R&B, Funkadelic and hip-hop influences permeate the solo debut album of artist Marc D, aptly titled In My Own. Marc burst onto the music scene in 2008 as one-fifth of the dance rap group GS Boyz. They had everyone from grade schoolers to grandmother’s doing the “Stanky Legg.” Their YouTube sensation turned Billboard and BET mega hit, put these five teens from Dallas on the map in a big way! Marc along with Soufside, Slizz, Prince and DK, danced their way across the Dirty South and from LA to New York City on a wave of popularity generated by the hit single. But long before “Stanky Legg” and their follow up hit “Booty Dew” began climbing the hip hop charts, Marc D spent hours in his room with his older brother producing beats.

His love for music began to take root at just ten years old, and rightfully so; his brother rapped, his father plays bass guitar and his mother’s passion for R&B were bound to rub off on the youngest member of the household. As time passed, Marc did express interest in other activities and hobbies, but at the end of school days after homework and basketball with friends, he found himself returning to his tiny home studio where the creative juices flowed and beats continued to improve.