Infinito 2017

Marcellous Lovelace (born October 26, 1975), better known by the stage name Infinito 2017, is an American hip hop musician and fine artist.

He moved to Kentucky with his mother in the early 1990s.

After Dariel died in 1994, Lovelace found comfort in hip hop music.

Shortly thereafter he moves to Tennessee and began recording.

Lovelace graduated from the University of Memphis in Memphis, receiving a bachelor's degree in Art and Communications, and later earned a Masters of Fine Arts.

While in college, Lovelace started performing on a regular basis at Fantasia hip-hop open mic nights.

At this club he met Mr. Skurge, with whom he teamed up to form the Unorthodox Poets Society.

Following Skruge's advice, Lovelace adopted Infinito as a stage name.

By 1998, he moved back to Chicago and joined up with crews the Molemen and the Nacrobats.

In 2002, Infinito 2017 was involved with Music with Sound Right Reasoning, released on Birthwrite Records and produced by Memo of the Molemen.

He went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago.

In 2006, Infinito changed his name to Infinito 2017.

In 2011 he released his 60th album under the Infinito 2017 name titled Pause Record Not For Sensitive Ears.

In 2011, Infinito 2017 toured internationally as an independent artist.

Alongside Thalone Davis and Cosmo Galactus, Infinito 2017 is a member of the Unorthodox Poets Society.

Lovelace was born in Chicago, Illinois, to two parents employed by the United States military.

As such, he traveled regularly as a child.

He began creating music at age 13 with his cousin Dariel.