Busta Rhymes has high praise for Roc Marciano upon the release of Roc’s newest album, Marciology.
In an Instagram post on Thursday (April 4), Busta dubbed his colleague the “father” of a sound he said many have copied and reflected on the New York native’s decades-long career, which began in the late 1990s with his role in Busta’s Flipmode Squad.
“THE FATHER OF THIS SOUND THAT GAVE BIRTH TO SO MANY OF YOU IS BACK!!!” he began. “JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER @rocmarci WAS GETTING PLATINUM PLAQUES WITH ME SINCE 1999 WHEN HE COLLABORATED WITH MYSELF, @raekwon @realghostfacekillah PROD. BY @xplargepro CALLED #THEHEIST ON THE #ANARCHY ALBUM 25YRS AGO!!!
“KNOW YOUR FUCKIN’ HISTORY AND DO YOUR FUCKIN’ RESEARCH!! NO RON DESANTIS SHIT OVER HERE!! BRAND NEW @rocmarci ALBUM #MARCIOLOGY LIVE AND STREAMING EVERYWHERE RIGHT NOW!!! RUN IT UP!! FUCK YOU MEAN!!!”
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Roc Marciano has built his own world. The Long Island legend loosely operates in the underground, but he doesn’t actively rep affiliation with any East Coast staples who rule the independent landscape. Rather, he shaped the scene they now operate in, both aesthetically and business-wise. He was an originator of the so-called “drumless” sound that has ruled the underground for the past several years. His commercial practices were equally innovative: he would frequently initially withhold albums from wide release, selling them only on his own website for a time before sharing them with standard distributors.
Released on Friday (March 29), Marciology marks Marciano’s first solo effort in nearly two years. Features include Crimeapple, T.F, Flee Lord, Jay Worthy, Grea8GAWD and Knowledge the Pirate.
The album’s lead single “Gold Crossbow” dropped a day before the album and is produced by Marciano himself.
In a review, HipHopDX‘s Will Schube ranked the effort a 4 out of 5 stars, writing, “Bar for bar, no one blends extravagance with economy like he does, parceling out morsels of brags that suggest generational wealth, feeding just enough at a time to keep ’em hooked and wanting more. The cohesiveness that occurs across the album favors it as a body of work rather than a collection of individual songs.
“Standout moments abound, but individual highlights are generally deemphasized in favor of presenting something that moves as a single organism from beginning to end. With that said, though, there are still plenty of songs that are absolutely stellar.”
