Marcus Morton (born April 20, 2004), better known by his stage name Redveil (stylized as redveil), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from

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. He produces most of his own instrumentals, occasionally also making beats for other artists. He has self-released three albums, ''Bittersweet Cry'', ''Niagara'', and ''

Learn 2 Swim ''Learn 2 Swim'' (stylized in lowercase) is the third studio album by American rapper Redveil. It was released independently on April 20, 2022, to coincide with the rapper's birthday. While creating ''Learn 2 Swim'', Redveil took inspiration fr ...

'', as well as one EP, '' Playing w/ Fire''.

Artistry

Influence

Growing up, Morton's parents would often play

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, which was an early influence to his sample choice, and his tone delivery. At age 11, Morton heard "Palace/Curse" by

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, which he credits as the "kickstart" to his musical interest. Shortly after, Redveil began producing his own music with

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. In 2020, Morton described his music as "triumphant, bright and sunny." While making his 2022 album ''

'', Morton drew inspiration from New York

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, and listened to local DMV area artists

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, Yung Manny, and No Savage during the creation.

Production

Redveil has production credits on all of his albums. His 2022 album, ''Learn 2 Swim,'' was entirely self produced.

Critical reception and praise from other artists

A writer for online music publication

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called Morton "the DMV's next great hope" in an interview discussing his 2022 album, ''Learn 2 Swim''. In 2020, another publication wrote: " edveilis 16 rapping like he's in his 20s." Music publication ''

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'' gave ''

'' a score of 8.0. His song "Drown" featuring Donte Thomas and D'Mari Harris has been cosigned by Tyler, The Creator. The track also made his year-end list of favorite songs in 2020. Other notable artists who have cosigned Redveil include

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, and

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, whose 2022 world tour he supported at select dates. Redveil was also a supporting act at 12 shows during

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' Space Rabbit Tour, where

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also performed.

Political Views

In November at Tyler the Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw Festival, Red Veil called for a ceasefire in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza spoke about it during his performance while the names of recent victims scrolled on the screen behind him.

Discography

Albums

Aerial view of White House and the Ellipse

Extended Plays

Singles

Features

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Tours

Headlining

* Water 2 fire Tour (2023)

Supporting

- The Space Rabbit Tour (2022) *

- Melt My Eyez See Your Future Tour (2022)

References

2004 births Living people Singer-songwriters from Maryland American record producers Musicians from Prince George's County, Maryland