Marva Jean Cooks II (born August 28, 1975), better known by her stage name Marvaless, is an American

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from

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Career

In 1992, a year after finishing high school, Cooks got together with

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to record her debut album, '' Ghetto Blues'', through AWOL Records. Successive solo releases were '' Just Marvaless'' (1995), '' Wiccked'' (1996), '' Fearless'' (1998), and ''Ghetto Blues 2001'' (2001). During this time, Cooks also made a series of guest appearances on records by acts including

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, Conscious Daughters,

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, and AWOL label mates Lunasicc and

. She also performed with artists including Ice Cube,

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, Do or Die, and Redman. In 2003 she returned to the scene with '' Bonnie and Clyde'', a collaboration album with Messy Marv, followed by another collaboration, ''3 Da Hard Way'', with

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and

Husalah James "Husalah" Ratliff (born May 13, 1979), is an American rapper from Pittsburg, California. He began his career with the Pittsburg group the Mob Figaz, whose first album, ''C-Bo's Mob Figaz'', was released in 1999. Like his late close frie ...

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in 2005. She followed with her next solo album ''Ready Made'' the same year. Her most recent album, ''Queen of The Mob'', was released in 2010 and she is planning to release another solo album, ''Marva Jean'', with Legasi Records. She also featured in the album "A Female Grind" by Thugg Miss in 2013.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaboration albums

* '' Bonnie and Clyde'' with Messy Marv (2003) * ''3 Da Hard Way'' with Husalah and The Jacka (2005)

Extended plays

Guest appearances

References

External links

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