Mark Deez

Play Boot Rap featuring Kool G Rap and Canibus

Mark Deez began writing lyrics in middle school and began to take his craft seriously around his freshman year of high school by acquiring some makeshift studio equipment and recording a few demo songs. After positive feedback from his peers, Deez released several mixtapes to fellow students at his high school and began to garner somewhat of a following. In 2006, after being kicked out of high school and acquiring a GED, Deez began to take his music career seriously. He bought all new studio equipment and began creating quality music. In 2009, Deez released What Lies Within, a mixtape hosted by DJ Vlad, which has garnered positive feedback in the hip hop community. Deez also began working with fellow southern emcees Dr. iLL, Powder, and Lord Lhus, to form the underground hip hop collective, Grindhouse Gang. In January 2010, Mark Deez released his debut album, The Cycle of Struggle on iLL-Legit Records (Dr. iLL's independent Hip Hop label). In July of 2010, Mark Deez followed-up his debut album, with a more polished sophomore effort in The Oracle, released on Uncut Productions (The White Shadow of Norway's indie Hip Hop label) which garnered even more attention to Deez for his brash lyricism and excellent guest production from the likes of Domingo, Snowgoons, Sicknature, White Shadow, Powder, amongst others. Deez has also made a name for himself in the realm of collaborations, having appeared on numerous releases on the underground Hip Hop scene. In late 2010, Deez will released his third solo album (and third album of 2010) Bootstrap Theory which features Hip Hop legends Kool G Rap & Canibus, and underground emcees such as Block McCloud (Army of The Pharaohs/Brooklyn Academy) and Darkskinned Assassin (Chambermusik) amongst other artists.