Mark Battles

Mark Battles
Birth nameMark Anthony Battles
Born (1991-09-02) September 2, 1991 (age 33)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • entrepreneur
  • record producer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2011–present
LabelsIndependent

Mark Anthony Battles (born September 2, 1991) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Indianapolis, Indiana.[1][2]

In 2011, Battles released his first project Good Morning America and gained recognition for his single Last Night, after placing second on MTVu and being remixed by Kid Ink.[3][4] In 2015, Battles released his debut studio album Numb, which peaked in Billboard's Top Hip-Hop/R&B charts followed by a second album in 2016 called Before The Deal, peaking at #15 on the Heatseekers chart.[5] Battles has released numerous projects and collaborations with Dizzy Wright, French Montana, Ab-Soul, Kevin Gates, Curren$y, and Tory Lanez.[6][7][8]

Since 2017, Battles has been mentored and managed as an independent artist by music executive Coach K of Quality Control Music.[9] Collectively, Battles has amassed more than 50 million streams on digital platforms such as Spotify and YouTube Music, touring periodically across America, making him one of the most commercially successful rappers from Indianapolis.[10]

  1. ^ Grant, Shawn (2021-10-19). "5 Hip-Hop Artists That Broke The Mental Health Stigma". The Source.
  2. ^ "5 Influential Rappers That Broke The Mental Health Stigma". HuffPost. 2016-07-27.
  3. ^ "Mark Battles: Billboard Chart History". Billboard. 2016-05-17. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26.
  4. ^ "Mark Battles "Last Night"". MTV. 2012-07-26. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "Mark Battles: Billboard Chart History". Billboard. 2016-05-17. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13.
  6. ^ Baker, Soren (2013-12-30). "King Los & Mark Battles "Broken Silence" Release Date, Cover Art, Download & Mixtape Stream". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  7. ^ "Premiere: Mark Battles Feat. French Montana And Derek Luh 'Cant Stand Us". Vibe. 2013-10-17.
  8. ^ Griffen, Sam (2013-12-30). "New Mixtape: King Los & Mark Battles – Broken Silence". Respect. Magazine.
  9. ^ "The Mark Battles & Joey Florez Interview - Vigilantes Radio Live! on iHeartRadio". iHeartRadio. 2023-06-20.
  10. ^ Lindquist, David (2016-09-14). "Meet Mark Battles, the rapper who's ready to come home". Indy Star.