Lil Supa
Lil Supa | |
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| Born | Marlon Luis Morales Santana August 8, 1985 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Other names | Lil Supa, Lou Fresco, NEØN, Marc Ginale, Mista Uanteik, Little Zoo, Madzilla |
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| Origin | Maracay, Venezuela |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | VinilH Records |
Marlon Luis Morales Santana (born August 8, 1985), known artistically as Lil Supa, is a Venezuelan rapper, composer, and street artist. In 2024, he was ranked number 17 as one of the "50 great rappers in the history of rap in Spanish" by the American magazine Rolling Stone.[1] Throughout his career he has used several pseudonyms.[2]
Early Life and career
Morales was born in Caracas and lived in Maracay, he started his involvement in hip-hop as a breakdancer and graffiti artist in the late 1990s, influenced by street culture in both cities. He co-founded the "Supremacy Hip Hop Clan" with Dann Niggaz and Afromak and became a co-founder of the label VinilH Records. His early career was shaped by his participation in various hip-hop groups and collectives, including Bas.y.Co, and FUNDaMENTORS.[3][4]
In 2009 he performed concerts in Colombia with the Madzilla project.[5] He collaborated on Canserbero's album Vida (2010).[6] And four years later with rapper Apcache on his album Orginal Combination (2014)
In 2017 he released his album Serio, which brought him widespread recognition and which he promoted on his third European tour performing a show at the Hip Hop Al Parque Festival in Colombia.[7]
In 2020 he released NEON, recorded in Caracas from his cell phone and produced by Drama Theme, Oldtape, Sanabria, Nico JP and Kpu.[8] That year he also released the album Funky Fresco with Akapellah and collaborated on Apache’s album Apache.
In 2023, he wrote the original song for the Venezuelan national football team, La Vinotinto, “nunca menos”, together with Akapellah.[9][10]
In January 2024, he was ranked 17th by Rolling Stone as one of the 50 greatest Spanish-language rappers. Following this, he began his Otra Vez Tour in Colombia, performing in Spain, Chile, Argentina, and Colombia.[11] He was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award in the Best Rap/Hip Hop Song category for "La sabia escuela" in 2024.[12]
Discography
- Supremacy HipHop Clan: Simplemente Underground (2003) con Dann Niggaz
- BAS.Y.CO: Base y Contenido (2006) con BAS.Y.CO
- Vida Bandida: ill Mixtape Venezuela (2007/2008) con BAS.Y.CO
- CanZoo: Indigos (2008) con Canserbero
- MadZiLLa: Uanteik Mixtape (2009) con DJ MadPee
- SenciLLo (2011)
- Supremacy HipHop Clan: Da' HipHopaddictz (2011) con Dann Niggaz
- MadZiLLa: Uanteik "Como en los 90'S", Vol.2 (2011) con DJ MadPee y Ray One
- Claro-EP (2012)
- Serio (2017)
- HECATOMBE (2018) con La Maldita Infamia
- ERA (2019) con Ray One
- Wiz (2019) con N-Wise Allah
- AMVISION-EP (2020) con Willie DeVille
- NEØN (2020)
- Funky Fresco (2020) con Akapellah
- Oceánica-EP (2020) con Elio Toffana y Dano Ziontifik
- C.R.A.C.K (2021) con Jonas Sanche
- Ritual the Mixtape (2021) con NastyKillah y Rial Guanwankó
- EL BLOKE (2021) con Doktor Rheal
- YEYO (2022)
- ÑAPA (2022)
- METAL (2023) con 3m5 Y Nichess One
- "REC A LIL" (2024) con Recognize Ali
- METAL II (2024) con 3m5 y Nichess One
- Supremacy HipHop Clan: ÍCONOS (2024) con Dann Niggaz
- ANIMAL (2025)
References
- ^ "50 grandes en la historia del rap en español". Rolling Stone (in Spanish). 2024-01-02.
- ^ Diego Vega (2 September 2020). "Marlon Morales: "El mejor rapero venezolano es el que respete la historia antes de él"". El Estímulo.
- ^ "Marlon Morales: "El mejor rapero venezolano es el que respete la historia antes de él" | El Estímulo". elestimulo.com (in Spanish). 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ panezio (2023-10-28). "Lou Fresco - From Venezuela to the World". Throw Up Magazine. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "Lil Supa inicia en Colombia el 'Otra Vez Tour' 2024". www.radionica.rocks. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ Marín, Daniel Rivera (2023-12-28). "Canserbero, una vida atravesada por el talento, el don y la traición". El Colombiano (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "[Entrevista] Lil Supa en Hip Hop al Parque| Radiónica". www.radionica.rocks. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ Rodriguez, Alejandro (2020-09-27). "LIL SUPA / "NEØN" - Global-Pop Magazine". Global-Pop Magazine (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ Maza, Jesús (2023-11-14). "'Nunca menos': la nueva canción de la Vinotinto con la autoría de Lil Supa y Akapellah". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "Akapellah y Lil Supa unieron su talento por la fe de la Vinotinto en "Nunca Menos"". El Universal (in Spanish). 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "Lil Supa inicia en Colombia el 'Otra Vez Tour' 2024". www.radionica.rocks. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ Nacional, El (2024-09-17). "Latin Grammy 2024: ¿quiénes son los venezolanos nominados a los premios?". EL NACIONAL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-04.