"I dropped out of high school due to family issues," he says. "I had to grow up real fast and do the man thing, but I started doin' the street thing."
Nonetheless, Mess's rap reputation grew, and in 1997 he hooked up with San Quinn to record Explosive Mode (Presidential, 1998), which has sold more than 50,000 copies. "There was a lot of hype around the hood about how he was better than me or I was better than him," Mess says. "We decided to come together, and we made a classic."
"At that time, I was really on the street, living outta cars, doing real bad things," he recalls. "So Quinn and his mom took me in."
Despite his success when few in the Bay were moving many units, Mess was unable to leave the dope game, partly due to his own addiction.
"I inherited a cocaine habit," the rapper says. "I been clean for a while, but I had a really bad habit. All I can say is 'Say no to drugs.’” Though he won't go into details, Mess confirms his triple life as rapper, dealer, and user came to a head one night at an out-of-state show in 2001, when he was forced to jump out a fourth-floor window. "I broke both of my legs, crushed my left foot, lost a lot of blood," Mess says. "I was in a wheelchair for six months. The doctors said I'd never walk again."
"It gave me a whole new respect for handicapped people. I was doing shows in my wheelchair, and I rocked the whole crowd. It was a hell of a feeling that they still accepted me," he says. "That gave me the strength to get up and walk. I learned how to walk all over again, by myself, in four months. After that I decided it was time to go somewhere else with my life."
As if to atone for time lost, Messy Marv has since pursued his talent with a vengeance, recording a slew of projects for his own label, Scalen LLC, and labels such as Frisco Street Show, which released a reunion with Quinn, Explosive Mode 2: "Back in Business" (2006), and just dropped Explosive Mode 3 with Husalah and Jacka. In 2004, Mess inked a distribution deal for Scalen through Universal/Fontana, helping him move more than 20,000 copies each of Disobayish (2004) and Bandannas, Tattoos and Tongue Rings (2005). While he spent much of 2005 in county jail on a weapons violation, he still managed to score one of the big radio hits of the hyphy movement, "Get on My Hype," produced by Droop-E. Most recently, he's been on MTV and other airwaves with the E-A-Ski- and CMT-produced "So Hood," from The Infrastructure (SMC), his album with Hunters Point rapper Guce, released under the name Bullys Wit Fullys. A self-conscious bid to end hood rivalry between the ’Moe and HP, the Infrastructure project shows Mess's awareness of the power of his position as a role model even as he continues to spit with the most defiant swagger of any rapper in the Bay.
While Mess admits he has major deals on the table and plans to release the first of a two-volume opus titled What You Know about Me? in December, he also intends to retire thereafter in a nonbinding Jay-Z sort of way in order to concentrate on the younger acts on his label. This intention seems characteristic of the true spirit of the Fillmore as well as an acknowledgment that despite his youth, Messy Marv has already written a chapter in the district's history. (Garrett Caples)
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You Want It
Messy Marv Lyrics
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Look you know I see the way he treat ya nigga allways wanna put his hands on you and beat you love you can try ya hardest but its never enough nigga feelin like you cheatin cause it was never no trust How could you stand there and let a nigga dog you out You intellegent ------------Everytime you leave love you come right back I can't do nothing about it cause you gona ruun right back y'all fight everynigh you can't sasy that he love you He don't let you out the house you can't say that he trust you Baby black is beautiful love you a queen you gone stay or you gona leave it ain't no in between stop lying to your self baby you not happy all that arguing and fight love that shit is so tacky You got to take advantage of the little things in life the situation over there ain't right
Chorus
You knnow that nigga wasn't shit when you meet him said he wasn't gone get you preganate but sista you still let him what you thijnkin he caan baarley take csre of his self how a nigga gone take care of somebody else one day he was there the next day he was gone now you stuck with a kid you gotta raise on your own got you down at the county applying for the wic ya whole life turned around on some little bit of dick keep your sense of humor maintain your smile Never let a nigga come between you and your child Baby black is beautiful niggas show hate it be sturn love don't let a nigga make you feel intimidated take a look in the mirror and see what you become a damn good mother to your daughterer and your son stand up and be a women don't let him mis use you for real love you my sista be coo cause
In Messy Marv's song "You Want It," he expresses concern for the well-being of a young woman who is highly sexualized and involved with a dangerous, possibly abusive partner. He observes that she lacks knowledge about safe sex practices and the risks associated with HIV, and he urges her to become better informed so that she can protect herself. Frustrated with her behavior, Messy Marv urges her to "educate yourself" and take advantage of the "little things in life" to escape from her unhealthy situation. Despite his best efforts to intervene, however, the woman keeps returning to her partner, leading Messy Marv to worry that she will become trapped in a cycle of abuse and disappointment. Throughout the song, he emphasizes the importance of self-respect and urges the young woman to recognize her own value as a person.
Overall, Messy Marv's "You Want It" is a poignant commentary on the challenges faced by young women who face pressure to conform to unrealistic beauty standards and engage in sexual activity at an early age. The song highlights the need for better education around sexual health and encourages women to stand up for themselves and pursue their own happiness, even in the face of societal pressures and negative relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
I see the way you move your hips the way you shake your ass and you lick your lips
I notice how you dance and look sexy
like fuck high school she rather go to the club get drunk and get fucked without no rub
She doesn't care about school, preferring to party and have sex without protection
she's in love with a thug to young to see my nigga that being black is the thang to be
She's in love with a bad boy and too young to realize that it's cool to be black
she only 16 she don't know no better nobody never told her about them alphabet letters
She's only 16 and unaware of the dangers of STDs and HIV because no one has educated her about safe sex
tried to tell her though but she wouldn't listen to me
I have tried to warn her but she doesn't listen to me
I don't want her to fuck around and catch an h hiv baby
I don't want her to get HIV or an STD
black is beautifulage should see is aiint no comin back from that shit p----
Black is beautiful and you cannot undo the damage done by STDs
Educate yourself know that its out here
Get educated on STDs and safe sex practices
No that it don't give a fuck about no body out here
Remember that STDs do not care about anyone
One of these days some niggas might foo ya so sista be coo cuzz I don't want to loose you
She needs to be careful of guys who might hurt her and I don't want to lose her
so how could I loose you now I don't want to loose you so how could loose you now I don't want to loose you
I don't want to lose her and am repeating it to emphasize my concern
Look you know I see the way he treat ya nigga allways wanna put his hands on you and beat you
I notice how your partner abuses you physically
love you can try ya hardest but its never enough nigga feelin like you cheatin cause it was never no trust
You try to make it work but he never trusts you and accuses you of cheating
How could you stand there and let a nigga dog you out You intellegent
It's not smart to let someone treat you badly
Everytime you leave love you come right back I can't do nothing about it cause you gona ruun right back
Even though you leave, you always go back to him
y'all fight everynigh you can't sasy that he love you He don't let you out the house you can't say that he trust you
You argue constantly and he doesn't trust you enough to let you leave the house
Baby black is beautiful love you a queen you gone stay or you gona leave it ain't no in between
She needs to know she's beautiful and decide if she wants to stay or leave the relationship
stop lying to your self baby you not happy all that arguing and fight love that shit is so tacky
She needs to stop pretending to be happy and recognize that their fights are unhealthy
You got to take advantage of the little things in life the situation over there ain't right
She needs to enjoy the small moments in life and realize that her current situation is not good
You knnow that nigga wasn't shit when you meet him
She probably knew he was no good when she first met him
said he wasn't gone get you preganate but sista you still let him
He promised not to get her pregnant but she still got pregnant by him
what you thijnkin he caan baarley take csre of his self how a nigga gone take care of somebody else
He can barely take care of himself so how can he take care of someone else
one day he was there the next day he was gone now you stuck with a kid you gotta raise on your own
He left her and now she's a single mother raising their child alone
got you down at the county applying for the wic ya whole life turned around on some little bit of dick
She's forced to apply for government assistance due to her situation caused by a poor partner
keep your sense of humor maintain your smile Never let a nigga come between you and your child
She needs to stay positive and focus on her child, not let her partner come between them
niggas show hate it be sturn love don't let a nigga make you feel intimidated
Some guys are mean but she should stay strong and not be intimidated by them
take a look in the mirror and see what you become a damn good mother to your daughterer and your son
She's a good mother and should recognize that about herself
stand up and be a women don't let him mis use you for real love you my sista be coo cause
She needs to be strong and not let him mistreat her, and I care about her, so she should stay calm and cool about it
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