Messy Marv
| Messy Marv | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Marvin Watson Jr. |
| Also known as | The Boy Boy Young Mess, MessCalen |
| Born | March 19, 1976 |
| Genres | Hip hop West Coast hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Scalen LLC / Koch Entertainment / SMC Recordings / Click Clack Records |
| Associated acts | Rich The Factor, Mac Dre, JT The Bigga Figga, San Quinn, Mitchy Slick, Berner, Trae, The Jacka, DJ Quik, The Game, Suge Knight, Yukmouth |
Marvin Watson Jr. (born March 19, 1976), better known by his stage name Messy Marv, is an American rapper who began his career in the Fillmore District of San Francisco, California. He is the cousin of San Quinn, Stevie Johnson, and Ya Boy.
On November 2, 2007, Messy Marv was released from jail after serving twelve months on weapons charges. Before, during and following his jail sentence, he had several previous albums charting, including Cake & Ice Cream 2, released in 2009 and peaked on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at #39 and on the Rap Albums chart at #12, and Blow: Blocks and Boat Docks, a collaboration album with Berner released in 2010 which peaked at #48 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In the spring of 2012, Messy Marv released the hit mixtape, Da Frank Lucas Dat Neva Wore Da Mink Coat and released the hit single, "You Gotta Pay Me". In 2013, he announced the release of his newest LP "Playboy Gangsta" under his new moniker LilPaperdupMess, and released 3 singles as promotionals for the album: "We Killas", "Beautiful Kalifornia", & "A Girlfriend Ain't What I Need". Marv confirmed via Twitter a release date of July 23, 2013 for the LP. Early in 2014 with a guest feature on single "World Wide Mob" alongside Montana Montana Montana, Joe Blow, Ap.9, and Fed X
In 2005, he was in a feud with G-Unit, which escalated when Obie Trice, a member of Shady Records, went to the radio station KMEL and said, "in San Francisco I have to cover my ass." A diss track was released by Guce and Messy Marv, "50 Explanations", on the album Pill Music: The Rico Act, Vol. 1. 50 Cent and Sha Money XL then exchanged words over the phone with Guce's camp. He afterwards said, "it's over with, and it never kicked off".
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