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.
[5] Battles has released numerous projects and collaborations with Dizzy Wright, French Montana, Ab-Soul, Kevin Gates, Curren$y, and Tory Lanez.
[9] Collectively, Battles has amassed more than 50 million streams on digital platforms such as Spotify and YouTube Music, touring periodically across America, making him one of the most commercially successful rappers from Indianapolis.
[11] Battles and his siblings were raised in an urban, marginalized community of Indianapolis, having lived in several homeless shelters during the early part of his childhood.
[16] In 2013, Battles released his three-part Saturday School mixtape series, along with a national tour that included a sold-out show alongside Bad Boy rapper MGK.
The mixtape Broken Silence was released in 2013 and artists featured include Wale, Curren$y, Ab-Soul, French Montana, Dizzy Wright, Cyhi Da Prynce and Chevy Woods.
[26][27][28] In Summer of 2016, Mark Battles became one of three artists as part of Dizzy Wright's "Still Movin" tour with Audio Push.
After the radio interview, several hip hop artists including Nebraska rapper HAKIM, expressed their inspiration for Battles' rise.
[34] On May 26, 2017, in collaboration with Quality Control Music executive Coach K, Battles released a studio album with Tory Lanez called Day 2, which received mainstream radio airplay in the US.
In June 2023, Battles discussed gun violence, mental health, and popular culture with Joey Florez on a podcast hosted by Bizzy Bone's colleague Demetrius Reynolds, stating he has been mentored by Kevin Lee, or Coach K, of Quality Control Music.