One thing you can say about the DMV’s Marcushizzle is, “he grinds.”

He grinds hard. He has a Facebook page, a Twitter page, a Tumblr account, his album is featured on Enliten Online, he has a Youtube account, he produces his own tracks….aaaaand, English is his second language. Feel like an ass yet?

On top of all that, the 20-year-old French-American rapper has taken his unique flow and churned out three full-length projects, February’s Green Diamond, April’s Fast Food Flow, and Green Diamond 2, which was just recently released this August.

His most recent offering is a 23-track exploration all things fly. What first catches your attention has to be Marc’s flow. It’s best described as a frantic and hyped, choppy military chant. It almost sounds like a soldier’s call to arms. No matter the topic, whether dealing with school, teachers and/or women, there’s that madman’s flow, drenched in a molassas-thick French accent.

There are a lot of people who would work to hide their one defining feature; trying to blend into the masses of milquetoast emcess, but not Marcushizzle. You see, he hustles…and hustlers never settle. Instead, he worked at his craft until he created a style entirely his own. Following his evolution from his first album to GD2, the elevation in skill is evident.

In his interview with Steez360, Marcushizzle recounts the issues he had with his accent, his love of Hip hop and the growing Washington, D.C., scene, and why producing your own tracks can be the most freeing thing for an emcee.

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Richard Corey:
I see you’re repping the DMV, where exactly do you live?

Marcushizzle:
I live in Gaithersburg close to Germantown, Montgomery County, Md., where nobody gives a fuck, lol, but for real that’s too small to be known, bro.

Richard Corey:
Nah, man. Like Wale said, “the ‘D’…we finally famous.” lol.  But I ask because I also hear an accent, you’re from France originally, right? How has that affected your world view?

Marcushizzle:
Yezzir I was born and raised in France and lived there until 9th grade. For me France is the roots of my music. The hip hop culture is major overseas…that is what people in the U.S. [tend] to forget, so for me I took it as an advantage to show that other side of hip hop.

Richard Corey:
That’s an interesting statement, because a lot of people take for granted how Hip hop has affected the world. Who do you listen to in Hip hop? Who has affected or inspired your style the most?

Marcushizzle:
It goes from the classics : NWA, Outkast, Biggie, Jay-Z, some 2pac, Kanye West, Bone-Thugs , Clipse, old Lil Wayne and old ass Dr. Dre but also my new school rappers : Drake, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Michael Rocks, Dom Kennedy, Curren$y, Wiz , Pac Div, Kendrick Lamar, Brandun DeShay, Chip the Ripper, Old Cudi, Big Krit and some Odd Future …. Pharrell was the one who inspired me the most. He is my idol since I heard the Kaleidoscope and Wanderland CD from Kelis in ’01.

He’s on another level with the Neptunes and N.E.R.D. He’s underrated as a rapper too because he raps about fly shit that only fly people can relate to. That’s the shit that I’m on, In Fly I Trust, bro, lol.

Richard Corey:
Is this your first album, how old are you?

Marcushizzle:
No it’s my 2nd one the first one was Green Diamond 1 ( A Classic in my opinion) and I just turned 20 in August.

Richard Corey:
What do you want to achieve with your music and this album, like, what do you want people to take from your stuff?

Marcushizzle:
I want to build a solid fan base and a buzz which will get me to my Lamborghini dreams and house beach wishes, but for real I want people to see the story behind the music. I want them to know this is the art that crosses all boundaries. Later on, people will look at this as a classic, but that’s later on tho lol.

Richard Corey:
You have a very unique flow and cadence, it’s almost like your chanting, lol. Where’d that come from?

Marcushizzle:
For real, that comes from practice and my accent mostly. Since I knew that I would be stuck with my accent for awhile, I decided to play around with it and be creative [with] it you know what I’m saying lol …

Richard Corey:
What’s your favorite song on the album? Who was the most fun to work with (producers and featured artists)?

Marcushizzle:
Waves, Crooks, Stars & Castles and Across the Window are my favorites to be honest because production and lyrics-wise I was on some other level. Those types of songs give me tears of joy, lol. I would say Steph Castro [is the most fun to work with], because he’s like a mentor/big brother to me, he always pushed me to give my best, which I did for this project. Working with him is an honor, because he’s probably one of the best artists from his generation in my opinion; but only time will tell.

Richard Corey:                                                                                                                              You also produce, in fact, you produced the majority of this album. Does this allow a certain amount of freedom you think other rappers lack?

Marcushizzle:
Of course, it made the process of making this project easier. It made me have a straight idea of what I wanted to give out to the listeners. Other rappers lack [control of their beat selection], which is the most important part of a project. If your beats are basic or terrible, no matter how good you are with the rest, people won’t listen to you. For me the goal is to make a project that people will bump from front to back – if not, then what’s the point.

Richard Corey:
Do you perform anywhere in the area, anything coming up or recent?

Marcushizzle:
Yeah, I did around the D.C. area couple open mics but nothing big yet. … Hopefully I can do more shows so I can start exporting myself across the map.

Richard Corey:
Do you have any label plans or are you comfortably independent (a lot of the smarter people are nowadays)

Marcushizzle:
To tell you the truth, I’m comfortably independent because I’m free to do whatever the fuck I want, but I wouldn’t mind signing to a label that gives me total freedom, because I think it’s important to be free when it comes to making music.

Richard Corey:
Do you have any future plans for a follow up?

Marcushizzle:
Well, I might drop a mixtape before the winter break but I’m working more on the production side for now until the next LP. I’m also dropping a collab tape called, “Classic Avenue” with a friend of mine named Redlinerese. I produced the whole tape and he’s rapping the whole tape, it’s gonna be dope.

Richard Corey:
Last question, If you had to describe yourself to someone who was NOT interested in you, how would you do it?

Marcushizzle:
Lol, I would be like “Marcushizzle is the name to remember, the next star of this music industry, by listening to him, you will see the story, vision & dream of a talented, young artist. He can be sad, funny ignorant at times, but at least honest about his feelings and his life” … I know that sounds like a fucking corny message for them, but I think it’s the best proper way to do it….haha!