M.A.R.
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | Established. Jan 01, 1996 | INDIE
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Following up his highly acclaimed single “Like Jeezy”, Connecticut emcee M.A.R drops off his new motivational song, “Haters”. This one is dedicated to those doing whatever they have to do to make it and it’s all about keeping your dreams alive, no matter what anyone thinks or says about you. Produced by @ProffesionalAce of Street Level Ent., the driving force behind this is a simple key-laden instrumental with pure lyricism backing it up. Look for more from the Bridgeport emcee as he is constantly releasing new material to keep the streets fed. - itsbizkit.com
“Haters,” the latest song released by M.A.R is remarkably melodious. Most songs that refer to haters usually have a loud beat and a super energized artist with an angry tone. However, this new song by M.A.R is the total opposite. The majority of the beat is a piano playing while there’s a bit of auto-tune singing building a positive aura despite the negative affiliations with haters.
This track can be viewed as inspirational because it’s all about ignoring the haters and continuing to live life the best way possible. Those who are important such as family and friends are the people that really need ones attention and this concept is definitely stressed on this record. M.A.R also talks about the possible repercussions that can occur from hating on someone’s success.
M.A.R wisely makes his lyrics relative to current events, “Remy came home and everybody drinking Remy.” Another great feature to the song is the independence element. These lyrics are self-motivating and helps put important values into perspective for listeners.
To hear this song press play above and follow M.A.R on twitter @mr_lightuppp. - Sicarah Lishay
Following up his highly acclaimed single “Like Jeezy”, Connecticut emcee M.A.R drops off his new motivational song, “Haters”. This one is dedicated to those doing whatever they have to do to make it and it’s all about keeping your dreams alive, no matter what anyone thinks or says about you. Produced by ProffesionalAce of Street Level Ent., the driving force behind this is a simple key-laden instrumental with pure lyricism backing it up. Look for more from the Bridgeport emcee as he is constantly releasing new material to keep the streets fed. - Ivy Sanders
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"Like Jeezy"
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M.A.R is a rap artist from Bridgeport, CT, he has opened for acts such as Lupe Fiasco, Trinidad James, Beanie Sigel, Juelz Santana of DipSet, Young Jeezy, Lloyd Banks, Vado, Tray Pizzy, Chris Webby, and Manolo Rose. In addition, he was invited to be a Co-headliner with manolo rose for a five city tour which started in new york and ended in new hampshire. He was a featured artist on JackThriller 16 or betta Episode 59. He also embarked on the TopMics Tour sponsored by the Source Magazine, which he was featured as a headlining artist. M.A.R. will not rest until he is one of the biggest names in the Hip Hop world.
Music has always been apart of M.A.R’s life. At a young age he became fascinated with music and started to explore his talent. At ten years old he was introduced into the world of DJ’ing and turntables. He would mix and scratch for hours on his turntables mastering the art of becoming a great entertainer. His appreciation for music has allowed him to be very creative with his beat machine and turntables creating instrumental beats for recording. Music was more than a hobbie to M.A.R he also incoorpated his love for music in his education. Through his participation in film and video production class he has been able to combine his love for music, acting, video editing, in creating great music and video productions.
In the course of his search for a career in music he decided to intern at Def Jam Records in the Video Production and Artist Development department. It was there under his mentor Skane Dolla of Desert Storm Records, he learned the business thoroughly. Realizing the benefits and impact of interning, M.A.R. sought out another internship position at Rite Track Studios. His quest for knowledge expanded, eager to learn more of the business he ventured out on tour with another mentor from Invisible Transportation. Once the tour had ended M.A.R. developed an itch for performing live. Touring became his second home. He went on the Glow in the Dark tour, Scream fest 07, R Kelly Tour, Maroon 5 Tour, and attended several promotional events.
His passion, love and dedication to music have allowed him some great opportunities in the entertainment industry. All of M.A.R.’s hard work and dedication started to pay off in 2010. He performed at the legendary Toad’s Place in New Haven, Connecticut at a Hip Hop Showcase, bringing in the most passes in the Showcase’s history. From there he was off and running. He performed at the legenedary webster hall for the Get Your Buzz Up Hip Hop Showcase. He won the roc nation showcase sponsored by indie elite promotions in Brooklyn, New York. He next headlined concerts at the Space in Hamden, bringing in a sell out crowd. Shortly after that, he participated in a Tournament hosted by 50 Mics, Def Jam, XXL, and The Source. He won the competition with a medley of the songs including “Prince Soon to Be King Back” and “It’s Hard”. He was crowned the Connecticut 50 Mics Champion and was awarded a Digiwaxx package consisting of $2,000.00 and Digiwaxx released his page to all major DJ’s throughout the world. M.A.R’s most cherished moment in his career came in 2012, when he orchestrated and headlined his own Indie tour “The Light Upp tour” consisting of twelve cities within the northern region. During the second leg of the tour M.A.R. performed at Mohegan Sun Arena. Another cherished moment was being apart of the 2015 annual QueensBrooklyn Festival as a featured performer which was held at Legendary Santos Party House. M.A.R has also been awarded "Hip Hop Arist of the year" award for The CL fashion & Music Award.
M.A.R. is also leaving his mark on the digital world with numerous top performing singles. Notably his single “Grinding” featuring JR. Writer from the Dipolmats has over 131k views on Youtube. In addition his first released single “Champagne Life” from his MARJUANA mixtape has over 350k plays on his Sound cloud. Furthermore, his single has scored radio play on hot 93.7fm during their “Hot Jam” segment featured with Dj G Money da Prince and Dj Meechie. MARJUANA continues to soar with downloads on datpiff.com and other social media outlets. M.A.R vision of being a pivotal player in the music industriy continues to grow and he looks forward to making a significant mark.
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