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Overture
02:40
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“Overture”
Marc’s verse:
I be that kid you don’t think that can rap, step in the booth I go in and snap
Harder than Thanos and I make them fans know at all of these damn shows that it’s a fact
Step inside my conscience while I expedite the process
Yeah, I’ve been about the message in Hip Hop expressed without the nonsense
I’m spreading truth through the craft, in the booth, do the math
Teaching kids for ten years plus, then switch to rap my tenure’s up
In the game a few years now, just rocking shows for cheering crowds
Longevity, a strong recipe for non-disappearing clout
Mic killer in the lime light, like Miller, live the high life
Flow stays drastic, quotes fantastic, and yeah, I got the rhymes right
Spit flames insane, I’m a Molotov, got the game on lock, better watch the sauce
On each, beat, I get my bars across and I came to fuck it up, with the condom off
Every occasion, I’m Freddy and Jason, ready and aiming with the rapid fire
Fuck appetizers, want the whole steak, might as well grab it off your plate
Then I make ya girl’s hips rotate when I break out all these verbal tricks
That certain shit, straight murderous, can’t stop the flow, no tourniquet
No Cerberus, tell the gatekeeper I’m kicking it down, that pivotal sound
I’m spitting it loud and hitting the crowd with critical pounds hard
Bars hit like Babe Ruth from here to Beirut, leave ya’ laid out; Quaaludes
From Wolf Of Wall Street, on all beats I’m classic like Hey Jude
Nicco’s Verse
Woke up this morning untouchable, ain’t no one matching me baby I’m chillin ha
Fresh out of lyrics that mean anything I’m just rappin’ to you what I’m feelin’ huh
Nicco is coming right out of the booth, got you scared to do features with me they on mute
It’s only offensive if you think it’s true I’m the best in the world, yeah I’m talking to you
Ok, ok, ok, ok, let me back down I’m a’ show a lil’ grace
Put ya’ hands up so I know that you awake, don’t you worry bout’ a thing okay
I won’t ever go away so divine, you want to do a track then get in line
Show me the money make it worth my time, not anymore am I an average guy
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m a living legend don’t argue bout’ it
I made my space ain’t no doubt about it, I motivate with straight vocal power
Wait for grace, give me all the flowers, know the name don’t underrate the prowess
So animated inflamed the doubters, strange, insane with no case for cowards
Identity got me ignoring my flaws, I walk right in front of you wearing no drawls
Posted up chillin’ we having a ball I do not regret any choices at all
Marc 2Ray and NiccoFeem, we coming for your neck
Made this project in a week bet all these lyrics I forget
How we make it look so easy, what the fuck did you expect
I been working my whole life so I can talk a gang of shit
Getting real mad at the way that I feel
Look straight to the sky oh god oh well
I been doing it my whole damn life do tell
As I’m chillin’ with a bad chick in a hotel
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Origins
02:33
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"Origins"
Music be that shit that I need just to breath
Without it, couldn’t even squeeze out a wheeze
Don’t doubt it, I’m bout’ it, I remember distinct
Unclouded it hit me, Nicco what you think?
Yeah, let’s just be honest, music has really saved my life
Gave me a purpose, made sure I always put up a fight
Made sure I had a safe place to express what I felt
I got this greatness out the mud wasn’t nobody else
Growing up, my pops would bump this harmonious funk
King Crimson, Sun Ra, and Thelonious Monk
That was more than enough to open up my mind
For that foreign sublime I was hoping to find
Yeah, through all the pain and the sacrifice I endured it all
I wrote my heart on this paper so I could never fall
Modeled myself after legends with intents to better
Now I’m in position cementing myself forever
Yeah, another for me was my Grandmother Louise
Took me to shows young and others could see
I was catching all the vibes, would happen all the time
Planting all the seeds, now I’m rapping out these rhymes
Yeah, it’s kinda funny my father put my pen in my hand
He said we got quite legacy, I ain’t understand
As I got older and started washing the competition
Looked in the mirror and knew immediately I was different
Then I set that cassette deck to Nas or B.I.G.
Plus Wu-Tang and OutKast were gods to the kid
“It Ain’t Hard To Tell” I was “Hypnotize”d
“C.R.E.A.M.” “Gasoline Dreams” it’s a vibe
Yeah, 2Pac Shakur was my favorite, I admired his struggle
A broken man with a tainted soul got into trouble
But he was bigger than music represented a lot
With “All Eyes On Me” seen better days on my block
I’ve loved Hip Hop like how preps love flip flops
Fuck a pit stop, racing straight to the tip top
Never an idle line, see from my idol’s eyes
So I could write dope like G.O.A.T.s I’ve idolized
I push myself to the brink of a mental breakdown
I often say what I want while I’m flaunting the crowd
I’m the best in the world when I’m speaking my mind
Invoke emotions, I’m making you feel every line
We chose this life knowing that we might not survive
Knowing the disappointment, the anger, the sacrifice
That’s why I rap so angry, it’s part delusion
But it has to be that way to prevent us from losing
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On My Own
04:04
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“On My Own”
I've been on this road so long I'm far away
No more room for love, got no space
So I guess I'm on my own now
I guess I'm on my own now, they telling me to slow down
I've been on this road so long I'm far away
No more room for love, got no space
So I guess I'm on my own now
I guess I'm on my own now, they telling me to slow down
Let's just be honest, don't none of ya'll know what it's like
To chase self satisfaction through constant sacrifice
I lost so much on this journey to be one in a million
And with this chip on my shoulder, became one in a billion
So stop playing with me, put yourself into my position
Imagine being the only one you know with a vision
Imagine building a life you want with nothing but intentions
Imagine knowing most likely you'll just be a statistic
I'm responsible for every single choice that I make
I'm not a victim in this life, I just do what it takes
Not many friends or family, loneliness is apparent
Pay attention to that last line, I know you hear it
I spent a lot of lonely nights in my room on my own
Relationships come and go, sorry baby I'm gone
I ain't sacrificing a thing to be part of your life
I value purpose, profit, legacy and I paid the price
I've been on this road so long I'm far away
No more room for love, got no space
So I guess I'm on my own now
I guess I'm on my own now, they telling me to slow down
Have you been torn between two things you love so much
Ya’ try to make it all work til’ you don’t know what’s what
Yeah, that’s where I’ve been for about a decade now
Pursuing two dreams hoping it don’t get played out
Giving the best of me providing therapy for kids with special needs
I’m so blessed to see successful tendencies, inputs for sensory
Honored to be part of the remedy
Mentally, can’t express what those memories meant to me
To help a child unlock their maximum potential
Makes all else in life seem so inconsequential
But then I have this gnawing feeling deep inside
A yearning for a sweet ass vibe and a beat to ride
And it ain’t like that hasn’t been bearing it’s fruits
Shows in Times Square, schools use tunes for the youth
So I invest every dime self-funding the music
Giving my all to both, hoping there’s something to it
I've been on this road so long I'm far away
No more room for love, got no space
So I guess I'm on my own now
I guess I'm on my own now, they telling me to slow down
I've been on this road so long I'm far away
No more room for love, got no space
So I guess I'm on my own now
I guess I'm on my own now, they telling me to slow down
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Oddity
03:02
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“Oddity”
How you get a girl who be calling you baby?
Got these women in my life they driving me crazy
Focused on my job because I do not like slavery
What do she want from me? What do she want from me?
How you get a girl who be calling you baby?
Got these women in my life they driving me crazy
Focused on my job because I do not like slavery
What do she want from me? What do she want from me?
All my life I feel I gotta’ choose
Passion, purpose, love, what do I do?
Work with balance something I ain’t seen
You ain’t more important than my dream
Remember when we had conversation told you I just be struggling bad, huh
I ain’t met nobody worth a damn that’s why I’m focused on getting this bag, yeah
Relationships end up so complicated make me want to avoid em’ and drop
Quality over quantity’s impossible I been living out the box, yeah, yeah, yeah
I admit I could be part of the problem
Every year I’m getting better regardless
Tell me how you manage feelings and logic huh
I be sitting in the back and I’m wondering will I ever find a person of substance?
I can really see she give you abundance, what up Marc weren’t you telling me something?
Tell ya’ how I got a girl calling me baby
Took a lot of time to find a quality lady
And I swear they seem to be an oddity lately
I mean now honestly, talking monogamy
Took a lot of time to find my queen
Someone who would help me build my dream
Always push me hard to reach my goals
And even sell the merch at my shows
It’s tough in the music career, I usually fear when the clues are unclear, yeah
But therapeutic to hear there’s a boost in my ear when she’s choosing me clear, huh
I found someone who told me loud she can hold me down
And guaranteed support me proud while I control the crowd
Yeah, bro, check it out, ain’t no feeling in the world like that
Dealing with a girl who’s got your back, appealing to the good seems not as bad
I promise that it’s an honest brag, ride or die, make the profits stack
Bonnie and Cylde, and you can take that to the bank and deposit that, ayy
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Marc 2Ray Bethesda, Maryland
Marc 2Ray is a rising Hip Hop artist breathing "Fresh Air" into the genre.
His debut album
"Fresh
Air," is now out! It's a 10-track opus that displays Marc 2Ray's range of
influences, subject matter, and growth as a lyricist.
Marc 2Ray is an artist striving to show there is more to Hip Hop than meets the
eye.
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