Moe Green

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Critical Praise for Moe Green: Selected as a member of 106 KMEL's Freshmen Class of 2010 (the biggest Bay Area hip-hop station). The rap game is overflowing with aspiring new MCs, all crammed into a single ring fighting for that lone heavyweight title. One particular competitor who has fully dedicated himself to the good fight is 22-year old Moe Green from Vallejo, California. His debut album, Rocky Maivia: Non-Title Match, is titled after Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson’s first professional ring name and perfectly embodies Moe's place in today’s hip-hop circuit – the newcomer who is one day going to hold the championship belt. “The idea behind Rocky Maivia is the come up,” says Moe. “It’s about stepping into the league with the pros and aiming for the stars.” While his parents spun old school funk, jazz, and, occasionally, hip-hop, Moe's early musical influences stemmed from whatever was popular at the time, not necessarily what hip-hop purists lauded. As part of the TRL generation, Moe incorporates elements of pop music, often draping his impressive verses over the kind of beats most people wouldn’t assume an up-and-coming hip-hop artist would use. Moe’s sound beds range from sparse and blunted (“Ride”) to jazzy (“KIM”), and he’s just as comfortable singing hooks over driving soul-tinged beats (“Search Party”) as he is rapping over electro-house artist Kavinsky’s 80’s soundtrack-like sounds (bonus track “Lights, Camera, Action”) and a drippy, spacey dubstep version of synthpop du

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Rocky Maivia: Non Title Match

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Swim Great (Frank Ocean Remix) - Get Free Music at RCRD LBL.com

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SXSW 2011 Showcasing Artists

Lionheart

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SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artists

Blindspotting: The Collin EP

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Nimbus (Clams Casino Redux) - Get Free Music at RCRD LBL.com

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Monday Night Wars: The Album

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DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme - The Solution Tape #1 (hosted by U-N-I & Ro Blvd)

Free Water

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Rocky Maivia : Non Title Match (Master)

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Collin EP

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