Marcus Ariah
Marcus Ariah
Deep basement nights, with a few of the homies, is when a new artist was born, and a new journey was ahead in life. Undergoing struggles, Marcus would pour alot of his heart out through poetry, because of influences from artists like Tupac, Nas, and a couple of his uncles that were deep into poems as well as writing. He excelled in writing and finally learned how to voice his opinion and put it on record. Finding his sound was a rough trip, but he still spoke about a troubled young man who had to grow up fast, hailing out of Newark, New Jersey's northward, and other cities in Essex County, NJ. Marcus believed that if he spoke on relatable issues, it would touch the minds and hearts of others. Dilemmas with family, streets, drugs, authority, and losses, were always a driven factor for his music, and it triggered Marcus to become numb to many situations in his life, transitioning himself from albums such as "Growth," to the dark "Changes." At this point, his music made a change fro