Subtitle (rapper)

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Subtitle

Subtitle (Giovanni Marks) is a Los Angeles based rapper who, in 2003, released an EP entitled I'm Always Recovering From Tomorrow and, in 2005, released a full-length debut album entitled Young Dangerous Heart, both on the label GSL (Gold Standard Labs). His group Lab Waste (with Thavius Beck a.k.a. Adlib) released an album during the beginning of that year. He has toured with bands such as Islands (formerly The Unicorns) to The Mars Volta and played shows with Autechre, LCD Soundsystem, Beans, Dälek, and Nancy Sinatra (among others) in countries around the world. He is also a producer, remixing tracks and composing original work for artists such as 2Mex, Daedelus, Kill Me Tomorrow, From Monument To Masses, No Can Do, Year Future, and others. He has a new record slated for release in 2006 on Alpha Pup Records, as well as a new Lab Waste record on GSL. Subtitle is a "Corn Ganggster", as he raps with Th' Corn Gangg and related group Islands from time to time.

1 'Quitting' controversy
2 Discography
- 2.1 Solo Discography
3 Notes
4 External links

[edit] 'Quitting' controversy

Early in 2007 Subtitle's myspace became an all back interface containing a picture of a skull and crossbones and the title 'Finished'^[1]. By highlighting the top right corner of the page, a link to a blog entry was made visible. The entry read as follows:

"nothing witty here but quitting

yup I'm a quitter. after 4 months of struggling like mad and hoping a tour would save my sorry flesh, said tour got cancelled, which means my money for the next 2 months went with it. I hope whoever has my passport is dead. I can't make a living in another country and my supergroup randomizers is really a social club at this point. I hit up labels trying to submit a DEMO for chrissakes! I've fallen pretty fall from grace, so it's a wrap. thanks to all the fans and thanks to all the people who liked my music. If I can hold on to my laptop, I'll make music for fun, but otherwise fuck it, nothing is worth this much heartache. whatever happens to trunk bomb is news to me. I'm giving b.e.a.r. to nate and phil and..............."

Subtitle's myspace later reappeared, now titled 'Giovanni Marks', a name Subtitle had mentioned reverting to. The new page also featured new songs including one titled 'Where's my passport'. Marks' myspace quotes have included ellusive comments such as 'Time to reload' and 'rich people do everything so much better.....'.