Californian rapper Marcus Hopson is best known by his stage name Hopsin and was
born in Los Angeles in 1985. Brought up in an Hispanic neighbourhood, Hopsin
immersed himself in the local skateboarding culture and his passion for the
sport has continued with many of his videos featuring him in action on a
skateboard. After dropping out of school and spending a year in prison he began
to look to hip-hop and rap for direction and cites Eminem as an early influence.
With five studio albums to his credit Hopsin has enjoyed a successful career as
a rapper and has also tried to make ...