Meet the Rapper Behind the Sickest Heisman Hype Video of 2015

COLUMBUS, Ohio — If you’ve attended an Ohio State football game during the Urban Meyer era, you’re familiar with the music of Mekka Don.

Whether it was the 2012 anthem “Let’s Go (O-H-I-O),” 2013’s popular follow-up, “Juice,” or the ode to last season’s national title, “Undisputed,” the Columbus-area rapper’s tracks have served as the soundtrack for one of the most successful stretches in Buckeyes history.

Seemingly always upbeat and smiling, Mekka Don—whose real name is Chukwuemeka Onyejekwe—has been a fixture on the Ohio Stadium sideline for the past three seasons, his signature “Juice” snapback hat and t-shirt as easy to spot in the crowd as a replica Archie Griffin throwback jersey.

But while Mekka Don’s music has been filling the stadium where he once spent his college career from the moment Meyer emerged from the southeast tunnel nearly three years ago, like any ambitious artist, he’s always trying to evolve. And even for one who’s clearly found his niche, it’s never too late to enjoy a revelation.

That was exactly the position the 33-year-old Columbus native found himself in on Tuesday, when even by his high standards, he enjoyed one of the most successful days of his music career.

Releasing a Heisman Trophy hype song and video for Buckeyes running back Ezekiel Elliott, Mekka Don became one of the top headline-makers in college football for the day, with the YouTube video for “ZEKE” accumulating more than 40,000 views in the first day…

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