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Roc Marciano, is an American

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, and producer.

Career

Roc Marciano started his career in 1999 when he joined

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' collective the

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. Marciano left in 2001 to form the U.N., a hardcore underground hip hop group consisting of three other MCs (Dino Brave, Laku & Mic Raw) with whom he released an album on

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's 456 Entertainment in 2004. Roc Marciano appeared in the 2005

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's 2008 album, '' NY's Finest'', drawing acclaim for such performances. Since 2008, Roc Marciano has been working on his solo career, and to widespread internet acclaim, released his entirely self-produced debut album, '' Marcberg'' in 2010. In 2011, Roc Marciano collaborated with Gangrene to release the collaborative EP '' Greneberg''. His second solo album, '' Reloaded'', was released in November 2012, which

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described as "Grim and exultant at once, this is low-profile hustling on wax at its finest." 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

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and many more in each and every song. On February 21, 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. 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. Freemusicempire named Roc Marciano as 2018 MVP. Dan-O commented "Our newly crowned FME MVP of 2018 released three albums this year. Each handled with a curators eye; three albums with a total of 36 songs which averages to 12 songs per album. Each one shading his story a different hue, taking a step further in creating a full landscape while maintaining a two fisted approach to punch lines that would have made prized pugilist Rocky Marciano proud."

Discography

* 2010: '' Marcberg'' * 2012: '' Reloaded'' * 2013: '' Marci Beaucoup'' * 2017: '' Rosebudd's Revenge'' * 2018: ''RR2: The Bitter Dose'' * 2018: ''Behold a Dark Horse'' * 2018: ''Kaos'' (with

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) * 2019: ''Marcielago'' * 2020: ''Mt. Marci'' * 2022: ''The Elephant Man’s Bones'' (with

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References

External links

Marcberg reviewMarcberg review and Marciano biographyRoc Marciano talks about the U.N.The Prophecy EP Re-Issue by Goodfelons
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