Hip-Hop Junkie
Awkward interviews with rappers are all the fad and Humorous Marco is a grasp.
Comedic social media personalities are extra standard than ever earlier than. Enter Marco “Humorous Marco” Summers, a Kansas Metropolis, Mo. native, recognized for his humorous Instagram pranks and viral moments on social media.
Interview: Aleia Woods
Editor’s Notice: This story seems within the Winter 2023 situation of XXL Journal, on now.
With an awkwardly uncomfortable fashion of interviewing, Marco has gone viral with friends together with DaBaby, Sexyy Pink, Lil Yachty, G Herbo and Southside and extra. Humorous Marco’s humor has since transcended to his personal present, titled Open Ideas, on YouTube, the place he may be deemed a trailblazer of the awkward and uncomfortable fashion of interviewing. Nonetheless, Marco in the end strives to create lighthearted moments with all of his friends.
Marco, 30, just lately spoke with XXL about rap’s affect on his fashion of comedy, Drake’s For All of the Canines album, virality and extra.
XXL: Which rap album would you say greatest describes your fashion of comedy?
Humorous Marco: Get Wealthy or Die Tryin’.
Why would you say that album specifically?
Since you get a mixture of a whole lot of issues. You get a mixture of love songs, you get a mixture of ache, you get a mixture of considering and you bought a mixture of simply attempting shit. You bought “In Da Membership,” “21 Questions” and the checklist goes on. That’s simply my favourite album as a result of it was completely different feelings and it confirmed us versatile 50 Cent.
Which artists are you at the moment listening to?
My prime artists, I acquired Nipsey Hussle. I really like Nipsey Hussle. I can hearken to him time and again. Kodak Black can be one in all my tops. I really like Rod Wave as properly. I really like Doja Cat’s album. Fridayy. It simply goes on. I like Younger Thug’s Enterprise Is Enterprise, Drake. I prefer to hearken to a whole lot of Don Toliver.
What do you assume are the highest albums that dropped this 12 months?
You bought Gunna [A Gift and a Curse]. You gotta throw Thug [Business Is Business] in there. You bought Drake [For All the Dogs]. I actually just like the Drake album. We acquired Fridayy [self-titled album] in there.
For Drake’s album, some folks weren’t proud of it. Some folks liked it. Was it what you have been anticipating from him?
For one, the albums be for the artist, not us. But it surely’s simply one thing that we tagged alongside and favored. I really feel like Drake is making albums for him and what he’s used to. Even to make a dope music with Sexyy Pink, that’s superb. And with that being stated, I actually really feel like he catered to R&B and he catered to dope beats. I really feel prefer it was artwork. That is like portray artwork, an image. I simply need to have the ability to get in my emotions, get out my emotions, social gathering.
In the case of Drake, folks have a sure expectation.
However we’re speaking about folks that ain’t by no means going to have the ability to contact the albums. So, how are you going to have expectations on one thing that you simply’re not near? That’s like me going into Popeyes and telling them they should work more durable and depart. Like, muthaf**ka, you’re not in right here with us. So, who am I to come back in right here and inform Drake he must work more durable on extra albums?
You lately interviewed G Herbo and Southside, and lots of people thought that they have been disrespectful to you. Something you need to say about that?
No, as a result of I really feel like in our society, if I used to be to ever do one thing mistaken, that clip would have got here up or we’d have had a visitor converse out. So, the actual fact I didn’t sit down with lots of people that they attempt to paint an image to be the unhealthy man, the place me and DaBaby had good moments and Boosie. And I sit down with real-life folks which were by way of issues, and we stroll away with good vitality. It’s kinda like, some folks don’t perceive my narrative. On the finish of the day, it’s respect on each side and everyone have emotions.
I simply need everyone to win and transfer on. No one’s excellent on the finish of the day. It’s simply all about forgiveness. All of us have moments, and as part of my profession that I’m studying from, and for me to do that and nonetheless have an excellent coronary heart, that’s all that basically issues on the finish.
Learn Humorous Marco’s interview within the Winter 2023 situation of XXL Journal, on newsstands now. The brand new situation additionally consists of the cowl story with Latto and conversations with Flo Milli, DD Osama, Maiya The Don, Monaleo, Mello Buckzz, Sexyy Pink, BIgXThaPlug, plus extra. Moreover, there’s an unique interview with Fetty Wap, Killer Mike, High quality Management Music’s Coach Ok and P focus on 10 years into the label’s progress, and in-depth tales on the recognition of sampling in hip-hop in 2023, the state of hip-hop touring and one of the best moments of hip-hop’s year-long fiftieth anniversary celebration.
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