WavyLand Presents...

ROC MARCIANO

6:00pm, Sun 20 October, 2024 - 11:30pm, Thu 24 October, 2024

Event Details

An MC and producer from New York City's tradition-rich Long Island, Roc Marciano is well-respected for his moody, claustrophobic beats and stream-of-consciousness, heavily stylized lyrics. Briefly affiliated with Flipmode Squad early in his career, he formed the short-lived crew the U.N. during the early 2000s before going solo, earning massive acclaim for his self-produced 2010 full-length Marcberg. Collaborating with rappers and producers like Q-Tip, Ka, and Action Bronson, subsequent releases such as 2013's Marci Beaucoup and 2018's RR2: The Bitter Dose featured more experimental production as well as sharper lyricism.

Numerous collaborations appeared during the early 2020s, including 2022's The Elephant Man's Bones, produced by the Alchemist, and 2023's Nothing Bigger Than the Program with Jay Worthy.

ABOUT

Roc Marciano

Hip Hop Rap

Born Rahkeim Meyer in Hempstead, Long Island, Roc grew up in the Terrace Ave projects, studying the artistry of everyone from golden age legends Public Enemy, De La Soul, Rakim, and Big Daddy Kane to new school heavyweights Nas and The Notorious B.I.G. That wide-ranging cultural education paid off, as Roc soon earned a stint in storied Busta Rhymes-fronted hip-hop collective Flipmode Squad. He made his debut for the group on project highlight “The Heist” from Busta’s fourth album Anarchy alongside Ghostface Killah and Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan and even worked on an unreleased track with Biggie. But while his time in Flipmode Squad helped him make a name for himself, Roc has always been known for his independent streak. He left Busta and Co. to found hardcore Long Island group The UN before eventually taking a leap of faith and going solo. He found critical and commercial acclaim with self-produced 2010 breakthrough Marcberg, which Pitchfork praised for its fusion of “early 1990s boom-bap with an impressive flair for storytelling” and the cult-classic follow-up Reloaded.