Ricky Mears, better known as Nitti Gritti, is a Miami based record producer, DJ and vocalist. His collaboration with Party Favor as Sidepiece, a music duo group, was nominated for aGrammy in 2021 under Best Dance Recording segment for their 2019 single On My Mind featuring Diplo. Nitti Gritti is known for collaborating and working with Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, DJ Snake, Shaquille O'Neal, Tiesto, Diplo, Ookay, Jimmy Levy, Shndō etc. In 2019, Nitti Gritti's single '200 MPH'' with Diplo won a Latin Grammy, which was on Bad Bunny's album X 100PRE.