12 In Twelve is Marlon and the Shakes' commitment to songwriting and production.  We will write, record, and release one song a month for a year.  Hope y'all enjoy!

12 In Twelve

Going through your phone and stumbling across old pics of your ex makes you feel so isolated. Marlon and the Shakes captures this heart wrenching feeling in their latest R&B single, “Scrolling”.

Scrolling

We dipped our toes into the #EDM ocean with our March release!  “Bad Timing” is an almost-love song, devoted to the souls who can’t seem to get the stars to align in the name of love. ❤️⭐️

Bad Timing

This was our first release for the 12 in Twelve project!  It’s called “Hemisphere” and is appropriate for the times. It addresses the disinformation that many succumb to on social media and how that leads to war between two sides of the political spectrum.

Hemisphere

“Shootin’ Shots’ is the 2nd release of Marlon and the Shakes’ 12 In Twelve project; a musical endeavor where the band commits to writing, recording, and releasing one song a month in 2021. “Shootin’ Shots” celebrates the underdogs who finally decide to take a chance at love. Marlon brought in some of the most talented Chicago musicians to collaborate on it, including vocalist Maggie Vagle (Sidewalk Chalk) and percussionist Chris Paquette. It’s a veritable 3 minute party for your ears!

Shootin Shots

Jealousy can drive a person out of their mind. “You make me crazy“ is a song about someone absolutely losing their shit at the thought of their significant other being with someone else.￼  It’s a veritable apology letter, filled with soul and steeped in rhythm and blues. ￼

You Make Me Crazy

Hit the Ground Runnin (ft. Coury Palermo)

Blue Telephone by Pete Special

Rearranged

Classical -- Chopin: "Revolutionary Etude, Op. 10, No. 12"

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[VERSE I - $LICK $LOTH]

serpents of death crawling under your skin
if i take a bet you can guess who gonna win
i walk in the jects without no protection
i function in hoods every city im in
im that grey born gorilla out the concrete jungle
ducking from the dope cuz i just shot a bundle
scarecrow make the chopper drum shots rumble
scarecrow got the dope game from my uncle
still prefer the drugs over bitches
better watch the side that you picking
snakes start hissing
heads start missing
rest in piss to the ones im killing
chief keef drillin
codeine spilling
blood on my linen from the cuts never healing
hot boys out the crypt with a mouth fulla scripts
body bags zip when the gun hammer click

[VERSE II - RUBY DA CHERRY]

ruby leveled up
ruby gone global
epidemic proportion
i got the torch and now i'm lighting up gas on the porch
kick back
now i'm bored
$lick asked for the short
flick ash for the sport
ruby wrestles several devils in the 7th ward but ruby can't afford to move toward the hoard just yet
seventh ward dragon with a fiery sword through the neck
engulfed in flames
engulfed in blood as it rains from the red heaven that yung plague has escaped
levitate over Lake Pontchartrain
set em straight
no we are not the same
yeah it's hard to remain when your self slain
yeah it's all that remains when your self made
ruby bout to take a second breath
embrace yourself because all that remains is the blood stains

Radical $uicide

$UICIDEBOY$ x GETTER - MEMOIRS OF A GORILLA

Here's a jam off my upcoming album!  Enjoy it and keep smiling :)

Step Now

Renaissance

this is very good.

week 3 - episode 003

you know that feeling when it's way later than you thought it was and you make the mistake of checking a clock? yeah. well. imagine that feeling for this entire mix. this one's a banger. strap in. thanks for listening.

all love, all unity.

very good dj set - episode 003

Give Me All The Details

Just got a verse and a chorus for this one so far. Will come back to it in the next day or so!.

Give Me Details

Give Me the Details

Chicago area musician and songwriter for rock outfit SoulFix and the funk/R&B group Marlon and the Shakes. 

Currently in the middle of a project called “12 In Twelve”, where I’m writing, recording, and releasing one song a month in 2021. Please check out our latest release by visiting https://linktr.ee/marlonandtheshakes

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