Marva Jean Cooks II (born August 28, 1975), known professionally as Marvaless, is an American rapper from
Sacramento, California
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Career
In 1992, a year after finishing high school, Cooks got together with
C-Bo to record her debut album, ''
Ghetto Blues'', through AWOL Records. Successive solo releases were ''
Just Marvaless'' (1995), ''
Wiccked'' (1996), ''
Fearless'' (1998), and ''Ghetto Blues 2001'' (2001). During this time, Cooks also made a series of guest appearances on records by acts including
2Pac,
Conscious Daughters,
Mac Mall,
Master P,
Mac Dre, and AWOL label mates
Lunasicc and
C-Bo. She also performed with artists including
Ice Cube,
Biggie Smalls,
Do or Die, and
Redman.
In 2003 she returned to the scene with ''
Bonnie and Clyde'', a
collaboration album with
Messy Marv, followed by another collaboration, ''3 Da Hard Way'', with
The Jacka and
Husalah of
Mob Figaz in 2005. She followed with her next solo album ''Ready Made'' the same year. Her most recent album, ''Queen of The Mob'', was released in 2010 and she is planning to release another solo album, ''Marva Jean'', with Legasi Records.
[ She also featured in the album "A Female Grind" by Thugg Miss in 2013.]
Discography
Studio albums
Collaboration albums
* '' Bonnie and Clyde'' with Messy Marv (2003)
* ''3 Da Hard Way'' with Husalah and The Jacka (2005)
Extended plays
Guest appearances
References
External links
Marvaless
on Discogs
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* Marvalesson allmusic
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Marvaless
on iTunes
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Marvaless
on Reverbnation
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1973 births
Living people
21st-century American rappers
African-American women rappers
Gangsta rappers
G-funk artists
Rappers from Sacramento, California
Rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area
Underground rappers
21st-century African-American women singers
21st-century American women singers
21st-century African-American musicians
20th-century African-American musicians
20th-century African-American women
21st-century American women rappers
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