Skizzy Mars in Boston

About Skizzy Mars

Skizzy Mars spent the early 2010s building a devoted following through SoundCloud, trading in introspective, layered production and lyrics that caught people off guard with their honesty. He came up alongside the cloud rap movement but always felt slightly separate from it—less interested in pure aesthetics and more focused on actually saying something. Songs like 'Red Cup' and 'Notebook' showed a guy wrestling with relationships, ambition, and self-doubt in real time. He's released several projects and kept moving forward without the industry pressure that derailed a lot of his SoundCloud contemporaries. Mars never became a household name, which suits him fine. He makes music for people who actually listen to lyrics.

Skizzy's shows draw a smaller, genuinely invested crowd. He performs with conviction rather than spectacle, letting the songs breathe. People aren't there to lose their minds—they're there to hear the words and feel the production. It's intimate without being uncomfortable.

Known for Red Cup, Alone, Notebook, High School, Pieces

Skizzy Mars in Boston News

• The Big List Concert Guide (Oct. 12-18): Rock ’n’ roll, jazz jams and singer-songwriter charm Local Spins · Oct 12, 2020
• BU Beats: Chordially Yours Boston University · Oct 23, 2019
• Big List (Oct. 14-20): AJR, Skizzy Mars, COIN, Judy Collins Local Spins · Oct 14, 2019
• Rapper G-Eazy on music, style, inspiration The Huntington News · Mar 26, 2014

Live Music in Boston

Boston's hip-hop scene has always been about substance over flash, rooted in lyrical tradition and local pride. It's a city that respects technical skill and original production choices. Skizzy Mars fits that DNA—his unconventional approach to beats and wordplay should resonate with a Boston crowd that doesn't do cookie-cutter rap.

Boston road trip to see Skizzy Mars?

Stay in the Back Bay neighborhood—it's walkable, lined with brownstones, and positioned between the best dining and the waterfront. Book a table at No. 9 Park for New American cooking that actually justifies the hype, or hit Oleana in nearby Cambridge if you want something fresher and less fussy. Spend an afternoon at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, a genuinely strange and rewarding art collection housed in a deliberately eccentric mansion. The Prudential Center has decent shopping if that's your thing, and the waterfront is legitimately beautiful for a walk before the show.