Marcus Porter carried soulful old-school hip-hop warmth into the cosmic haze of ‘Get Away’

Hip-hop may have disappeared from the top 40 charts for a spell, but the way Marcus Porter channelled style, soul and substance into Get Away shows exactly how the underground keeps the flame lit. Hit play, and the track lifts you straight out of material reality, pulling you into a more sublime-with-cosmic-colour space where nostalgia settles like a soft haze. Cinematic motifs brush against the nuances of old-school hip-hop, soul and Motown, forming a fusion shaped by Porter’s natural charisma. As he lays down the steady meter of his weighted with lyrical gold and mantra-worthy introspection, echoes of soul rise from the glamour of the old school backing vocals while he waxes lyrical on how to achieve greatness without sacrificing anything that matters. That sense of release carries the same sincerity that pushed the Madison rapper to find his calling at twenty, using the stage as a place to turn raw emotion into verses that stuck with crowds. Over the years, he built a reputation for live sets that feel more like shared celebrations, taking festival stages across Wisconsin while stacking accolades, including a WAMI Award for Celebration and a run of Madison Area Music Award nominations. His TED Talk […] The post Marcus Porter carried soulful old-school hip-hop warmth into the cosmic haze of ‘Get Away’ appeared first on A&R Factory.

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Hip-hop may have disappeared from the top 40 charts for a spell, but the way Marcus Porter channelled style, soul and substance into Get Away shows exactly how the underground keeps the flame lit. Hit play, and the track lifts you straight out of material reality, pulling you into a more sublime-with-cosmic-colour space where nostalgia settles like a soft haze. Cinematic motifs brush against the nuances of old-school hip-hop, soul and Motown, forming a fusion shaped by Porter’s natural charisma. As he lays down the steady meter of his weighted with lyrical gold and mantra-worthy introspection, echoes of soul rise from the glamour of the old school backing vocals while he waxes lyrical on how to achieve greatness without sacrificing anything that matters. That sense of release carries the same sincerity that pushed the Madison rapper to find his calling at twenty, using the stage as a place to turn raw emotion into verses that stuck with crowds. Over the years, he built a reputation for live sets that feel more like shared celebrations, taking festival stages across Wisconsin while stacking accolades, including a WAMI Award for Celebration and a run of Madison Area Music Award nominations. His TED Talk […]

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