Marcus Morton (born April 20, 2004), better known by his stage name Redveil (stylized as redveil), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Prince George's County, Maryland. He produces most of his own instrumentals,[1] occasionally also making beats for other artists.[2] He has self-released three albums, Bittersweet Cry, Niagara, and Learn 2 Swim.
Redveil | |
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| Birth name | Marcus Morton |
| Born | (2004-04-20) April 20, 2004 (age 18) Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Origin | Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Website | redveil |
Morton was born in Washington, D.C. on April 20, 2004, but has lived in Prince George's County his entire life.
In 2020, Morton described his music as "triumphant, bright and sunny."[2] His sound is often compared to that of Earl Sweatshirt, with whom he shares a monotonous and cold rapping delivery.[3] He names Kendrick Lamar, Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler, The Creator, J. Cole and $uicideboy$ as his top five rappers.[4] He believes that the online music world has contributed more to shaping his sound more than the local music scene in PG County.[5]
Redveil began making beats at age 11 with FL Studio after hearing the song "Palace/Curse" by The Internet and Tyler, The Creator, later enrolling for piano lessons.[1] However, it was not until December 2016 that he started "taking music seriously" and first released original songs.[5]
A writer for online music publication Okayplayer called Morton "the DMV's next great hope" in an interview discussing his 2022 album, Learn 2 Swim.[6] In 2020, another publication wrote: "[Redveil] is 16 rapping like he’s in his 20s."[5] Music publication Pitchfork gave Learn 2 Swim a score of 8.0.[1]
His song "Drown" featuring Donte Thomas and D'Mari Harris has been cosigned by Tyler, The Creator.[7] The track also made his year-end list of favorite songs in 2020.[8] Other notable artists who have cosigned Redveil include JID,[9] Deante' Hitchcock,[10] and Denzel Curry, whose 2022 world tour he supported at select dates.[11] Redveil was also a supporting act at 11 shows during Freddie Gibbs' Space Rabbit Tour, where Mike also performed.[12]
| Title | Album details |
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| Bittersweet Cry |
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| Niagara |
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| Learn 2 Swim |
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| Title | Year of Release |
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| better | 2022 |
| diving board | |
| 04 | 2021 |
| how 2 find hope | 2020 |
| Raygun | |
| Traffic | |
| Soulfood | |
| Callback | |
| Weekend | 2019 |
| Luck | |
| Bare Naked Hatred |
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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| "Austin & Ally" | 2020 | Ka$hdami | 16 |
| "Truth" | 2021 | AG Club, Sam Truth | Fuck Your Expectations Pt. 1 |
| "Enemies on My Side" | Caleborate | Light Hit My Skin | |
| "Activate" | Langston Bristol, Marlon Craft | — | |
| "Skydream" | Shane Eagle, Monte Booker | Green | |
| "Pace" | Marlon Craft | Homecourt Advantage, Vol. 1 | |
| "ACAB" | 2022 | Supa Bwe, Dino 7K, Chance the Rapper | No Thanks |
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