Marlon Craft

Marlon Craft
Craft performing in Toronto, Ontario
(2018)
Background information
Born (1993-02-27) February 27, 1993 (age 31)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
OriginHell's Kitchen
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
  • Independent
Websitemarloncraft.com

Marlon Craft is an American rapper and songwriter from Manhattan, New York. He released his debut studio album, Funhouse Mirror, in June 2019. He had also previously released numerous EPs and mixtapes.

Early life and education

Marlon Craft was born in Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan. His father is a jazz drummer and his mother is a producer for an Off-Broadway theater company. He grew up in Manhattan Plaza, a Mitchell-Lama residential complex in Hell's Kitchen. He attended The Beacon School, a selective college-preparatory high school also in Hell's Kitchen. He also played AAU basketball in the South Bronx.[1] After high school, Craft attended American University in Washington, D.C. where he designed his own major, Urban Education and Social Justice.[2]

Career

After college, Craft moved back to Manhattan Plaza and began making freestyle videos and posting them to YouTube.[1] His first collection of songs came in the form of the March 2015 mixtape, Pieces.[3] That project featured a freestyle in which Craft rapped over the beat from "Shook Ones" by Mobb Deep.[4] He followed that with two EPs in 2016: So, What Are You Doing?[2] and he looked like nothing.[5] The latter project featured the single, "Workin'".[6] In March 2017, Craft released a short film that was also called he looked like nothing.[7] The month prior, he was featured in a cypher at Audiomack Studios with Radamiz and Angelo Mota.[8]

In August 2017, Craft released his second mixtape, The Tunnel's End, which featured the singles "The Feels" and "New York Shit" (featuring Radamiz). The album was briefly number 2 on the iTunes Hip-Hop chart behind Jay-Z's 4:44.[9] He also continued releasing freestyles including one that mentioned every NBA team, another on Statik Selektah's Shade 45 radio show,[10] and one that mentioned every member of the 2016 and 2017 XXL Freshman classes.[11] In 2018, Craft opened for Dizzy Wright on his "Golden State of Mind Tour".[12] He also released a series of EPs entitled A Dollar in Quarters. 25c came out in February,[11] 50c in March,[13] and 75c in May.[14]

Later in 2018, Craft partnered with Same Plate Entertainment (a joint venture with Sony Music).[15] One of the first singles he released after signing to Same Plate was "NY Baby" featuring Bodega Bamz.[16] In November 2018, he was featured on the Masta Ace and Marco Polo album, A Breukelen Story, on the track "Wanna Be".[17] In 2019, Craft and his team formed an art collective, movement, and lifestyle brand called "OUR.S". The organization helped coordinate "WORKWEEK", a series of public events in March and April 2019 that highlighted various non-profit organizations. Craft released the single "Do The Work" in support of the WORKWEEK events.[18][19]

In May 2019, Craft released another single, "Shallow", featuring Dizzy Wright. As part of OUR.S, fans could access the song two days before its wide release.[20] In June 2019, Craft released the single "Gang Shit". The song and its accompanying music video depicted Craft taking on three roles: a racist white police officer, a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and a black man serving prison time for an armed robbery.[21]

The song served as the lead single to his debut studio album, Funhouse Mirror, which was released later that month by Same Plate and Sony. The album featured guest appearances from Dizzy Wright, Nyck Caution, Ricky Motion, and Evan Crommett.[22] It reached number one on iTunes' Top Hip-Hop Albums chart the week it was released.[23] It also received praise from artists and activists like Killer Mike, T.I., Shaun King, and La La Anthony.[24] Shortly after the album's release, Craft sold out his first show headlining at SOB's in New York. The following month, he held a listening party at The Halal Guys food carts on 53rd Street in Manhattan.[1] In July 2019, he appeared on Sway in the Morning and performed a "5 Fingers of Death" freestyle.[25]

In 2020 Craft left his record deal with Same Plate Entertainment/Sony Music and went back fully independent, launching The Center - an exclusive online subscription community of supporters. For $7 a month, fans can directly fund the creation of Craft's content, and in return receive exclusive access in the forms of hidden songs, weekly Zoom sessions, and more.[26]

In early 2021, Craft announced that his second album, How We Intended would release in February. On January 19, a day before Joe Biden's inauguration as president, Craft released "State of the Union",  a scathing rebuke of the state of affairs in America and in culture. On January 22, he appeared on The Beat with Ari Melber on MSNBC to break down the video and song with Ari Melber and Michael Steele.[27]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected details
Title Details
Funhouse Mirror
How We Intended
While We're Here
  • Released: May 22, 2022

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes with selected details
Title Details
Pieces
The Tunnel's End
Homecourt Advantage, Vol. 1
  • Released: September 21, 2021 (US)
  • Label: Self-released
Homecourt Advantage, Vol. 2
  • Released: August 2, 2023 (US)
  • Label: Self-released

EPs

List of EPs with selected details
Title Details
so, what are you doing?
he looked like nothing
A Dollar in Quarters: 25c
A Dollar in Quarters: 50c
A Dollar in Quarters: 75c
Space
Space 2
  • Released: January 31, 2023 (US)

Singles

List of singles with selected details
Title Year Album
"Workin'" 2016 he looked like nothing
"The Feels" 2017 The Tunnel's End
"New York Shit" (featuring Radamiz)
"Friends" 2018 A Dollar in Quarters: 50c
"Ain't With Today" A Dollar in Quarters: 75c
"Gang Shit" 2019 Funhouse Mirror
"Shallow" (featuring Dizzy Wright)
"State of the Union" 2021 Homecourt Advantage, Vol. 1
"Bluffin"[28]
"Julius Randle"

References

  1. ^ a b c Marantz, Andrew (29 July 2019). "Marlon Craft's Halal-Cart Listening Party". The New Yorker. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b Rajamani, Maya (5 February 2016). "Hell's Kitchen Rapper Uses Neighborhood as Stage for Music Videos". DNA Info. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Marlon Craft – Pieces (Mixtape)". Fashionably Early. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. ^ David, Amy (21 July 2015). "RVA hip hop review: Marlon Craft-Pieces". RVA Magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. ^ O, Matt (8 January 2017). "Photos From Last Night: Marlon Craft's Headlines Webster Hall". Upcoming Hip Hop. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Marlon Craft – Workin' (Video)". Fashionably Early. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. ^ Bradley, Brent (7 March 2017). "NYC Rapper Marlon Craft Looks Like Nothing, Sounds Like Everything". DJBooth. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. ^ Zisook, Brian (13 February 2017). "We Invited Marlon Craft, Radamiz & Angelo Mota to Audiomack Studios For a Cypher". DJBooth. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  9. ^ Kakin, Cassidy (7 August 2017). "Marlon Craft is Making the New York Hip-Hop You've Been Missing on 'The Tunnel's End'". DJBooth. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  10. ^ Glynn, Patrick (28 June 2017). "NYC Rapper Marlon Craft Rips 'Show Off' Freestyle with Statik Selektah". 2 Dope Boyz. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  11. ^ a b Orcutt, KC (10 February 2018). "Stream: Marlon Craft kicks off new EP series, 'A Dollar In Quarters'". Revolt. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Dizzy Wright Brings Love & Positivity To The El Rey On His Golden State Of Mind Tour". FOMO Blog. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  13. ^ Chesman, Donna-Claire (16 March 2018). ""New York Together Is Unstoppable": An Interview With Rapper Marlon Craft". DJBooth. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Stream Marlon Craft's New EP, 'A Dollar In Quarters: 75c'". 2 Dope Boyz. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  15. ^ Shepard, Ryan (16 July 2018). "#FirstToTheAux: Hell's Kitchen Product Marlon Craft Is The Truth". Def Pen. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  16. ^ "#PeepTheVisual: Marlon Craft feat. Bodega BAMZ – NY Baby". Respect. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  17. ^ Johnson, Zoe (9 November 2018). "Masta Ace And Marco Polo Deliver New Album, 'A Breukelen Story'". Vibe. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  18. ^ "Marlon Craft – "Do The Work"". 2 Dope Boyz. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  19. ^ Craft, Marlon (13 March 2019). "Do the Work: A Guest Editorial by Marlon Craft". DJBooth. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  20. ^ Worsham, Malcolm (15 May 2019). "Marlon Craft Embraces His "Shallow" Side In New Single Featuring Dizzy Wright". Respect. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  21. ^ P., Milca (8 June 2019). "Marlon Craft Flips The Script In "Gang Shit"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  22. ^ A., Aron (20 June 2019). "Marlon Craft Releases Debut Album "Funhouse Mirror" Ft. Nyck Caution, Dizzy Wright & More". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Marlon Craft Tops iTunes' Hip-Hop Charts with New Album "Funhouse Mirror"". Respect My Region. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  24. ^ Lamarre, Carl (7 August 2019). "Marlon Craft Only Wants to Win and Leave a Hip-Hop Legacy: 'I'm Not Here For the Extra S--t'". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  25. ^ Saponara, Michael (30 July 2019). "Marlon Craft Delivers Scathing '5 Fingers Of Death' Freestyle: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  26. ^ "Do Rappers Need Record Labels? Marlon Craft Found a Fan-Funded Alternative After Leaving Sony Music". 22 October 2020.
  27. ^ "'Armageddon': See the chilling warning about white supremacy before the Capitol riot".
  28. ^ Marlon Craft - BLUFFIN (Official Audio), retrieved 2021-09-09

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