Parks began his musical career at age 10, under the
moniker Drew32. He later released music under the name
Drew Parks. and in
Austin, Texas at the 2011
SXSW Music Conference. and in March 2012, Parks was one of 18 US artists selected by
Billboard magazine to compete in the 2012
Billboard Music Awards Battle of the Bands competition. He released a mixtape in April 2012 entitled
Label Me (hosted by
DJ Skee), which featured collaborations with
Jon Connor,
Royce Da 5'9",
Shorty da Prince, and
Slim the Mobster. The lead single from
Label Me, "I Am King," received airplay on
Sirius XM station
Shade 45, and its music video aired on
MTVU. Television network
ESPN included several of Parks' songs on its sports debate TV show,
First Take throughout 2012 and 2013. In August 2013, Parks performed as an opening act for
Kendrick Lamar at
The Fillmore Detroit as a part of
Bud Light's 50|50|1 concert series. In June 2014,
BBC Radio 1Xtra selected 32 hip-hop artists worldwide to represent each of their relative countries by performing a freestyle video for
1Xtra's coverage of the
2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Parks was chosen to represent
Greece, and his World Cup Freestyle was featured on
BBC Radio 1Xtra throughout June and July 2014. Later that year, Parks performed alongside
DJ Head at the official
Eminem and
Rihanna Monster Tour After Party at
The Fillmore Detroit. In August 2016, he performed alongside
Fat Joe and
Nelly at
WSNX-FM's "Party in the Park" concert in
Grand Rapids, Michigan Television network
Freeform (formerly
ABC Family) included Parks' song, "We Ain't Stoppin" in episodes of its shows
Pretty Little Liars,
Famous in Love, and
The Fosters In 2017,
Detroit Pistons Center
Andre Drummond collaborated with Drew Parks on two songs, "Lit," and "Nu Vibe," which were later released on
Andre Drummond's 2018 debut music album entitled
Fyi. Parks is no longer actively making music. His last official release was his 2016 album,
Away We Go, which featured the single "We Love Them," a collaboration with
Fatman Scoop. ==Selected discography==