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Marquis Amonte King,better known by his stage name Shy Glizzy, is an American rapper from Washington, D.C.

His father was shot and killed, aged 19, before Shy's first birthday. He grew up in a household with his mother, grandmother, and his younger brother, 3 Glizzy. At age 14, he was arrested for petty larceny. At age 16, he was arrested for a robbery and spent 14 months in juvenile detention, where he also earned his GED.

He received his nickname "Shy" during early childhood. He is Muslim. As a teenager, he began reading the Quran, then the daily newspaper and stacks of biographies, before starting to write raps. He was initially "trying to write a book, but it ended up being a song.

In an April interview with HipHopDX's Daniela Evgenivna, Glizzy announced he would be releasing his second studio album titled Covered 'N Blood on April 19th. He described the album as being more personal than the feature packed Fully Loaded stating "It’s a really deep album. A lot of my music is like a diary. This one is about what I’ve been going through the last few months.” On April 19th Covered 'N Blood was released. -Wikipedia
Birth Name: Marquis Amonte King
Born: December 12, 1992 (age 31)
From: Washington, D.C.
Genre(s): Hip hop, trap
Instrument(s): Vocals
Active From: 2010-present
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