MARC ERA

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Hailing from Aruba, MARC ERA creates a unique fusion of rap, hip-hop, jazz, and contemporary music, blending cultural heritage with transformative storytelling. Influenced by legends like <a href="spotify:artist:20qISvAhX20dpIbOOzGK3q" data-name="Nas">Nas</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:47zz7sob9NUcODy0BTDvKx" data-name="Sade">Sade</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7yk35uHNQclPXFGFoTU44w" data-name="The Pharcyde">The Pharcyde</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0Mz5XE0kb1GBnbLQm2VbcO" data-name="Mos Def">Mos Def</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:09hVIj6vWgoCDtT03h8ZCa" data-name="A Tribe Called Quest">A Tribe Called Quest</a>, and jazz greats such as <a href="spotify:artist:0kbYTNQb4Pb1rPbbaF0pT4" data-name="Miles Davis">Miles Davis</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2hGh5VOeeqimQFxqXvfCUf" data-name="John Coltrane">John Coltrane</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7G1GBhoKtEPnP86X2PvEYO" data-name="Nina Simone">Nina Simone</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:3rxeQlsv0Sc2nyYaZ5W71T" data-name="Chet Baker">Chet Baker</a>, MARC ERA’s foundation is rooted in rich, timeless artistry; from calypso. rap, reggae, blues, and jazz, all the way to the roots of his indigenous k&#39;aketio heritage.

Inspired later by <a href="spotify:artist:0eVyjRhzZKke2KFYTcDkeu" data-name="The Alchemist">The Alchemist</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1peoXq0RPx7czVoFjloeDQ" data-name="MAVI">MAVI</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0ABk515kENDyATUdpCKVfW" data-name="Westside Gunn">Westside Gunn</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5y82FlIA8bAqTZUKIfDH7W" data-name="Bobby Sanchez">Bobby Sanchez</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5HJUfIMq0X1ZoVNeJhLhAl" data-name="T H R O N E">T H R O N E</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2rwALQ1SXdfUWPUd6WOfYS" data-name="Aaron May">Aaron May</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6aaMZ3fcfLv4tEbmY7bjRM" data-name="Isaiah Rashad">Isaiah Rashad</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1FvjvACFvko2Z91IvDljrx" data-name="Mick Jenkins">Mick Jenkins</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6l3HvQ5sa6mXTsMTB19rO5" data-name="J. Cole">J. Cole</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2YZyLoL8N0Wb9xBt1NhZWg" data-name="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:5D70nuec9omH4CXmCGXGTu" data-name="Lexa Gates">Lexa Gates</a>, MARC ERA continues to refine his genre-bending sound. Collaborating with <a href="spotify:artist:3y2WAALtL1YArXnVjmfVpj" data-name="J McKenna">J McKenna</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:7kgxeX65VfsQw51wHW7lRT" data-name="Young Zuko">Young Zuko</a> under 8012 Records, he creates English-Papiamento-Creole rap, paving a bold new path for the Aruban rap scene. With the music, welcoming lost old souls back home to themselves. Weaving themes of resilience, realism, hardship, courage, motivation, truth, and self-discovery into genre-bending soundscapes with a timeless yet modern edge for a New Era.

&#34;Music is the language; if it doesn’t come from within, it’s not real.&#34;