[3] Hicks recorded a remake of the MC Hammer song "U Can't Touch This" with fellow Zeke and Luther costar Daniel Curtis Lee.

In October 2012, he recorded a song for the new book Lemonade Mouth Puckers Up entitled "Don't Stop The Revolution".

[6] On January 25, 2018, Hicks was arrested in Burbank, California along with his reported girlfriend, actress Danni Tamburro, on suspicion of armed robbery.

[9] Hicks' arraignment was originally scheduled for March 23, 2019, when his attorney notified the judge his client was "not currently in a state where he can assist in his defense".

However, Hicks was released in March 2022 on parole after the judge credited his 1,460 days he served while awaiting sentencing.

[11] As of December 2023[update], Hicks had become an advocate for men's mental health and substance abuse recovery.