Marius Lucas Antonio Listhrop (born 19 June 1994), professionally known as Scarlxrd (pronounced "Scarlord"), is an English rapper, singer-songwriter, and former YouTuber.
Formerly known under his YouTube moniker Mazzi Maz, he began a career in music as the vocalist for nu metal band Myth City before debuting as a rapper under the Scarlxrd name.
[3] Before he started a career in music, Listhrop began uploading videos on YouTube as Mazzi Maz.
[6][7] By February 2017, Listhrop removed all of his Mazzi Maz videos from his YouTube channel and has since rebranded it to his Scarlxrd moniker.
In a 2018 Interview, Listhrop described his time as a YouTube personality and posting videos on the site as "soul-destroying".
[5] The band's YouTube channel quickly gained a following mainly consisting of Mazzi Maz fans, who gave the group a mixed reception; fans responded positively to Listhrop's screamed vocals, but were confused on the contrast between the band's harsh musical style and Listhrop's "smiley" YouTube videos.
[12] "King, Scar" and "Chain$aw" were also released as music kits in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
[14] On 4 May, he released his sixth studio album and major label debut Dxxm via Island Records.
[26] Scarlxrd grew up listening to heavy metal music and cites hip hop artists including Missy Elliott, Nelly and Eminem as influences.
[4] He also stated that he formed Myth City after listening to Linkin Park, Rage Against the Machine, Incubus and Deftones.
Scarlxrd's visual aesthetic within his music videos and clothing style is heavily influenced from Japanese culture, especially anime.
His signature surgical mask, which he wears to distance himself from his YouTube image,[8] was inspired by the Japanese manga Tokyo Ghoul.