Local rapper looking to uplift and inspire with his songs
Upcoming rapper Mark Anthony Dawson aka Marcus Mayhem (Adrian Narine photo)
Upcoming rapper Mark Anthony Dawson aka Marcus Mayhem (Adrian Narine photo)

MANY artistes have found it difficult to make a name for themselves in the local music industry but, 21-year-old Mark Anthony Dawson who goes by the stage name “Marcus Mayhem”, believes that he has what it takes to rap his way to the top of the industry, once given the opportunity.

As opposed to the stereotypical, vulgar and indecent style of rapping that is often seen and heard, Dawson has taken a softer approach to the art by rapping about life, particularly his.
“I picked up my style of rapping from an early age because from the age of 10 years old I developed a passion for poetry and storytelling but, it was not until age 14 that I actually took my work and transformed it to music,” said Dawson during an interview with the buzz on Wednesday.

As he grew older, he felt that he needed to take his singing to another level, so at the age of 18 years old, Dodson recorded his first track called “Overdose”.
Around the same time when he recorded his first track, he took up a job at Massy Gas and also played basketball but despite the time constraints he still dedicated some of his attention to enhancing his vocal skills.

“I believe that finding time for your passion and dreams are important; I also never believed that you have to rely on one source of income,” said Dawson.
In 2016, he had an opportunity to perform on stage and share his dream with persons who were gathered for a pageant at the African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA).
One of the models who happened to also be a friend of his had invited him to perform at the pageant but, it did not go the way he wanted it to because of a faulty microphone.
“I performed during the intervals of the pageant; at first I was nervous but as soon as I hit the stage I felt brave and started to do my thing then the microphone started giving feedback and I didn’t want to look bad so I told the DJ to cut the music,” he said, adding that if it wasn’t for the support and encouragement of his friends he would not have gone back on stage to finish his performance.

Since that day, he recognised the importance of support. Dawson said his biggest supporters are his mother and sisters.
The rapper even started his own trend of calling his fans, “fams” because he believes that those are the persons who give him the extra push to stay in the game and do what he does best.

To date, he has recorded a lot of songs, including some of his fan favourites, “Pain” and “New Day” which are yet to be fully exposed to the listeners.
“I think it was all on me not to fully come out and perform on stage since my first gig in 2016 but I believe that I had a lot of time over the past two years to grow and master what I am doing; I am ready to get back to the microphone,” said Dawson.
He has already started working closely with AGS Productions and SPR Electronics to produce his music but, the young rapper is searching for the right opportunity to reach the Guyanese listeners.
Dawson believes that he will have to work double time to achieve his goal since he fears that the local market might not buy into his music because Guyanese have not fully grown accustomed to the hip-hop genre.

For persons who might want to listen to one of his songs just Click Play Below:

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The singer nevertheless is ready to take on the challenge by maintaining a standard of singing that would be recognised not just locally but internationally.
As he grows locally, he said he will be mindful of protecting his music though he is mindful of the country’s lack of copyright laws.

“But I won’t let that get to me, I need to break the ice because if you think there is no room for improvement or you cannot be a certain level to please people or show them what standard should be, you will just be a stereotype,” he said. “I don’t want to be a stereotype, I want to be different…my music should reach the audience of people who feel hurt and pain and need encouragement to keep going.”
Although most of his songs will speak to pain and troubles, he said he will change it up at times to make persons “feel the hype”.

Aside from sharing advice through his music, he encouraged persons who want to follow the same path to improve themselves by maintaining a quality that is recognised internationally.

“You can be who you want to be, nobody is stopping you. The only person in your way is you…know who is around you and support you, believe in what you do,” he urged.
The rapper reminded persons that not everyone will be supportive of them but they must stay committed and be positive.

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