Marcus troy is an African American male in his mid thirties who resides in NYC.
He Blogs about everything he is passionate about which ranges from brand experience to fashion to footwear
to traveling to gadgets, music and people. He uses his blog as a personal diary
to help focus his ideas and aspirations as well as use it as a platform to
connect with people. People, are a huge topic for Marcus Troy because he believes
the trendsetters, the forward thinkers the visionaries are all spawning from
the idea of people and they help create the world around them. He describes his
blog as being a connection to the “new, fresh and dope.” I will be looking at two posts; one is very general and the
other is from his music section of his blog. The general post is short and to
the point and reads as follows:
My Thoughts: A Few Tips
September 13th
A few tips I try to live by:
1. Build your name first
2. Get paid to be you
3. Give more than you take
4. Get inspired, never copy
5. Give yourself a chance to win
2. Get paid to be you
3. Give more than you take
4. Get inspired, never copy
5. Give yourself a chance to win
This
post although very short, says a lot about Marcus Troy as a blogger and writer.
His diction and choice of words seems so few but so many. I imagine that he
thought about this post for a while and choose his words carefully. Another
interesting point regarding his phrasing and figure of speech is his 4th
point. “Get inspired, never copy” he combined two points into one but it feels
so natural almost as if you could picture him saying these exact words to you
in person. And lastly how short the paragraph and post is in general… He wanted
to be too the point and have the reader think more and read less with this
approach which I think is a very good tactic to have as a writer and blogger.
This brings us to the 2nd post, which is from his music section.
The
second post tells us about Tay Walkers Debut ‘Karma’ video. Marcus Troy uses
his dictation again with the first sentence. He reminds you that he talks like
he is from the streets, saying “ Hailing from Inglewood, California,” which
tells you a lot about where Marcus Might be from. He also points references to
the video and song like D’Angelo, which tells you he has great knowledge about
musical history especially in the RnB realm. Marcus Troy goes on to talk about the details of the video
and the album as he raps up the post with the actual video for you to watch. If
I had to describe Marcus Troy’s as a blogger, as an artist, as a person he would
be “clean lines.” Everything form his logo to how he talks, dresses and
presents himself is with “clean lines.” He is surely a blogger with a lot to
say and knows how to say it in a way that you really believe you are listening
to him speak when you read his blog.
Blog Links:
1. http://marcustroy.com/category/my-thoughts/
2. http://marcustroy.com/music-the-internets-tay-walker-debuts-karma-video-taywalker/
