Mr. Mark Lawana!

 

 Mark Lawana is a young artist out of Philadelphia who is focused of establishing a comfortable position for himself in the Hip-Hop industry. Luckily, living in North Philadelphia has given ByhandNYC the opportunity to interact with an inner-city filled with talented artist that are outside of the grater New York area. Lawana is eager to be better than his predecessors by attacking the studio when he has free time. ByhandNYC is  happy to present Mark and his music!

Check him out! 


Who are you, and what city/state do you represent?


My real name is Tracey Devonte' Marks, but I go by the stage name of Mark "Lethialous" Lawana. 
I was born and raised North Philadelphia, so Philly is the city I represent. 
I rap, design clothing, and I've been told I can act but thats a conversation for another time (laughs to himself).


When about rapping is attractive to you?

First let me start by saying I love Hip-Hop. As a child my father wrote music and had mix tapes out, around the house. Seeing him listen to such a variety of music amazed me. Rap is the way I choose to communicate in this modern day society; Hip-Hop is my voice. 

Being able to express how I feel to the realest degree, and have people call me out on it, is simply amazing to me. Knowing that I touched others through the creative work I do also reminds me of who I am, and reveals to me that I really have a talent as well as a place in this world.


Music coming out of our generation has been changing the industry rapidly, do you find any inspiration in new artist?


You are extremely correct on the fact that music has been changing rapidly in the industry, some for the worse and some for the better, but yea there are artist out there that inspire me. J-Cole, Wale, Drake, Lupe Fiasco, Curren$y, and especially Jay Electronica are artist who make me want to write differently.  From their lyrical delivery to their production of different sounds, those artist bring  substance articulated in the subjects they talk about, as well as the way they reach out to their fans through their music.




What song, that you have created, would you consider to be a particular favorite?


Well, my favorite song that I've created so far is called "Galactic Rhythm". The reason why it is my favorite song is because I explained who I am and how I feel about my life. You'll hear me speak about my relationships, family,and friends in that song. Galactic Rhythm" tells you the story of Mark Lawana at its finest so just wait for the ride..(shooting a video for it soon.


Could you see yourself wearing ByhandNYC?


Indeed , I love the creativity around the work as well as the abstract art within.


Swag, what does it mean to you?


 Swag is being you. Swag is not caring about what others may think because your comfortable with yourself. Swag is similar to confidence. We all know how the youngsters in our modern day society look up to those artist adding slang to represent their persona, but swag is not what we wear; it's how we carry ourselves. You can be iced out like Lil Wayne but you'll never have the swag he has. Swag is different within everybody and people will understand their swag once they find out who they really are, SWAG!


Check is Music Here!