Mark Battles
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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A hard-edged, down-to-earth rapper and producer from Indianapolis, Indiana, Mark Battles started rhyming during the mid-2000s. Though he was inspired by the likes of <a href="spotify:artist:1P8IfcNKwrkQP5xJWuhaOC">LL Cool J</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1ZwdS5xdxEREPySFridCfh">2Pac</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7dGJo4pcD2V6oG8kP0tJRR">Eminem</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:1HwM5zlC5qNWhJtM00yXzG">DMX</a>, among several other artists, it didn't take him long to develop an identity of his own. He released his first mixtape, Good Morning America, in 2011. Within a few years, his discography swelled with mixtapes on his <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Fly+America%22">Fly America</a> label, including the Saturday School series, Broken Silence (with <a href="spotify:artist:29M3C4IzWXrztUr4cV2umC">King Los</a>) and Black Einstein. In 2015, he issued Numb, his highest-profile release to that point. It hit Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart that October at number 39. A year later, he landed at number 15 on the Heatseekers chart with his follow-up, Before the Deal. He then collaborated with Canadian hip-hop artist <a href="spotify:artist:2jku7tDXc6XoB6MO2hFuqg">Torey Lanez</a> on 2017's Day 2. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi
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