Mark S. Clarke

About the Artist

From rapper to aspiring mogul, Milly (the man with many last names) Vanderwood.. born 'Mark S. Clarke Jr. in Baltimore, MD on the 17th day of December, likes being behind the scenes more than in the spotlight. He grew up idolizing folks like.. Sean Combs, Dame Dash, Master P, Jay Z, Kevin Liles, Russell Simmons and many others. He always wanted to follow in the footsteps of people like that. There was a time when he wanted to be a wrestler.. but at the age of 12, he began rapping... created a group called 'The GoodFellaz' with 2 friends from the neighborhood he lived in and they started handing out mixtapes at school. Their group lasted a couple years & then they all went on to do separate things. Fast forward, Milly creates a brand called 'YHGM' with a close friend. They wanted this brand (which was music based) to be like a young Roc-A-Fella or Death Row etc. • They had many rappers and singers under them.. collaborating and releasing mixtapes here n there but a lot of them were missing the work ethic, motivation and financial support to take things to the next level. During its 10 years of existence "The YHGM Brand" had a great run... hosting cookouts for the community, throwing pool parties and even meeting with some major labels in NYC but Milly was drained and tired of feeling like the only one working hard enough to achieve certain things, he felt like he was wasting his time with artists who were negative and unmotivated from a business standpoint but still considers most of the YHGM team to be his family. The year was 2014, Milly had decided to stop "rapping" and making music altogether to step behind the scenes and manage talent & build brands and in just a short period of time, Milly has been able to turn a lot of "nothings" into "something's" by getting some of his local acts to open for major artists, jump-starting brands from clothing to cupcakes and opening his own art gallery 'Sell Art Not Drugs' now known as ‘The Gallery About Nothing’ in his hometown of Baltimore.. and then kicked off 2018 with the grand introduction of the worlds first mini hip hop museum; “In My Lifetime” !! What could he possibly do next?  *Opened Such A Vibe Museum in February 2024! Stay tuned for updates.. Baltimore Sun: https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/midnight-sun-blog/bs-fe-mini-hip-hop-museum-20180118-story.html Billboard: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8503188/dreamville-festival-lineup-sza-big-sean-j-cole Revolt: https://revolt.tv/stories/2019/04/09/inaugural-dreamville-festival-coles-blueprint-paradise-0700a6f9dc