Marc Predka (born April 21, 1975), better known by his
stage name
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Tha Trademarc, is an American
hip hop artist. He first came to prominence when he and his younger first cousin,
WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vario ...
wrestler
John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena ( ; born April 23, 1977) is an American part-time professional wrestler, actor, and former rapper. He is currently signed to WWE. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he is tied w ...
, collaborated on the 2005 album ''
You Can't See Me
''You Can't See Me'' is the debut studio album by WWE's wrestler John Cena and his cousin, Tha Trademarc. It was released on May 10, 2005, by WWE Music Group and Columbia Records. The album features guest appearances from Esoteric and Bumpy Knuck ...
'', including Cena's entrance theme "
The Time Is Now". He also appeared in the music videos of the songs, "Bad Bad Man" and "Right Now" with Cena. Prior to the album, Trademarc appeared on Cena's first WWE DVD ''Word Life''.
In August 2007, Trademarc appeared at
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
's (TNA)
Hard Justice
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pay-per-view as the "new boyfriend" of
Karen Angle
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, later revealed to be a ruse when Karen and Trademarc helped Karen's "estranged" husband
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler, Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg, Olympic gold medalist in American freestyle wrestling, and former Collegiate wrestling, ...
win the match. He appeared again on ''
iMPACT!'' the next week.
While working with TNA he also re-recorded Kurt Angle's
entrance music
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, mixing in a rap he did over a
Lunatic Fringe
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"There is ap ...
beat with the TNA-composed
"My Quest" to form the hip hop theme "Gold Medal". In 2008, he released his first solo debut album ''
Inferiority Complex
In psychology, an inferiority complex is an intense personal feeling of inadequacy, often resulting in the belief that one is in some way deficient, or inferior, to others.
According to Alfred Adler, a feeling of inferiority may be brought ab ...
''.
East Coast Avengers
In August 2008, Tha Trademarc collaborated with Massachusetts rappers
Esoteric
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and DC The Midi Alien to create the East Coast Avengers. Their group debut album ''Prison Planet'' was released in late 2008. The group released their song "Kill Bill O'Reilly" which caused a media controversy due to lyrics that centered on violently killing
Bill O'Reilly.
[Wells, Steven (2008)]
Rap group call for the death of Bill O'Reilly
, ''The Guardian
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'', August 19, 2008 Michelle Malkin
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's criticism of the song led to the group recording "Dear Michelle" in response.
[Crawford, Byron (2008)]
No, really, kill Bill O’Reilly
", ''XXLmag'', August 22, 2008 They have since released another single titled "Hey America!".
Discography
With John Cena
*''
You Can't See Me
''You Can't See Me'' is the debut studio album by WWE's wrestler John Cena and his cousin, Tha Trademarc. It was released on May 10, 2005, by WWE Music Group and Columbia Records. The album features guest appearances from Esoteric and Bumpy Knuck ...
'' (May 10, 2005) RIAA: Platinum
Solo
*''
Inferiority Complex
In psychology, an inferiority complex is an intense personal feeling of inadequacy, often resulting in the belief that one is in some way deficient, or inferior, to others.
According to Alfred Adler, a feeling of inferiority may be brought ab ...
'' (Apr. 4, 2008) RIAA: N/A
*''Black Ash Days'' With DC the Midi Alien (May 16, 2015)
*''Blood Meridian'' With Filthy Animals (November 22, 2019)
With East Coast Avengers
*''Prison Planet'' (Oct. 7, 2008) RIAA: N/A
*''Avengers Airwaves''
References
External links
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1975 births
American male rappers
East Coast hip hop musicians
Living people
People from Peabody, Massachusetts
Rappers from Massachusetts
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians