Eclectic raps, acoustic sounds, and poetic lyrics. I was born and raised in San Francisco. A freestyle fanatic I started rhyming at age 15 and never stopped. Blending acoustic guitar, piano, bass, and live drums with socially conscious lyrics, I try to represent the diverse nature of the bay.
Along with my boy REPO, I am one of the lead Vocalists for "Tha Baysix" a live hip-hop/funk/soul/friscomusic sextet. We are hard at work on our first album, and we specialize in expanding minds and shaking asses.
'The Yung Mars Album' was on the College Music Journal's (CMJ.com) Hip Hop Top 20 charts for over 8 weeks peaking at number 3!. It started off as the number 1 most added college hip-hop record for it's release date, and was the only self released allbum on the charts at the time.
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"Supported by an impressive roster of musicians including three bassists, two saxophonists, one pianist/Rhodes man, and a vibes player, Mars has deftly assembled an organic Hip Hop group that could easily back Parliament or Roy Ayers."
--Read the full review @:http://www.groundliftmag.com/glblog/glblog.html
"the beats cover some genres that don't come free on regular hip-hop joints. Rhyme flows over acoustic guitar or sparse Latin rhythms make this record stand-alone from other straight out the gate debuts. Let's all keep an ear out for Yung Mars and dap him up when we hear his name in the streets. I wanna be there to tell you I told you so..."
--Read the full review @:http://www.theowlmag.com/cdreviews.asp?cdPage=5&lrPage
=1&vPage=1&fPage=4&m..9&year=2005&date=9
/9/2005&id=449
"Tha Baysix" Have played at such California venues as: The Red Devil Lounge, The Poleng Lounge, Pier 23, The Elbo Room, The Derby, Sacramento State, and The LA AIDS WALK 2007...
