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Marvia Lawrence “King of Da A” (KODA)
Hailing from Alton Illinois, Rapper and media personality Marvia Lawrence aka King of Da A (KODA) has plans on putting his name in the history books right next to other famous Alton natives like the legendary Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. His music is best described as reality rap and his lyrical content can be compared to few well known artist like T.I., Boosie Badass or Don Trip however his style is a blend of his early influences like Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and more notably. Kicking his music career off in 2007 KODA orchestrated the release of “A-Town Mixtape” which solidified his early grip on the top spot in the city of Alton and started to make noise outside of the area. Lawrence took advantage of the buzz by dropping “Touchdown Volumes 1 & 2” in 2008 and 2009 respectively. Lawrence went on to reinvigorate the independent rap scene in his area with the August 2019 drop of his solo project “READY”, containing stand out tracks “UPS” and “Go Hard” feat Byron Blake, KODA set a new standard for lyricism inside of authentic street rap. Determined to make Alton Illinois the home for New Era Classic Midwest Hip-Hop, Lawrence set up shop in a local professional studio and went to work, linking with Bempy Madd from STL for what is unanimously considered the best musical work ever created in the city of Alton, Illinois, “New Way”. Forming an iconic synergy between the two cities to the complex themes and contrasting…
