Yung Prospect also known as Marzavia "Zave" Crayton is an upcoming artist born and raised from the capital city of Austin, Texas. The name Prospect was given to him in 2005 meaning new and the potential to be great which he's taking into account to show the world what he’s made of.
While growing up, Yung Prospect was introduced to music at the age of 9. Before doing music, he participated in many slam poetry contests. One of his friends encouraged him one day to spit one of his poems over a Hip-Hop beat. From there, the rest was history as he continued to spit his poetry over beats until freestyling and rapping was all he did in his free time.
He was inspired by many people to do music but some of his greatest influences were his family members such as his great uncle Pee Wee Crayton as well as his childhood friends. Soon, Yung Prospect would catch himself not only recording songs, but as well making anthem songs for every school he attended which received him much recognition for...
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Yung Prospect also known as Marzavia "Zave" Crayton is an upcoming artist born and raised from the capital city of Austin, Texas. The name Prospect was given to him in 2005 meaning new and the potential to be great which he's taking into account to show the world what he’s made of.
While growing up, Yung Prospect was introduced to music at the age of 9. Before doing music, he participated in many slam poetry contests. One of his friends encouraged him one day to spit one of his poems over a Hip-Hop beat. From there, the rest was history as he continued to spit his poetry over beats until freestyling and rapping was all he did in his free time.
He was inspired by many people to do music but some of his greatest influences were his family members such as his great uncle Pee Wee Crayton as well as his childhood friends. Soon, Yung Prospect would catch himself not only recording songs, but as well making anthem songs for every school he attended which received him much recognition for his talent.
Even though music was his biggest interest, Yung Prospect was also involved in sports and community service. He always believes in giving back to the less fortunate as well as being a motivator speaker to encourage youth to follow their dreams. After participating in many high school workshops, and being a facilitator for many music programs, many students in the community now look up to him.
As an Austin artist, Yung Prospect not only speaks from the experiences of living in the Northeast side of Austin, but as well as the struggle growing up in a single-parent household. The three themes he strives for his music is: Creativity, Unorthodox, and Empowerment.
Currently, he is working on his 2nd project, which is scheduled to be release soon. Until then, he is working on a compilation mixtape with The Family Tree as well as building his catalog for future projects. For more information, he can be reach at www.atxprospect.com
