Balistic Man

James Anthony Melendez, known professionally as Balistic Man, is an American Hip Hop artist from Buffalo Ny. After serving time in federal prison for drug related crimes he decided to pursue a career for his passion of Hip Hop. Known for collaborating on songs with artists like Dj Khaled, Fat Joe, Conway The Machine, Benny The Butcher, Maino, Gorilla Nems, Papoose & many more!
He also has been played on major radio stations such as Eminem’s SHADE45, Hot97 & more with a combination of millions of streams on music platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Pandora & more!
Balistic Man has also performed on stages alongside some well known & respected names in Hip Hop! Opening & headlining on tours & shows with major acts such as Method Man, Redman, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Jim Jones, Maino, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, Westside Gunn, Fat Joe & many more!
Asides from radio & shows, Balistic Man has also garnished a large social media following with a combined total of over 50k followers, millions of views & reactions to his songs, videos & pictures. One of his most recognizable viral moments is his dedicated song to actress/singer Zendaya titled “Zendaya’s Song” which garnished an impressive total of almost 2 million plays, 5,500 shares & 24,000 reactions alone on Facebook & was also liked by the actress’s official Twitter account!
Balistic Man’s most recent projects to date are “Those Days”, “GUILTY” & “Street Legacy”.