Apr
28

When the Mossberg Comes Out the Fur: Roc Marciano Goes to Japan

Despite boasting cell phones that can talk to God, the Japanese have apparently yet to figure out that if you’re going to fork over the $750 for a Roc Marciano guest spot, you put him on last so that people won’t turn the track off upon completion of his verse. Better for us, with Roc… Continue reading »

Nov
18

The Rap Paul Orndorff

Roc Marciano is uninterested in re-inventing the wheel–he’s trying to perfect it.  From the Scarface fixation to comparing himself to Paul “Mr. Wonderful” Orndorff, his cinematic semi-automatic rap is the spiritual descendant of Wu-Tang and Mobb Deep. Theoretically, that should be dull in 2010, but as long as people kill, crime sagas will always fascinate.… Continue reading »

Oct
22

It’s Been a Long Time Coming

Marcberg hipped the washed masses to what Flipmode Squad fanatics knew since Y2K: Roc Marciano is a beast who subsists on pinball machine parts and the blood of Libyans. Hence, his long-time affiliation with the U.N., an association well known for their tolerance of those with militaristic tendencies, and for providing a haven for Pete… Continue reading »

May
17

The Beat Generation: Roc Marciano — He Rhymes, Y’all Boring

Such is the strength of this record that Zilla Rocca had to break his hiatus to write this column.  Marcberg, the debut album from Roc Marciano, feels like Tical. You’re transplanted into the room that spawned the album. Tical sounded like a hazy basement in Staten Island, blood-shot eyes, half empty 40 bottles filled with… Continue reading »

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