Marcey Yates
@marceyyates is an Omaha-born hip-hop artist, producer, and community leader whose work sits at the intersection of culture, creativity, and neighborhood empowerment. Raised in North Omaha, a community with a deep legacy of resilience and artistic influence, Marcey channeled early hardships—including the loss of both parents—into a lifelong commitment to hip-hop as expression, storytelling, and uplift.
After studying music production in Arizona, he returned to Omaha in 2012 and built one of the city’s most prolific independent catalogs, releasing more than two dozen projects under his own name, with The Dilla Kids, and as producer Op2mus. He has earned multiple local awards, released music on Omaha’s iconic Saddle Creek label, and even performed twice alongside the Omaha Symphony.
Marcey is also the founder and director of Culxr House, a hybrid arts space and community hub on North 24th Street that has become a centerpiece of Black arts, entrepreneurship, and cultural programming in the city. His leadership has earned recognition from the NAACP, the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation, and several Omaha media outlets.
Now signed to the Wichita-based artist development nonprofit Midtopia, Marcey enters a new chapter with two forthcoming projects: House Rules, a raw, unfiltered seven-track mixtape, and Vanilla Sky 2, an introspective, melodic full-length arriving in early 2026. Together, they showcase the full spectrum of his artistry—from confident, colorful production to reflective storytelling shaped by his lived experience.
Rooted in Omaha but expanding far beyond it, Marcey Yates continues to build a platform that inspires others, elevates his community, and pushes Midwestern hip-hop forward.
