Marcus tyrell purnell-smith(born December 24th 2000),known personally as lilm16 is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Between 2020 and 2021 smith released 5 independent albums and steadily garnered a cult following through his work. In late 2017, Smith was signed to Atlantic Records In March 2020, marcus released the EP what is love, The ep was the lead for his debut studio album My Little Diary(2019) Background information: Birth name Marcus tyrell purnell-smith Also known as Lilm16 Born December 24th 2000(20) Houston texas,U.S Genres Hip hopsouthern hip hopgangsta rap Occupation(s) Rappersingersongwriter Instruments Vocals Years active 2017-present Labels Atlantic records Marcus was born December 24 2000 When he was 2 years old his mom left him and his brother with his grandmother and aunt in Baton Rouge Louisiana He dropped out of ninth grade and told his grandma he wanted to focus on his music career and was soon arrested for robbery and sent to a detention center in Tallulah, Louisiana. While there, he began writing lyrics for his debut project when he got out he was focused and mainly making music