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Brent Is... (Produced by Illicit Hekau)

Written by Marcus .L. Owens pka Marcus Explains (M.E.) for Jobbs Inspired. All Rights Reserved.

Produced by 
DJ Maintain

Co-Produced By 
Marcus Explains aka M.E. for GodNumba Productions/ WAO 

Recorded @ Ark 1 Ten Studios London by Marcus Explains aka M.E.

Additional Arrangement , Assistant Editing and Mix by: 
Colin 'Proph Beatz' Stewart 
pbeatz@hotmail.com 

Original Art work: MLO Arts Studio 
mloartsstudio@gmail.com 

Design and Layout: GNM.Design Dept 
gnmdsgndpt@gmail.com 

Overseen by Jermaine ‘Jobbs’ Owens

A Monolyph Music. Inc  / Lost Souls Production Release
A rights of Artist and Composer reserved. 2022

Weh​:​Disagreeable

Weh: Disagreeable

N​.​B​.​L (No Baby Language) 

Written by 
Marcus L. Owens for Jobbs Inspired (PRS) 

Produced by 
J. Nunés for Ovrproof 
Additional Arrangement and Co-Production By 
Marcus Explains aka M.E. for Gn Productions/ WAO 

Recorded Originally @ 7th Lore Studios London by Illicit Hekau 

Mixed & Mastered By 
Ashley ‘Ashcon’ Bartlett For Ashcon Beats 

Co-mixed By 
Marcus Explains aka M.E. for Gn Productions/ WAO 

Art Direction & Design: GNM.Design Dept 

Overseen by Jermaine ‘Jobbs’ Owens 

www.marcus-explains.com
A Monolyph Music Division / Ovrproof Release.
all rights reserved

N​.​B​.​L (No Baby Language)

N.B.L (No Baby Language)

Written by 
Marcus L. Owens for Jobbs Inspired (PRS) 

Produced by 
God Skillz for The Official Beats 
Co-Produced By 
Marcus Explains aka M.E. for WAO 

Additional Vocalist: Nayla & Rasiyah 

Recorded @ Hi Street Studios London by Mauro Caccialanza 
Additional recording @ Uprock Studios London by 
Rodrigues 'Illicit Hekau' Keto 

Additional Arrangement , Mix & Mastering by: 
David Asomaning for DM Sound Design 
david@dmsounddesign.com 

Original Art work: MLO Arts Studio 
mloartsstudio@gmail.com 

Design and Layout: GNM.Design Dept 
gnmdsgndpt@gmail.com 

Overseen by Jermaine ‘Jobbs’ Owens

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Monolyph Music Inc. All rights reserved

In These Times (Feat. Nayla & Rasiyah)

A sketch that may make it onto a future release.Produced by Adam Rock - Uprock Collective Member and Jazz Re: Freshed Svengali. Enjoy

Fills Me Up [Demo]

A snippet of the bonus track to be featured on the remastered re-release of 'Elohymns - In The Master Key'  coming very soon.
Present version available for download here: http://marcus-explains.bandcamp.com/

Come check for us on Twitter : @Marcus_Explains /  @IllicitHekau

Thanks for the Support.1!

Building (Snippet) (Produced by Illicit Hekau)

Originally featured on 'Scratches & Demo Tape Vol. 1' Produced by Denaun Porter

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Peace

ℒℴѵℯJayELECTRONICA★ Hagler/Hearns (Feat M.E.)

I intended to do a whole tribute piece based around Mr.Yancey's work at the time of his passing as he was a great inspiration to me. You can hear his influence on my EP subtly here and there. I was going to call it '5 For James'.A play on the title of the Archie Shepp LP done as a tribute to John Coltrane called 'Four for Trane'.
'In The Streets' is an instrumental originally featured on 'Jay Love Japan' , An album by the late great J Dilla first released by the California-based label 'Operation Unknown' in 2008. It is now out of print but available on Amazon.

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Conant Gardens 'Whadupdoe'!
Peace

J Dilla In The Streets (Feat. M.E.)

Lyrics can be read on: www.marcus-explains.com

Written by 
Marcus L. Owens for Jobbs Inspired (PRS) 

Produced by 
Illicit Hekau for Salongo86 
Co-Produced By 
Marcus Explains aka M.E. for Gn Productions/ WAO 

Featuring Scratches By 
DJ Miss Cee Brown for Ones & Twos Productions 

Recorded @ 7 Wallace Studios London by 
Ashley Elba & Illicit Hekau 

Mixed & Mastered By 
Ashley ‘Ashcon’ Bartlett For Ashcon Beats 

Additional Vocals/ Harmonies by 
M.E., Ashley Elba, Shonique Brown & Illicit Hekau 

Art Direction & Design: GNM.Design Dept 

Overseen by Jermaine ‘Jobbs’ Owens 


Bro.Baines Contains elements of “Fruit of Islam” 
written by T. Blanchard & Published by Joseph Oliver Music (BMI). All Rights reserved. 
“Bro.Baines” contains elements of “Fruit of Islam” as performed by Terence Blanchard 
used courtesy of Columbia / Sony. All Rights Reserved 
‘Bro.Baines Contains audio from the Motion Picture ‘Malcolm X’ 
used courtesy of Spike Lee/40 Acres & a Mule & Warner Bros. All Rights Reserved

Bro​.​Baines

Bro.Baines

Memoria 

Written by 
Marcus L. Owens for Jobbs Inspired (PRS) 

Produced by 
Jerome D. Williams (ØҤM$ Ø₩Ł) 
https://on.soundcloud.com/A79f

Additional Programming by Illicit Hekau 
Recorded Originally @ 7th Lore Studios London by Illicit Hekau 

Mixed & Mastered By 
Ashley ‘Ashcon’ Bartlett For Ashcon Beats 

Co-mixed By 
Marcus Explains aka M.E. for Gn Productions/ WAO 

Art Direction & Design: GNM.Design Dept 

Overseen by Jermaine ‘Jobbs’ Owens
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all rights reserved

Memoria

M.E. stepped into music from childhood. Born in North West London and raised in the borough of Brent, creativity and learning was always something encouraged by his family. ‘Hearing everything from Roots Dub reggae and Sly and the family Stone through to Savannah Band and Electro coming through the speakers at home you could say has moulded my musical sensibilities thanks to my dad being involved with music, owning a record shop and small independent Label from back in the day. I couldn’t really avoid hearing sounds, as they were everywhere. My brothers were no different and I was enthusiastic about things that they were excited about. Hip-Hop being one of them.
Every song in my catalogue doesn’t  deal with hitting the usual buttons the typical rapper thinks they have to because the struggle whatever that maybe comes in various shades. When I was just starting out thinking about doing this I always knew my ‘alias’ would be me in the abbreviated form because It worked as some sort of reminder to myself to be true to self and not lose sight of that: Marcus Explains originated as an elaboration on a family joke that I always had an answer for everything- the other reason maybe is that I’m my mothers last child and thus a self centred tyrant! 
I came up with this just being a dream I’d talk about with my brothers and school friends.  In the early days I’d put songs together with long time friends in the area like Yankee and Kevin James. This continued onto creating music as part of a collective that included- Lef, T-Rebel and Xorcis great M.C’s in their own right. In these formative years I’d collaborate with other individuals here an there like Micall Parknsun (then known as Parkee) his partner in rhyme R.A.M. ,Al Simmons and Kyza ,nothing major it was pretty short lived; Other notables who have seen my journey from the start are brothers like D‘Lux, a respected producer and also someone who I’ve known since youth.Some of these works were released others were wasted opportunities-the way things were going I have to admit, it had me somewhat jaded like, what’s the point as the buying public in the U.K. doesn’t support the U.K. That was a frustrating time but what helped me was connecting with my cousin MC/Producer Propa and through him getting introduced to another great up and coming producer A.C. Layne ; their energy was a great revitalising inspiration.  We’d record where we could -community centre studios to bedroom set-up’s, it didn’t matter, as long as we could get the work done. They were a major help at that time and we’ve been working on music together ever since.

Things became even more settled once I got introduced to a collective called Uprock and started renting out their studio.Those session birthed the Elohymns EP. So as we arrive in the present times,  Besides Prop’s and A.C., with the addition of another brilliant brother by the name of Illicit Hekau also down the line  Savvy and Rainmayqah - that’s the team until anything changes’. 

Never one to rap for the sake of it -maintaining some form of creative integrity is paramount to M.E.-He has to be moved by his own work as a fan of the music before anyone else can. Moving people in the emotional sense as well as the physical with his music is a mission he will never tire of.
‘I make music and art in general for myself first, my family, my children, my comrades, my enemies, my neighbourhood, my rights and wrongs, my virtues and short comings. Everything is everything so if it’s a truth, brutal or beautiful I draw inspiration from it, life is the muse’

'I'm a practitioner of Brent Borough Boom Bap...Get your coats pulled.Chuuch.Tabernacle'

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