Have a look at the cause of death and net worth of Brother Marquis
Mark D. Ross, also known by his stage name Brother Marquis was an American rapper and pioneer of Miami bass music.
Early in the 1980s, Brother Marquis began releasing music with his group The Cautious Crew. His ability to battle rap quickly gained the attention of DJ and producer David Hobbs (Mr. Mixx). At the time, Hobbs was a member of the successful Florida-based ensemble 2 Live Crew, who had just developed the Miami Bass blueprint.
2 Live Crew rapper Brother Marquis cause of death, real name, bio, age, net worth and songs list
Woke up to the news that My homie Brother Marquis of the 2Live Crew has passed away… He was my partner and on the Original 99problems. Sad news.. Too young.. too soon. RIP Homie 🙏 pic.twitter.com/SL0w0qycGJ
— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) June 4, 2024
In a memorial post on Monday, 2 Live Crew’s Instagram account announced the news of the passing of Brother Marquis. The revelation was also confirmed by 2 Live Crew’s longtime manager, DJ Debo. The cause of Marquis’ death is not known yet. He had a net worth of $3 million.
58-year-old Brother Marquis was born on April 4, 1966 and passed away on June 3, 2024. He was 5ft 8in tall. Ross moved to Los Angeles, California, with his mother after being born in Rochester, New York. Names of his family members or his educational institutions are not known.
Brother Marquis career
The Caution Crew, which consisted of rappers Ross and Rodney-O, released the 12-inch singles “Westside Storie” and “Rhythm Rock” in 1983. According to Marquis, these were made when he was a junior in high school and lived in California.
According to Ross, his cousin came up with the name Brother Marquis for his rapper persona because he was a Muslim and would often call people “Brother.” The two would spend time together in a Grand Marquis automobile and partake in Islamic customs. His cousin started referring to him as Brother Marquis over time.
Move Somethin’, 2 Live Crew’s second studio album, was released in 1988. Both “Move Somethin'” and “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” were singles from the Gold-certified album. Move Somethin’ outperformed its predecessor on the charts, peaking at #20 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #68 on the Billboard 200.
The fourth album by Ross and the 2 Live Crew, Banned, was released in the United States in 1990. Originally released as a Campbell solo album with 2 Live Crew, it was eventually recognised as a 2 Live Crew record in several editions.
Chain Swangaz’s 2011 track “Steak & Mash Potatoes” had Ross as a featured guest. The song’s music video starred Ross and Chain Swangaz as fast-food workers who cause trouble for their boss, Charlie Sheen, when he’s not around.
The song “Take It Off” by Ross and Wong Won was released in 2014. Additionally, Wong Won and Ross had brief cameos in the “G.D.F.R.” music video by Flo Rida. The two stated in the same year that a new 2 Live Crew studio album, Turn Me On, was going to be released.
Wong Won departed 2 Live Crew in 2016 and died in 2017. Ross and Hobbs got back together to resurrect the group.