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Mark D. Ross (April 4, 1966 [1] – June 3, 2024), better known by his stage name Brother Marquis, was an American rapper and a Miami bass pioneer. Ross was born in Rochester, New York . In his teens, he moved with his mother to Los Angeles, California.
Brother Marquis, however, wasn’t an original member of 2 Live Crew. He joined at the age of 19 right when the group was on the rise following the 1985 departure of Yuri ”Amazing Vee” Vielot. Mr.
Hip-hop artist Brother Marquis has died. He was 58.The rapper, whose real name was Mark Ross, was known for his work as one of the members of iconic Miami rap group 2 Live Crew.On Monday, the ...
Mark D. Ross, the rapper best known as Brother Marquis of the Miami hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, has died, the group announced. The performer was 58.
The 2 Live Crew is an American hip hop group from Miami, Florida, that had its greatest commercial success from the late 1980s to the early 1990s.The group's best-known lineup was composed of Uncle Luke, Fresh Kid Ice, Mr. Mixx, and Brother Marquis.
In April of that year, Brother Marquis joined the group in Miami. Campbell gave The 2 Live Crew a record deal and officially joined the group. They exploded on the local scene with their gold-selling debut album, The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are (1986). This made Luke Skyyywalker and his bandmates rap superstars in south Florida.
"Me So Horny" is a song by the rap group 2 Live Crew on their album As Nasty as They Wanna Be. The explicit nature of the lyrics of this song and the album led to the initially successful prosecution of the group on obscenity charges and the album being banned from sale in Florida.
Other luminaries to be featured in the segment included 2 Live Crew rapper Brother Marquis, tap dancer Maurice Hines, civil rights activist Dexter Scott King, and Shaft star Richard Roundtree.