Music
Press
Of AbRock's Performances and Music:
"A seasoned veteran to the Baltimore hip-hop scene, AB knows how to get things jumping."
"...this is clearly an artist that has the stamina to push hip-hop beyond its stubborn stage of puberty."
- Tiffany Ginyard October 2006
Of AbRock's contribution to Breaking Ground Volume 1:
AbRock's "With Ease" is a crackalackin hometown anthem: "There's no place iller than the city of Charm / City fulla crab cakes / City fulla virgins / City fulla snakes"
- Robbie Whelan, May 2006
Of the JRock Project:
"This classic is 7 tracks that are sure to have you rockin."
"The synergy between these two (AbRock and J Soul) is amazing and I hope they continue to work together on future projects."
- C-Love, February 5, 2006
Discography
The Mid MidLife Crisis, LP, Rockmics Entertainment, 2008
Awnpoynt Productions present M.E.C.C.A. Vol.1,
Compilation, Awnpoynt Productions, 2006
The JROCK project, Mixtape/EP, Rockmics Entertainment, 2006
The Official Brown Sugar Mixtape, Golden Seal, 2006
Breaking Ground Vol. 1, Compilation, Undesound Music, 2005
Rebel Soul Revue, Compilation, TorchLight Entertainment, 2004
Declaration of independence, LP, Rockmics Entertainment, 2003
Strength in Numbers, Compilation, Maryland Hip Hop Alliance, 2002
East Embassy presents The Wire, Mixtape, East Embassy, 2002
Declaration of independence, EP, Rockmics Entertainment, 2002
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Bio
Often described as what Hip-Hop would be, when it grows up, AbRock has been steadily rocking crowds in the MD/DC Mid Atlantic region for the last 5 years. A product of the late 90s Baltimore Hip hop scene, the Nigerian emcee burst into the spotlight with his 2003 debut album Declaration of Independence.
A well balanced lyricist, AbRock has competed in various local and national showcases such as The Source Unsigned Hype and Blaze1 Battle. He also recently won the StyleWarz Battle and took 2nd Place in the Okayplayers Foreign Exchange Remix competition couple months later. Having earned a reputation among his peers and fans as a strong performer with the ability to rock crowds, Ab has shared stages with independent and national heavyweights such as Fertile Ground, 5thL, Poemcees, Akrobatic, Zion I, Black Sheep, Sadat X, and others.
Influenced musically by hip hop contemporaries Jay-Z, Pharaoh Monch , Talib Kweli, Common, Nas etc. AbRock developed the perfect balance between battle and creative emcee. His in-depth understanding of songwriting allows for songs with strong hooks, attention grabbing lyrics, an topics often ranging from social commentary, introspective self reflections, all the way to feel good party anthems. A firm believer of music as a soundtrack to life, AbRock recently released his sophomore album aptly named The Mid MidLife Crisis.
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