Paul Marz, a first generation Egyptian-American rapper, was born in Staten Island, New York, on October 26, 1985. His love of hip-hop began at the early age of 8.
Marz began performing around NYC in 2008. In 2010, he put out his first mixtape, “Welcome to Marz”, comprised of lyrics written in his teenage years. In 2013, Marz’s debut album, “Sword of Sound”, was featured on a number of top hip-hop blogs, such as 2DOPEBOYZ.com, DJBOOTH.net, RAPDOSE.com which helped to establish a platform for him to grow his fan base & begin touring. In February 2015, Marz was part of an international tour around Australia alongside The Alkoholiks, Solomon Childs, Zu Ninjas and DJ Rellik.
Amongst Marz's music endeavors is the relaunching of a the popular battle rap league, iBattleTV in New York City. Founded in Connecticut iBattle has been a leading platform for rising artists in the battle rap world. The opportunity arose after working with Toronto based league, Beastmode for 3 years & playing a critical role in the expansion of Beastmode NY. Marz's love & dedication to Hip-Hop has lead him to take an active role in the community, using his experience to guide young artists along the path.
Marz began performing around NYC in 2008. In 2010, he put out his first mixtape, “Welcome to Marz”, comprised of lyrics written in his teenage years. In 2013, Marz’s debut album, “Sword of Sound”, was featured on a number of top hip-hop blogs, such as 2DOPEBOYZ.com, DJBOOTH.net, RAPDOSE.com which helped to establish a platform for him to grow his fan base & begin touring. In February 2015, Marz was part of an international tour around Australia alongside The Alkoholiks, Solomon Childs, Zu Ninjas and DJ Rellik.
Amongst Marz's music endeavors is the relaunching of a the popular battle rap league, iBattleTV in New York City. Founded in Connecticut iBattle has been a leading platform for rising artists in the battle rap world. The opportunity arose after working with Toronto based league, Beastmode for 3 years & playing a critical role in the expansion of Beastmode NY. Marz's love & dedication to Hip-Hop has lead him to take an active role in the community, using his experience to guide young artists along the path.