Marquis Porter’s career has consisted of paying homage to the rich history of wordsmiths from his hometown of Detroit—and now, he’s using his own no frills style to carve his own initials into the 313 lineage. “The city of Detroit means a lot- it’s my backbone, it influences me through the culture and the struggle in search of an better future.” He and two high school friends initially rapped to pass the time while hustling on the street, but Porter vowed to take music seriously when one of the group members was killed.