Marz (artist)
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Marz, born Zlatko Hukic, is a rap artist from Chicago, Illinois. He is known primarily for his former affiliation with the Insane Clown Posse and their label Psychopathic Records.
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[edit] Early history
Marz's musical ability was first noticed by Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen in Chicago in 1994. The band had come to Chicago Trax recording studio to record the album 'Filth Pig'. At the time Hukic was only an assistant, but Jourgensen asked him to engineer the record. During the sessions, Jorgensen saw musical talent in the young man. He asked Hukic to join Ministry, and he did, staying with the band as a guitarist until 1999.
Marz stepped into the music world when he was offered a support slot for the Insane Clown Posse on their 2000 Bizzar/Bizaar tour. Backed by former Ministry members Louis Svitek and Rey Washam, he took his blend of hip-hop and industrial rock on the road. Marz befriended ICP-frontman Violent J (Joseph Bruce), and J asked Marz to join "supergroup" Dark Lotus on their debut release, Tales From The Lotus Pod. Violent J has been quoted as saying that despite objections from the rest of the group, he asked Marz to join, but later regretted the invitation (hallsofillusions.com).
Dark Lotus underwent production on their debut, and during this time, Psychopathic Records attempted to buy Marz out of his contract with E-magine Entertainment. At the Gathering of the Juggalos in 2001, Dark Lotus' Tales From The Lotus Pod was released, and Marz performed for his first and last time with the group.
[edit] Falling out with Psychopathic Records
When the group announced an in-store tour to promote the album release, Marz was not listed as one of the members. ICP's website announced that Marz had been dropped from the group because of "legal troubles between Psychopathic and E-magine Entertainment".
However, in subsequent interviews, Marz claimed that the Insane Clown Posse cuirtailed their affiliations with him because they claimed that he was trying to "steal the group's juggalo fanbase." Violent J retailiated by stating that this was not the case, and the severing of ties was simply the result legal issues regarding Marz's contract and a dispute over mechanical royalties from Tales from the Lotus Pod.
Marz exacerbated the situation when he released a song called "The Real Dark Lotus" on his website, criticizing ICP, and proudly boasting that Marz himself was "the 6th joker's card." Violent J responded in 2002, with a re-recorded version of the Dark Lotus record, with Marz's vocals replaced by Psychopathic Records up-and-coming recording artist Anybody Killa. To make matters worse, on the song "Bitch I'm Sexy", Violent J raps "Hey yo Marz,...You never was Lotus and you know this bitch!"
In an interview on RealJuggalos.com,Marz responded by criticizing Violent J, his brother Jumpsteady, and Twiztid's Monoxide Child. Marz then took a digital photograph of himself holding a gun and pointing it at the camera, with the quote "Hey Joe, call me a bitch again you fat motherfucker!" underneath, a direct threat to Violent J.
In early 2003, Marz had repaired his friendship with Twiztid, and was offered a support slot on their Green Book tour. When Violent J asked Twiztid to drop Marz from the tour, they removed him after the first show.
[edit] Post-Psychopathic years
In 2002, Marz toured with rap-rockers Korn, and in late 2003, he went on tour with fellow former Psychopathic Records artist, Myzery.
[edit] Discography
- Lung Fu Mo She LP (2000)
- Gorilla Pimpin LP (2003)
- TGZ Nation: The Mixtape(2004)
- Against All Odds LP (2005)
[edit] Featured In
- Ministry - Filth Pig (Engineering Asst., 1996)
- Ministry - Sphinctour (guitars, 1996)
- Ministry - Dark Side of the Spoon (guitars, electronics, 1999)
- Dark Lotus - Tales from the Lotus Pod (vocals, 2001)
- Psychopathic Records 2001 Sampler (vocals, 2001)
- Various Artists - Heavy Hittaz Mixtape (vocals in Driven, 2004)
[edit] Other Credits
- Acumen Nation - Territory Means the Universe (assistant engineer, 1996)
- Sister Soleil - Solarium (guitar, programming, co-writer, background vocals, 1998)
- Acumen Nation - Universe (assistant engineer, 1998)
- Ministry - Greatest Fits (engineer, 2001)
[edit] External links and references
MARZ also recorded a track with Master C, from North Carolina rap trio, Total Chaos. The song was entitled "Asshole" .
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