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Birth name | Marvin Eugene O'Neal [1] |
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Born | [ citation needed ] | February 4, 1981
Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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Years active | 2000–present |
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Member of | Fat Killahz |
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Marvin Eugene O'Neal, known by his stage name Marv Won, [2] is an American rapper and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. He is a member of the underground hip hop group, The Fat Killahz (with Fatt Father, Bang Belushi and King Gordy) and rap duo Twin Towers. In 2021, he received a Detroit Music Award nomination for Outstanding Rap MC at the 30th Detroit Music Awards.
O'Neal and Shabazz Ford started The Fat Killahz along with Shim-E-Bango and King Gordy in 2001. The rap group performed at Detroit venues such as the Lush Lounge, the Blind Pig, Motor, St. Andrew's Hall, the Shelter, and the State Theater. In 2002, the group released the 2 Fat, 2 Furious mixtape. The group made an appearance on King Gordy's debut solo album, The Entity, and was the opening act on D12's US tour in 2004. They later released WFKR 31.3 FKM: FK Radio The Mixtape.
On March 15, 2005, the group released their debut studio album "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?" via No Tyze Entertainment, featuring production by Mr. Porter and B.R. Gunna among others. O'Neal co-produced one track off the record.
The band members worked on separate projects during Fat Killahz's hiatus until 2011, and O'Neal has appeared on numerous projects by other rappers. In December 2009 he released an eleven track solo album named Way of the Won featuring audio production from Kon Artis and Black Milk, among others, and featuring guest appearances by Danny Brown, Bilal, Fatt Father & Shim-E-Bango. O'Neal was signed to the record label Runyon Ave Records and released his next project Wayne Fontes Music a month after his previous album, on January 1, 2010. The fourteen track LP featured Dwele, Riodata, Fatt Father & Shim-E-Bango.
In 2011, O'Neal and The Fat Killahz reunited to drop their extended play The E.P., and to be featured on Shim-E-Bango's The Bridgecard and Gordy's Jesus Christ's Mistress projects before the band's second hiatus. Denaun Porter re-signed O'Neal on his My Own Planet imprint. The nine-track EP Heavy Is the Head... was released on October 16, 2012. It featured guest appearances from Royce da 5'9", Young R.O.C. and The Fat Killahz, among with audio production handled by both Porter and O'Neal, who also served as executive producers. [3] In 2012, O'Neal appeared in the intro track on Slaughterhouse album Welcome to: Our House .
In 2013, O'Neal & Fatts teamed up as the Twin Towers and recorded several songs. [4]
O'Neal released non-album track "Field Nigga" produced by Big Tone on June 20, 2014 via My Own Planet, [5] and co-produced D12's track "Bane" on Shady XV .
Marv One collaborated with another KingOfTheDot battle rap winner, Illmaculate. The duo dropped their self-titled 7-track extended play Birthday Boys, on their birthday on the fourth of February. [6]
In the Fatt Father's interview made on March 15, 2016 to Extraordinary Nobodies blog, Fatts stated about the Twin Towers that their new material "hopefully it will be released after we both drop our solo projects" [7]
On November 18, 2016, a week after Fatt Father's Veterans Day record release, Marv dropped his fourth solo project, Soundtrack Of Autumn, via Rappers I Know, produced entirely by himself. [8] The ten track album features Boldy James, Nolan The Ninja, Gwenation, The Fat Killahz and a bonus track "Suicide Squad" featured Royce Da 5'9", which was previously released on November 14. [9]
A limited edition vinyl release for Soundtrack of Autumn was released on April 27, 2018 through The What of Whom. For this release, real autumn leaves were pressed inside clear vinyl and also included the two bonus tracks with The Fat Killahz and Royce da 5'9".
O'Neal rose back around 2000 at Lush's Wednesday open mic nights in Hamtramck, where he learned the ropes with Proof, Obie Trice, D12 and Slum Village. Ever since he's become a staple of freestyle battles. [2] Marv has been prominent on the battle rap scene for more than a decade, gaining international attention since as early as the World Rap Championships. [10] He continues to participate in the rap battles, sometimes as a double team with Kimani Graham (known as Quest Mcody). [11] [12]
Marv was one of many Detroit rappers who appeared as an extra in "8 Mile", He rapped against Eminem in a battling scene, but that scene was left out of the movie. Marv explained, when the DVD was released, "It was really huge for me because that was one of the main scenes they sold the DVD on. That was the footage they sent to 'Entertainment Tonight,' 'Extra' and 'Access Hollywood'..." [13]
Director and writer Dionciel Armstrong, known for having a hand in the Street Life DVD that introduced the world to Trick-Trick has announced a new independent feature film, Five K One, starring rappers Yukmouth, Big Herk, Quest M.C.O.D.Y., Forty Da Great, Marvwon, Clifton Powell and Melvin Jackson Jr. of The Wire . The film’s score was arranged and mixed by Steve King, who’s long been Eminem’s go-to mixer. [14] [15]
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album |
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2003 | "Detroit Pt.2: All City" | Bareda AKA Mr. Wrong, Big Herk, Executive Board, Miz Korona | Wrong As Hale |
2004 | "Mayhem" | Supa Emcee, Hostyle | Hoodhero |
2005 | "This That" | Black Milk | Sound Of The City |
2006 | "Call" | Monica Blaire | Portraits Of Me |
2007 | "Ruude" | Paradime, Guilty Simpson | Spill At Will |
2008 | "Can't Fuck Wit' My City" | Trick-Trick, Guilty Simpson | The Villain |
2009 | "We Rollin'" | Hush, Chino XL, Quest M.C.O.D.Y. | The Open Book |
"My Child N Dem" | Quelle Chris, Denmark Vessey | $lutbag Edition | |
2010 | "The Final Tower" | Copywrite, Motion Man, Dom, Poison Pen | T.H.E. High Exhaulted (8th Anniversary Edition) |
"On My Detroit Shit" | Seven The General, Big Herk, Esham, Cap, Stretch Money, J Nutty, Young Product, Al Nuke | Sanctum Sanctorum | |
"How Many?" | Miz Korona, Ketchphraze | The Injection | |
2011 | "Run Shit" | Paul White | Rapping With Paul White |
"This Ain't What You Want" | Pumpkinhead, Kid Vishis | Know The Ledge | |
"Detroit 101" | Ro Spit, Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, Fatt Father, Fat Ray | The Glass Ceiling Project | |
2012 | "The Slaughter (Skit)" | Slaughterhouse | Welcome to: Our House |
"Trouble" | House Shoes, Moe Dirdee | Let It Go | |
"What It Is" | Rome Angel | Five Minz Late | |
"Power Of The Godz" | Rome Angel, King Gordy | ||
2013 | "With Open Arms" | Quelle Chris, Fuzz Scoota | Ghost at the Finish Line |
2014 | "You Ain't Never" | Hush, Cadillac Dale | Danny Boy (The Life & Times of a Kid in the D) |
"You Ain't Never (Raw Rugged Mix)" | |||
2015 | "Candlelight" | Rapper Big Pooh | Words Paint Pictures |
"Slow Stir" | Ro Spit, Kon Artis, Young ROC | IV Life... | |
2016 | "Preacher's Wife" | Jpalm | The Preacher |
"Unchanged" | Napalm 2 | ||
"Fists Of Fury" | BLK MRKT | Mnply | |
"I'm Not The One" | Top Prospect, Seven The General, Maestro Williams | TP Is Not Dead | |
2017 | "New York In Detroit" | Notes To Self | TMR II |
2019 | "Longevity" | Apollo Brown, Trick-Trick, Moe Dirdee, Dez Andres | Sincerely, Detroit |
2020 | "Look At Me Now" | Fatt Father | King Father |
2023 | "Wolf Greys" | Paradime, Ty Farris | Period. |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | Himself | Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Rap MC | Nominated | [24] |
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