The Real Mack returns to music after a two-year hiatus with hard-hitting single ‘Big Lit’
25 year old Shaquan Mack more known by his stage name The Real Mack,
is an upcoming Philadelphia rap artist. Mack got his first start in
music in 2009 when a friend of his had a rap group. Although Mack wasn’t
included that motivated him to want to pursue music. He would then go
on to record a song titled “Cam Newton” that got the attention of
another Philadelphia artist named PnB Rock & they would collaborate
and rake in over 1 Million streams on the record, as well as have many
shows together. After his brother was murdered Mack took a break from
music to reconnect with his own mental health.
After almost 2 years Mack returns with a hard hitting song titled
“Big Lit” with hopes to gain traction for his album “25” which is
dedicated to his brother & mother who were both tragically murdered
at the age of 25.
The number 25 has been a
monumentally impactful number in the life of young Philadelphia artist
The Real Mack … but not always in the most positive of ways. When he was
young, his mother was murdered when she was only 25 years old. He and
his brother had a rough childhood after that with a father who was
incarcerated multiple times. Then when his brother was 25, he too, was
murdered. It became almost too much for him to bear, and he turned away
from music and any other form of artistic expression while battling
demons of depression and anxiety. But as his own 25th birthday
approached, he chose to look at it as a new opportunity – a chance to
change the negative cycle and create something positive. Out of
that mission came the new album “25” which is dedicated to his mother
and brother, “25” explores the strange coincidences and otherworldly
experiences that have come in his life and how often those things are
associated with the number 25.
monumentally impactful number in the life of young Philadelphia artist
The Real Mack … but not always in the most positive of ways. When he was
young, his mother was murdered when she was only 25 years old. He and
his brother had a rough childhood after that with a father who was
incarcerated multiple times. Then when his brother was 25, he too, was
murdered. It became almost too much for him to bear, and he turned away
from music and any other form of artistic expression while battling
demons of depression and anxiety. But as his own 25th birthday
approached, he chose to look at it as a new opportunity – a chance to
change the negative cycle and create something positive. Out of
that mission came the new album “25” which is dedicated to his mother
and brother, “25” explores the strange coincidences and otherworldly
experiences that have come in his life and how often those things are
associated with the number 25.
“It’s kind of a scary
thing for me being 25 right now,” he said. “That’s what this album is
about. It’s more personal than anything I’ve ever recorded. There
are some commercial songs on there but mostly, it’s very personal. I
think it shows off my versatility, too. I can drop a song and it can be
either the artist side of me or the raw Rap side of me. I can make a
song where I’m singing and it’s completely R&B and Soul, or I can
turn around and make a complete opposite song that’s Trap or Hip Hop or
Club.”
thing for me being 25 right now,” he said. “That’s what this album is
about. It’s more personal than anything I’ve ever recorded. There
are some commercial songs on there but mostly, it’s very personal. I
think it shows off my versatility, too. I can drop a song and it can be
either the artist side of me or the raw Rap side of me. I can make a
song where I’m singing and it’s completely R&B and Soul, or I can
turn around and make a complete opposite song that’s Trap or Hip Hop or
Club.”
After taking a two year
hiatus after his brother’s death, Mack – at age 25, is making a return
with the new album – starting with the hard-hitting debut single “Big
Lit,” which is now available on all streaming platforms. “It’s a Club
record with an Up North but Down South kind of vibe,” Mack said. “I’m an
Up North person but it has a Down South vibe, if you get what I mean.
There’s a lot of energy, and I’m just basically talking about me being
that guy. I’m being that bull, that dude, that big fish from the big
six. I’m a big dog from 26th Street in South Philly, and this is the
kind of song that when you’re lit, you get turnt up. It’s heavy.”
hiatus after his brother’s death, Mack – at age 25, is making a return
with the new album – starting with the hard-hitting debut single “Big
Lit,” which is now available on all streaming platforms. “It’s a Club
record with an Up North but Down South kind of vibe,” Mack said. “I’m an
Up North person but it has a Down South vibe, if you get what I mean.
There’s a lot of energy, and I’m just basically talking about me being
that guy. I’m being that bull, that dude, that big fish from the big
six. I’m a big dog from 26th Street in South Philly, and this is the
kind of song that when you’re lit, you get turnt up. It’s heavy.”
Mack said he hopes fans
will appreciate the craftsmanship that went into creating the EP, and
that he becomes known all around the world for being a
high-quality hit maker.
will appreciate the craftsmanship that went into creating the EP, and
that he becomes known all around the world for being a
high-quality hit maker.