appeared on Ross' fifth studio album God Forgives, I Don't.
His most recent mixtape Savage Journey To The American Dream (March 2012) reached 100K downloads in the first week, and was featured as the Stereogum Mixtape of the Week and the Spin Rap Release of the Week (7 out of 10).It was graded an XL by XXL, and HipHopDX awarded it 3.5 out of 5.Stalley released his debut retail single "Swangin" featuring hip hop legend Scarface from his Honest Cowboy, was released on March 26, 2013. The music video was released on July 9, 2013 and featured a cameo from Paul Wall. Following the mixtape's August 8, 2013 release it was met with generally positive reviews from critics such as PopMatters. Shortly after it was revealed it had received a nomination at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards in the "Best Mixtape Category". After receiving a great response from his label he released Honest Cowboy: EP to iTunes on September 17, 2013, the same day as the release of Self Made Vol. 3.