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, New York. Aside from his solo career, he was a member of the hip-hop group A$AP Mob and the official tour

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". Marty Baller gained recognition after releasing his debut single, "Big Timers" featuring ASAP Ferg, and the track "I'm A Dog", in collaboration with ASAP Ferg and Migos, on his debut mixtape ''Marty G Raw''. Shortly after launching his solo career, Marty Baller collaborated with a variety of rappers including

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'', Rich The Kid,

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Career

In 2007, Marty Baller joined the A$AP Mob crew, a Harlem-based collective of rappers, producers, music video directors, fashion designers, and bikers who shared similar interests in music, fashion, style, and art. It had been formed by A$AP Yams, A$AP Bari and A$AP Illz. Marty Baller's rapping skills were noticed by ASAP Ferg while growing up in Harlem. Marty also gained wider attention and notoriety after being mentioned on ASAP Ferg's single "Shabba" and "

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". He also gained greater notoriety through weekly installments of Wavy Wednesdays through ''

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''. In 2015, drawing up inspiration from the

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, Marty released the track "Big Timers" featuring ASAP Ferg to critical acclaim and later followed up the single. Marty then released his solo mixtape ''Marty G Raw'' on November 11, 2016 with guest features from ASAP Ferg and Migos.

Musical style

According to '' XXL'', Marty Baller "is carving out his own path in hip-hop. '' Noisey'' wrote "Marty Baller is breaking through. Previously known for a supporting role in A$AP Mob, he’s…putting out promising tracks and sready".

Influences

In an interview with The Hundreds, Marty Baller stated his influences are

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, ASAP Ferg, Jay-Z,

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, Andre 3000 and

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Discography

; Commercial mixtapes * ''Marty G Raw'' (2016) *''Baller Nation'' (2017) *''International Baller'' (2018) *''One Nation'' (2018)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baller, Marty East Coast hip hop musicians Living people American hip hop singers African-American male rappers American male rappers People from Harlem Rappers from Manhattan ASAP Mob members 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century African-American musicians