Background
Uncle Reece was born Maurice Hicks, Junior. on February 14, 1984, in Savannah, Georgia, to a father who served in the military, Maurice Hicks, Senior and his mother Cecilia Anita Hicks.
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Education
He graduated from Florida State University with an Associate degree in Mathematics.
Career
He released his first album, 2014"s Bold, with Obed Music Group. This was a Billboard chart breakthrough release. His music career started in 2012, with the release of "Until I Pass Out" single on March 1 of that year, and it charted at Number.
15 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart by Billboard.
His second single, "I Cant" Help Myself", would chart at Number. 19 on that chart and at Number.
48 on the Hot Christian Songs. His first album, Bold, came out on June 3, 2014 on his own label Obed Music.
This would chart on two Billboard charts, on the Christian Albums at Number.
30 and on the Top Gospel Albums at Number. 9. The album received a three and a half star out of five review by Dwayne Lacy of New Release Tuesday, and it comes "highly recommend" from Daniel Cody at Wade-O Radio. Rea Melissa Davis, writes for AllHipHop, how "Uncle Reece is quite the musical melting pot.
With BOLD,Uncle Reece is not confined to the church, and there are no limits or boundaries to the way he can express his praise." He is nominated at the 30th Stellar Awards for the Rap Hip Hop Gospel Civil Defense of the Year and New Artist of the Year.
