Marcel P. Black signs with Grand Union Media Group

If you know me, you know I've been on this indie grind for a long time, & I'm still a work in progress. I signed my first deal when I was 19, got out when I was 23. In 2013, I was offered 2 deals, neither of them came to fruition. 

Today, I gladly announce, that I Marcel P. Black, have decided to take my talents to Grand Union Media Group, an upstart media group designed to empower indie artists by taking their art around the globe. I will be releasing my next album thru them, and much much more.

In addition to myself, Grand Union Media Group has a roster of dope emcee's from all over the country including, Stik Figa, Fleetwood Fred, Jabee, Medaforacle, Cash Lansky, & Chopp, all representing the South, East Coast, West Coast, & Mid West respectively. Our debut compilation EP "Presents One" drops on Thanksgiving day on all online digital retailers. It will contain original music by all of the above mentioned artists, & boasts stellar production from underground heavyweights as such as Statik Selektah, Hannibal King, & J57.

Allah Mahabe....

BR Hip-Hop Project Presents: "Hip-Hop Is Alive" (3 Year Anniversary Concert) @ The Spanish Moon Saturday December 12th

BR Hip-Hop Project Presents:

Hip-Hop Is Alive (Three Year Anniversary Concert)

Live @ Spanish Moon Saturday December 12th

Performances by:

Marcel P. Black (Baton Rouge, LA)

Supastition (Greenville, NC)

Jason Da Hater (Memphis, TN)

IL Duce (Baton Rouge, LA)

Made Groceries (New Orleans, LA)

All music provided by Go DJ Automatik

Doors: 9:00 PM
Cover: $10
Dress Code: Hip-Hop Fresh

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Twitter: @brhiphopproject
Instagram: @brhiophopproject
Facebook: The BR Hip-Hop Project

#WeDoThis4TheCulture

Marcel P. Black Profiled in the Advocate

Marcel P. Black

The label “conscious rapper” can be almost a slur, but that doesn’t faze rapper Bryan Marcel Williams, who makes music under the name Marcel P. Black.

“I don’t care. Nobody criticizes mainstream rappers for glamorizing black death or black violence, misogyny or rape,” Williams said.

Williams, a 32-year-old Southern University Graduate from Oklahoma, has been rapping since his cousins taught him LL Cool J’s “I’m Bad,” at six years old. At 18 years old, Williams started recording music with rap group The Outland.

The son of a social worker and a juvenile probation officer, social issues have always been on his mind.

The trick, Williams said, is to put the lyrical content he is passionate about into music that is modern, accessible and, most significantly, fun. He said conscious rap is too often stuck in a backwards-looking rut of boring drum beats and depressing moods. He cited the success of his 2013 release “Trap Hop,” a hard-hitting project that mixes club-ready beats with lyrics focused on black empowerment.

“I have the turn-up right next to the socioeconomic stuff,” Williams said with a laugh.

But for Williams, making music about community issues is only half the battle.

In 2012, he founded the Baton Rouge Hip Hop Project — a collective of rappers, DJs, music journalists and radio hosts — with the goal of providing a hub for independent rap in the capital city.

The Project has hosted a number of open mics and rap battles curated by Williams. Next year, it will ramp up its services to provide resources for up-and-coming rappers. He said his years of touring, recording and promoting his own music have given him experience he can share with younger artists.

“It’s about showing that you can offer them something,” Williams said. “I can show them how I have done it.”

Read full article here.

Marcel P. Black interview on Producers Corner 9/21

Baton Rouge, La artist Marcel P. Black stops by to Producers Corner to talk about upcoming shows & projects and more. Tune into Producers Corner Mondays 7:00pm central on www.icebreakerradio.com follow on instagram @Dee_Dot_Major_Music, @IcebreakerRadio @Kool_Nerd, @Knuance

Marcel P. Black Interview on ThaAntidote.com

Check out my interview on thaantidote.com, where we talk a li'l about everything.

Click here to go to website.

BR Hip-Hop Project Presents: Rapper's Delight @ Chelsea's Cafe

Featuring:

On Friday October 23rd, The BR Hip-Hop Project is reviving it's first ever concert series, "Rapper's Delight," a Hip-Hop show for the top underground/indie emcees in the region.

Performing:
Marcel P. Black (Baton Rouge) 
Truth Universal (New Orleans)
Kyle Hubbard (Houston)
Box (Baton Rouge) 

Opening DJ set from Sole Lab BR, all music provided by GO DJ Automatik.

Doors open @ 10 - $8 all night


#ThisIsABRHipHopProject
#WeDoThis4TheCulture
music by GO D.j. Automatik

BR Hip-Hop Project Presents: "Hip-Hop Is Alive on 3rd" Saturday 9/12 @ Happy's Downtown

RSVP online here.

On Saturday September 12th, The BR Hip Hop Project is bringing downtown Baton Rouge "Hip-Hop Is Alive on 3rd," a concert featuring some of the top underground/independent Hip-Hop acts in the southern region @ Happy's Downtown (136 3rd Street).

Performances by:

Marcel P. Black (Baton Rouge/Ardmore, OK)
marcelpblack.com

Alfred Banks (New Orleans)
http://www.underdogcentral.com/

5th Child (Jackson, MS)
http://5thchildmusic.com/

Jason Da Hater (Memphis, TN)
https://www.reverbnation.com/jasondahater

w/ special guest performance by Cafe Au Lait(New Orleans)
http://mycafeaulait.com/

Music by Go D.j. Automatik
Hosted by Donney Rose

Doors open at 9 pm
FREE ALL NIGHT!!!

We also will be celebrating the birthday of Marcel P. Black, so come out & party with us!!!!