Biography
Valid, born Mihajlo Peric, is a Detroit rapper and the son of Serbian immigrants. Raised on Detroit hip-hop, he began pursuing music seriously around 2010. His work brings together the American MC tradition, his family roots and sounds from the Balkans.
He released Mihajlo in 2019, followed in 2020 by The Plum Brandy EP, made with producers from across the former Yugoslavia. In 2023 he teamed up with Stretch Money for Bill & Isiah, before releasing Peach Brandy in 2024. The latter includes Nine To Five featuring Stretch Money.
DJ Head is his longtime mentor and collaborator, joining him on European tours. Valid has worked with Elzhi, Illa J, Boldy James and Skyzoo, and appeared on Apollo Brown’s Sincerely, Detroit. His song Joy Ride was featured in the 2025 film Code 3.