{{short description|American rapper}} {{Verify sources|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Marty Baller | image = Marty_Baller.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Milton Delano Martin III | birth_date = | birth_place = Harlem, New York City, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap|EDM}} | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter|dancer}} | instrument = Vocals | years_active = 2013–present | label = | current_member_of = ASAP Mob | website = {{URL|iammartyballer.com}} }} '''Milton Delano Martin III''', better known by his stage name '''Marty Baller''', is an American rapper, songwriter, and dancer from the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. Aside from his solo career, he was a member of the hip-hop group A$AP Mob and worked as tour hype man to rapper ASAP Ferg.<ref>{{cite web|title=A$AP Mob|url=http://www.asapmob.com/tag/marty-baller/|publisher=www.asapmob.com|accessdate=25 April 2017}}</ref>
Marty Baller gained recognition after releasing his debut single "Big Timers", featuring ASAP Ferg, and the track "I'm A Dog", in collaboration with ASAP Ferg and Migos, on his debut mixtape ''Marty G Raw''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Migos and ASAP Ferg Join Marty Baller on 'I'm a Dog'|date=9 November 2016 |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/11/migos-asap-ferg-marty-baller-im-a-dog/|publisher=XXL|accessdate=25 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A$AP Ferg Introduces Marty Baller to the World with a New Short Film|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/adollarap-ferg-introduces-marty-baller-to-the-world-with-a-new-short-film/|access-date=25 April 2017|publisher=Noisey|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marty Baller - Marty G Raw|work=HotNewHipHop |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/marty-baller-marty-g-raw-new-mixtape.116631.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112193641/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/marty-baller-marty-g-raw-new-mixtape.116631.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 12, 2016|accessdate=25 April 2017}}</ref>
Shortly after launching his solo career, Marty Baller collaborated with such rappers as Lil Uzi Vert, Rich The Kid, Smoke DZA and Fatman Scoop.<ref>{{cite news|title=A$AP Ferg, Lil Uzi Vert, and Marty Baller Go Punk in New Video "Uzi Gang"|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/adollarap-ferg-lil-uzi-vert-i-marty-baller-punkowo-w-nowym-klipie-uzi-gang/|access-date=25 April 2017|publisher=Noisey|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marty Baller and Rich The Kid Connect on "Rambo"|url=https://hypebeast.com/2017/1/marty-baller-rich-the-kid-rambo|website=HYPEBEAST|date=17 January 2017 |accessdate=25 April 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marty Baller Shows You How "Roll The Bud Up" With Smoke DZA & Fatman Scoop|url=https://hypebeast.com/2016/4/marty-baller-roll-the-bud-up|website=HYPEBEAST|date=21 April 2016 |accessdate=25 April 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Video: A$AP Ferg – "Uzi Gang" ft. Lil Uzi Vert and Marty Baller|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/12/asap-ferg-uzi-gang-lil-uzi-vert-marty-baller/|accessdate=25 April 2017|publisher=Spin|date=20 December 2016}}</ref>
==Career== In 2007, Marty Baller joined the A$AP Mob crew, a Harlem-based hip-hop collective.<ref name="hypetrak1">{{cite web |last=Huynh |first=Davis |url=http://hypetrak.com/2012/01/asap-rocky-always-strive-and-prosper/ |title=A$AP Rocky – Always $trive and Prosper |publisher=Hypetrak |date= |accessdate=2013-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016011341/http://hypetrak.com/2012/01/asap-rocky-always-strive-and-prosper/ |archive-date=2013-10-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Marty was mentioned on ASAP Ferg's single "Shabba" and "New Level". He participated in the weekly installments of Wavy Wednesdays with ASAP Ferg, organized by ''The Fader''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/03/09/asap-ferg-shares-i-dont-care-with-marty-baller-for-wavy-wednesdays/|title= A$AP Ferg Shares "I Don't Care" With Marty Baller For Wavy Wednesdays|publisher=The Fader}}</ref>
In 2015, Marty released the track "Big Timers" taking from the hip-hop duo Big Tymers and featuring ASAP Ferg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2015/12/28/marty-baller-asap-ferg-big-timers/|title= Mart Baller And A$AP Ferg Link Up on "Big Timers"|publisher=The Fader}}</ref> Marty then released his solo mixtape ''Marty G Raw'' on November 11, 2016 with guest features from ASAP Ferg and Migos.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/11/marty-baller-marty-g-raw-mixtape/ |title=Marty Baller Drops 'Marty G Raw' Mixtape]|date=12 November 2016 |publisher=XXL}}</ref>
==Reception== According to ''XXL'', Marty Baller "is carving out his own path in hip-hop".<ref>{{cite web|title=Migos and ASAP Ferg Join Marty Baller on 'I'm a Dog'|date=9 November 2016 |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/11/migos-asap-ferg-marty-baller-im-a-dog/|publisher=XXL|accessdate=25 April 2017}}</ref> ''Noisey'' wrote "Marty Baller is breaking through. Previously known for a supporting role in A$AP Mob, he's…putting out promising tracks and [is] ready".<ref>{{cite news|title=A$AP Ferg Introduces Marty Baller to the World with a New Short Film|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/adollarap-ferg-introduces-marty-baller-to-the-world-with-a-new-short-film/|access-date=25 April 2017|publisher=Noisey|language=en-us}}</ref>
==Influences== In an interview with The Hundreds, Marty Baller stated his influences are ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ferg, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Andre 3000 and Michael Jackson.<ref>{{cite web|title=You Need to Be Paying Attention to Trap Lord's Marty Baller|date=9 March 2015 |url=https://thehundreds.com/blogs/content/marty-baller|publisher=The Hundreds|accessdate=25 April 2017}}</ref>
==Discography== ; Commercial mixtapes * ''Marty G Raw'' (2016) *''Baller Nation'' (2017) *''International Baller'' (2018) *''One Nation'' (2018)
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://www.iammartyballer.com/}} * {{official website|http://www.asapmob.com/tag/marty-baller/|ASAP Mob's website}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baller, Marty}} Category:East Coast hip-hop musicians Category:Living people Category:American hip-hop singers Category:21st-century American male rappers Category:20th-century American male rappers Category:20th-century American rappers Category:People from Harlem Category:Rappers from Manhattan Category:ASAP Mob members Category:21st-century American rappers Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century African-American rappers Category:21st-century African-American male rappers