Roc Marciano
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| Birth name | Rakeem Calief Meyer |
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February 11, 1978 New York, U.S. |
| Origin | Hempstead, Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Years active | 1999-present |
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Rakeem Calief Meyer (born February 11, 1978), better known by his stage name Roc Marciano, is an American rapper, songwriter, and producer.
Career
Originally a member of Busta Rhymes' crew, Flipmode Squad becoming the sixth member after the departure of Lord Have Mercy, (aside from other Flipmode acts Serious and Show Money) Roc Marciano left in 2001 to form the U.N.,[1] a hardcore underground hip hop group consisting of three other MCs (Dino Brave, Laku & Mic Raw) with whom he released an album on Carson Daly's 456 Entertainment in 2004. Notably, Roc Marciano appeared in the 2005 Wu-Tang Clan compilation album, Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture, and in Pete Rock's 2008 album, NY's Finest, drawing acclaim[2] for such performances. Since 2008, Roc Marciano has been working on his solo career, and to widespread internet acclaim,[3] released his entirely self-produced debut album, Marcberg[4] in 2010.
In 2011, Roc Marciano collaborated with Gangrene, the duo of rapper/producers Oh No and The Alchemist, to release the collaborative EP Greneberg. His second solo album, Reloaded, was released in November 2012, which Allmusic described as "Grim and exultant at once, this is low-profile hustling on wax at its finest."[5]
In Late 2013, Marciano released a free mixtape, The Pimpire Strikes Back. The mixtape served as preface to his third studio album, Marci Beaucoup, that was entirely produced by him and had featured artists (such as Action Bronson, The Alchemist, Evidence, Ka, Maffew Ragazino, Quelle Chris and many more) in each and every song.
In April 2016, Marciano revealed the title of his fourth solo album to be Rosebudd's Revenge. On February 18, 2017, Roc Marciano released Rosebudd's Revenge via his website RocMarci.com. The album features Ka and Knowledge the Pirate, frequent Roc Marciano collaborators, and production from the Arch Druids, Mushroom Jesus, Modus Op, Knxwledge, and Roc Marciano himself.[6]
On February 27, 2018, Marciano released his fifth studio album Rosebudd's Revenge 2: The Bitter Dose via his website RocMarci.com. The album features guest appearances from Knowledge the Pirate and Action Bronson and production from E.L.E.M.N.T., Animoss, Don Cee, and Marciano himself.[7]
Discography
Studio albums
- 2010: Marcberg
- 2012: Reloaded
- 2013: Marci Beaucoup
- 2017: Rosebudd's Revenge
- 2018: RR2: The Bitter Dose
- 2018: Behold a Dark Horse
- 2018: Kaos (with DJ Muggs)
EPs
- 2011: The Prophecy (recorded 1997 for "The Noose Vol.1")
- 2011: Greneberg (with Gangrene (The Alchemist + Oh No) as Greneberg)
Mixtapes
- 2013: The Pimpire Strikes Back
with The U.N.
- 2004: Strength & Honor (The U.N. presents Rock Marciano) (Promotional Album released to promote the UN or U Out album)
- 2004: UN or U Out (World Records/456 Entertainment)
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Heist" | 2000 | Busta Rhymes, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah | Anarchy |
| "Think Differently" | 2005 | Casual, Vordul Mega, Tragedy Khadafi | Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture |
| "Lay It Down" | 2007 | Marco Polo | Port Authority |
| "Short Race" | 2008 | GZA | Pro Tools |
| "Roc Marciano Joint" | 2010 | Kool A.D., Heems | Das Racist Sit Down, Man |
| "The Black Diamonds" | 2011 | Ghostface Killah, Killa Sin | Wu Tang Legendary Weapons |
| "Shotgun" | Quelle Chris, Danny Brown | Shotgun & Sleek Rifle | |
| "Slaves" | Quelle Chris | ||
| "Got Berries?" | A.G. | Got Berries? | |
| "Crossroads" | Meyhem Lauren | Self Induced Illness | |
| "Bushmaster Music (Remix)" | Blaq Poet, Wais P | Blaq Poet Society (QB Slasher Remixes) | |
| "Monetary Policy" | Beneficence | Sidewalk Science | |
| "Up Against the Wall" | Consequence, Kendrick Lamar | Movies on Demand 2 | |
| "Chewbacca" | Random Axe (Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, Sean Price) | Random Axe | |
| "Fame" | Evidence, Prodigy | Cats & Dogs | |
| "G's Us" | 2012 | Crooked I | Psalm 82: V6 |
| "Modern Day Revelations" | Action Bronson | Rare Chandeliers | |
| "Pouches of Tuna" | Blue Chips | ||
| "Iron Age" | Ka | Grief Pedigree | |
| "Change" | The Purist | Double Feature EP | |
| "Thug Poets" | Termanology, Statik Selektah, Havoc | 2012 | |
| "White Russian" | Melanin 9 | Magna Carta | |
| "Grime" | Fatt Father, Guilty Simpson | Fatherhood | |
| "Dirt" | House Shoes, The Alchemist, Oh No | Let It Go | |
| "Half Dead" | Apathy, Planet Asia | Diggaz With Attitude | |
| "The Gusto" | Apathy | ||
| "1st Degree Murder" | Vinnie Paz, Celph Titled | ||
| "Drink It Up" | Gangrene | Vodka & Ayahuasca | |
| "M.A.R.S." | Large Professor, Action Bronson, Cormega, Saigon | Professor @ Large | |
| "The Turning Point" | The Alchemist | Russian Roulette | |
| "The Hitmen" | Oh No | Ohnomite | |
| "Take It Back" | Chino XL, Rakaa | Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary | |
| "Golden State (Of Mind)" | Copywrite, Casual, Evidence | God Save the King | |
| "G Lanes" | Sadat X | Love, Hell or Right | |
| "(Side A)" | The Alchemist, Action Bronson, Oh No | Yacht Rock (EP) | |
| "Egyptology" | A.G. | Luv NY | |
| "Pressure Up" | |||
| "The Blues Got Ya" | Kool Keith | ||
| "Peruvian Desserts" | Meyhem Lauren, Action Bronson | Respect the Fly Shit | |
| "Cut Throat Rap" | Awar, Grafh | The Laws of Nature | |
| "Lord Knows What" | Double A.B., Dub Sonata | Media Shower | |
| "Irene" | Timeless Truth | Brugal & Presidentes | |
| "Preset Mars" | Union | Analogtronics | |
| "Tuxedo" | Gensu Dean | Self Sacrifice | |
| "Yen" | Lo-Fi Fingahz | ||
| "12 Jewelz Pt.2" | Gensu Dean, Nomadic | ||
| "Makin' Moves" | JR & PH7 | The Good Life | |
| "Death Sentence"[8] | 2013 | Prodigy, The Alchemist | Albert Einstein |
| "Pool Hall Hustler" | The Alchemist, Action Bronson | The Cutting Room Floor 3 | |
| "1010 Wins" | The Alchemist, Domo Genesis, Action Bronson, Meyhem Lauren, Despot | SSUR (EP) | |
| "Absolem" | DJ Muggs | Bass For Your Face | |
| "Cement 3's" | Czarface (Inspectah Deck, 7L & Esoteric) | Czarface | |
| "Sometimes" | Trinity (Sadat X, A.G., DJ Jab) | 20 In | |
| "Presume the Unpredictable" | 7 G.E.M.S. | Golden Era Music Sciences | |
| "The Professional" | P-Money | Gratitude | |
| "Live from Pimpstead" | 14KT | Nickel & Dimed | |
| "Fire" | MidaZ The Beast | AU: Another Universe | |
| "Light Years" | DJ Skizz, A.G., O.C., Godfather Pt. III | BQE: The Brooklyn-Queens Experience | |
| "Think Differently" | Cannibal Ox, Casual, Tragedy Khadafi | Gotham | |
| "Hold That" | Tony Touch, Busta Rhymes, J-Doe, Reek Da Villian | The Piece Maker 3: Return of the 50 MC's | |
| "Men of Honour" | Timeless Truth | Rock-It Science | |
| "Keep It Movin" | Wyld Bunch | Unbreakable | |
| "All Blaq Everything" | Blaq Poet | Blaq Death | |
| "Casino" | DUS, DJ Kwestion | Ambassadors | |
| "Zarathustra" | Sonne Ra, Katharsis | Sanfter Terrorismus | |
| "Soap Box" | Ka | The Night's Gambit | |
| "Murdah Type Thinkin" | Sean Price, M-Phazes | Land of the Crooks | |
| "Blaze of Glory" | 2014 | Agallah, The Alchemist | Past and Present |
| "See the Rich Man Play" | Step Brothers (The Alchemist & Evidence) | Lord Steppington | |
| "Marciano" | Def Dee | Deja Vu | |
| "Avalon" | Willie the Kid, Bronze Nazareth | The Living Daylights | |
| "In Heaven's Home" | The Alchemist, Prodigy | The Good Book | |
| "Grown Up's" | First Division | The Critical Path Pt. 2 | |
| "Broad Daylight" | Awar, Vanderslice | The Winning Team | |
| "Fall of the Bronze (New Iron)" | Ka | 1200 B.C. | |
| "Live from the Villa" | A-Villa, Action Bronson, Willie the Kid | Carry on Tradition | |
| "A Hustler's Soliloquy" | A-Villa | ||
| "The Wild Bunch" | A-Villa, Oh No, Sean Price | ||
| "Lonely & Cold" | Apollo Brown | Thirty Eight | |
| "Shotguns in Hell" | |||
| "Patina" | 2015 | The Purist | Pyrex Scholar |
| "By the Book" | |||
| "Medusa" | Willie the Kid, The Alchemist, Action Bronson | Masterpiece Theatre | |
| "Industry Remix 2" | Large Professor, Inspectah Deck, Cormega, Sadat X, Lord Jamar | Re: Living | |
| "Day 81" | Ka | Days With Dr. Yen Lo | |
| "Kein F" | Blood Spencore, Morlockk Dilemma, Hiob | Party Is' Vorbei | |
| "Rex Ryan" | Conway, Westside Gunn | Reject 2 | |
| "Park Ave" | 2016 | AG Da Coroner, Action Bronson | Sip the Nectar |
| "Omar's Coming" | Westside Gunn | FLYGOD | |
| "Bonus Round" | Meyhem Lauren, Action Bronson, Big Body Bes | Piatto D'oro | |
| "All for It" | The Alchemist | Craft Singles (45 Vinyl Series) | |
| "Unfuckwittable" | Smoke DZA, Domo Genesis | George Kush Da Button (Don't Pass Trump The Blunt) | |
| "Bosses" | DJ Skizz, Conway | Cruise Control | |
| "Wit No Pressure" | Ras Beats | Control Your Own | |
| "Property of Spitkicker.com" | De La Soul | and the Anonymous Nobody... | |
| "Murder Paragraphs" | DJ Rude One | ONEderful | |
| "Triple Black Benz" | |||
| "Ball of Yarn" | Gensu Dean | RAW (Refined Alkaline Water) | |
| "Fascinating Grass" | 2017 | Quelle Chris, Big Tone, 87 | Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often |
| "Hand Gun" | Creestal | Differences | |
| "Frivolous Wardrobe" | Therman Munsin | Sabbath | |
| "Live with Show & A" | Showbiz and A.G., John Robinson | Take It Back | |
| "24 Hrs" | Willie the Kid | Deutsche Marks | |
| "Respect My Gun" | 2018 | PRhyme | PRhyme 2 |
| "Roman Candles"[9] | The Alchemist, Black Thought | Bread | |
References
- ↑ "Roc Marciano's Biography". Last.fm. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ↑ "Roc Marciano :: Biography". BlackVibes.com. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ↑ "Roc Marciano: Marcberg | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2010-10-08. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ↑ "The Beat Generation: Roc Marciano — He Rhymes, Y'all Boring » Passion of the Weiss". Passionweiss.com. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ↑ Kellman, Andy (2012-11-13). "Reloaded - Roc Marciano : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ↑ rocmarci.com
- ↑ rocmarci.com
- ↑ Paine, Jake (April 15, 2013). "Prodigy & Alchemist "Albert Einstein" Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHop DX. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ↑ https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/alchemist-shares-tracklist-for-bread-ep-featuring-earl-the-sweatshirt-and-black-thought-news.60352.html
External links
- Marcberg review
- Marcberg review and Marciano biography
- Roc Marciano talks about the U.N.
- The Prophecy EP Re-Issue by Goodfelons
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