Channel 7
Person · male · United States · Lexington · born 1977
American musician
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Also known as 7 · 7 Aurelius · Channel 7 · Marcus Vest · Marcus “7 Aurelius” Vest · Seven Aurelius · +1 more
Timeline
1970s
Biography
Biography
Marcus Vest, known by his stage names Channel 7 and 7 Aurelius, is an American musician, record producer, rapper and songwriter.
Life and career
Vest learned how to play drums at a Pentecostal church growing up. His career started with Rap-A-Lot Records and shifted labels to work with Irv Gotti and Murder Inc. Records. Vest later went independent as the Aurelius Group.
Albums
Pain Is Love by Ja Rule (All instruments by 7)
2001
"Lost Little Girl" by Ja Rule
"X" by Ja Rule featuring Missy Elliott & Tweet
"Down Ass Bitch" by Ja Rule featuring Charlie Baltimore
"Always on Time" by Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
"Pain Is Love" by Ja Rule
"Never Again" by Ja Rule
"Worldwide Gangsta" by Ja Rule
"Smokin and Ridin" by Ja Rule
"I'm Real (Murder Remix)" by Jennifer Lopez & Ja Rule
"Dial M for Murder" by Ja Rule
"The Inc." by Ja Rule
"Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" by Jennifer Lopez
"When A Man Does Wrong" by Ashanti
"Justify My Love" by Vita featuring Ashanti
"AM to PM (Irv Gotti' Gutta Remix)" by Christina Milian
"The Pledge" by Irv Gotti featuring Caddillac Tah & Ashanti
"No One Does It Better" by Irv Gotti featuring Charlie Baltimore & Ashanti
"Good Life (Remix)" by Faith Evans featuring Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah & Vita
2002
"Intro" by Ashanti
"Foolish" by Ashanti
"Leaving (Always On Time Part II)" by Ashanti featuring Ja Rule
"Call" by Ashanti
"Rescue" by Ashanti
"Reach for the Sky" (unreleased) by Mariah Carey
"Baby" by Ashanti
"VooDoo" by Ashanti
"Movies" by Ashanti
"Unfoolish" by Ashanti featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
"Dreams" by Ashanti
"Rainy Dayz" by Mary J. Blige featuring Ja Rule
"Gangsta Lovin'" by Eve featuring Alicia Keys
"Down 4 U" by Irv Gotti featuring Ja Rule, Ashanti, Vita & Charli Baltimore
"Irresistible Chick" by Eve
"Subtle Invitation" by Mariah Carey
"The Rain" by Irv Gotti featuring Ja Rule, Jody Mack & O-1
"Thugz Mansion (7 Remix)" by 2Pac
2003
"I Need A Man" by Foxy Brown featuring Celeste Scalone
"Murder Reigns" by Ja Rule featuring Celeste Scalone
"Waiting by Loon featuring Celeste Scalone-Stoney
"The Pledge (Remix)" by Ja Rule featuring Nas & Ashanti
"Intro/Meledy" by Ashanti
"Sweet Baby" by Ashanti
"There Goes My Heart" by Mariah Carey
"I Wanna Kiss You" by Nicole Wray
2004
"Officially Missing You" by Tamia
"Hush" by LL Cool J featuring 7 Aurelius
"Concrete Rose Intro" by Ashanti
"A Message to the Fans (Skit)" by Ashanti
"Only U" by Ashanti
"Focus" by Ashanti
"Love Again" by Ashanti
"U" by Ashanti
"Every Lil' Thing" by Ashanti
"Don't Leave Me Alone" by Ashanti (feat. 7 Aurelius)
"Relearn Love" by Scott Stapp (w/ 7 Aurelius and The Tea Party)
2007
"Lollipop" by Nicole Wray
"M-A-K-E-L-O-V-E-T-O-M-E" 7 Aurelius featuring Vanessa Carlton
"Here's My Number Babe" 7 Aurelius featuring Ashanti
"Drums" by Nicole Wray
"Hey Baby (After the Club)" by Ashanti
"Body" by Ja Rule featuring Ashley Joi
2008
"Dr. Love" by Donnie Klang
"Just a Rolling Stone" by Donnie Klang
"Spank Me"
"My House - Cassie"
"Lay It Down"
"Just Like Magic"
"Tonight" by Cassie
"Things You Make Me Do" by Ashanti featuring Robin Thicke
"The Declaration" by Ashanti
"Ride in My Space Ship" by James Andrew
"She Can't Love You" by Danity Kane
"Love in stereo" Donnie Klang
2010
"Strobe Lights" by Diddy-Dirty Money featuring Lil' Wayne
2011
"Strange dayz" by Ja Rule feat. 7 Aurelius
2012
"Pain Is Love 2" by Ja Rule (All instruments by 7)
Co production and additional programming by Roc the producer for 700 degrees
2023
"Selecta (feat. Stefflon Don)" by Chase & Status
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
No discography rows stored yet
MusicBrainz enrichment for this artist is still pending. Release groups appear here once it runs.
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Channel 7 head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Channel7Feb05.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/260c1a9e-f608-4f9f-a739-28de30c94ee8discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/260c1a9e-f608-4f9f-a739-28de30c94ee8core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1402028genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1402028seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_7_%28musician%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_7_%28musician%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Timothy M. Moore at https://www.flickr.com/photos/photocology/ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1402028 · MusicBrainz: 260c1a9e-f608-4f9f-a739-28de30c94ee8
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