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 Grammy 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 won Latin Grammy for his single '200 MPH'' with Diplo, which was the part of Bad Bunny's album X 100PRE.