Richard Cook Mears IV[1] (born May 10, 1994), better known as Nitti Gritti[2] is a Miami based record producer, DJ and vocalist.
[3][4][5] His collaboration with Party Favor as Sidepiece, a music duo group,[6] was nominated for a Grammy in 2021 under Best Dance Recording segment for their 2019 single "On My Mind" featuring Diplo.
[7][8] He is known for collaborating and working with Enrique Iglesias,[9] Pitbull,[10] DJ Snake,[11][12] Shaquille O'Neal,[13] Tiesto, Diplo, Ookay,[14] Jimmy Levy,[15] Shndō,[16] etc.
[17] Raised in Pennsylvania, Mears moved with his family to Haiti at the age of six where his parents served in Christian missionary work—his father as a soccer coach and his mother, a teacher.
In the same year he produced Enrique's "Move To Miami" featuring Pitbull[9] and Bad Bunny's "200 MPH", with Diplo.