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Marvaless
Birth name Marva Jean Cooks
Born (1975-08-28) August 28, 1975 (age 49)
Origin Sacramento, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 1992–present
Labels Marvaless Muzic, West Coast Mafia Records, Legasi Records, AWOL Records
Associated acts C-Bo, Lunasicc, Messy Marv

Marva Jean Cooks II (born August 28, 1975), better known by her stage name Marvaless, is an American rapper from Sacramento, California.

Career

In 1992, a year after finishing high school, Cooks got together with C-Bo to record her debut album, Ghetto Blues, through AWOL Records. Successive solo releases were Just Marvaless (1995), Wiccked (1996), Fearless (1998), and Ghetto Blues 2001 (2001). During this time, Cooks also made a series of guest appearances on records by acts including 2Pac, Conscious Daughters, Mac Mall, Master P, Mac Dre, and AWOL label mates Lunasicc and C-Bo. She also performed with artists including Ice Cube, Biggie Smalls, Do or Die, and Redman.

In 2003 she returned to the scene with Bonnie and Clyde, a collaboration album with Messy Marv, followed by another collaboration, 3 Da Hard Way, with The Jacka and Husalah of Mob Figaz in 2005. She followed with her next solo album Ready Made the same year. Her most recent album, Queen of The Mob, was released in 2010 and she is planning to release another solo album, Marva Jean, with Legasi Records. She also featured in the album "A Female Grind" by Thugg Miss in 2013.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Release Peak chart
positions
US US
R&B
Ghetto Blues 1994 — 100
Wiccked 1996 — 48
Fearless 1998 — 43
Ghetto Blues 2001 2001 — —
Ready Made 2005 — —
Queen of the Mob 2010 — —

Collaboration albums

  • Bonnie and Clyde with Messy Marv (2003)
  • 3 Da Hard Way with Husalah and The Jacka (2005)

Extended plays

Title Release Peak chart
positions
US US
R&B
Just Marvaless 1995 — 71

Guest appearances

Year Song Artist(s) Album
2012 "New Beginning"
(featuring Marvaless, Rydah J. Klyde & T-Nutty)		 C-Bo Orca
2014 "Respect a Real ..."
(featuring Marvaless & TinkBadChick)		 Thugg Miss A Female Grind
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