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Sol Moravia-Rosenberg, known simply by Sol, is a Hip Hop

Hip hop

Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...

 artist based in Seattle, Washington. Sol collaborates with other northwest hip hop artists such as the Blue Scholars

Blue Scholars

Blue Scholars is a hip hop duo based in Seattle, Washington, created in 2002 while the members, DJ Sabzi and MC Geologic, were students at the University of Washington....

, Macklemore

Macklemore

Ben Haggerty, known by his stage name Macklemore, is a hip hop artist based in Seattle, Washington. Macklemore works with Ryan Lewis Andrew Joslyn , Owour Arunga , Zach Fleury , and Noah Goldberg...

, and Grynch

Grynch

__NOINDEX__Grynch is a rapper based in Seattle, Washington. Grynch is popular in his native Seattle and surrounding areas, having played at many local venues and collaborating with established Seattle rappers such as Blue Scholars, Macklemore, and national artists such as Nas. Grynch has also been...

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History

Sol released his debut album, The Ride, independently in 2009, and two free EPs (Dear Friends, Vol. I & II).

Recent performances include; the 2011 SXSeattle Showcase at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX, the 2010 annual CougFest at Washington State University, attended by more than 4,000 people; the 2009 Annual Capitol Hill Block Party

Capitol Hill Block Party

The Capitol Hill Block Party is an annual three-day music festival held each July in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. In the past, the festival has included various famous acts including Macklemore, Atmosphere, MGMT, Sonic Youth, Mudhoney, The Presidents of the United States of America, Blue...

, and the Northwest Folklife Music Festival. Sol organized and performed at a sold out "Haiti Relief Show" at Neumos in Seattle, raising more than $7,000 for his maternal homeland. In 2010 Sol got 2nd place in the Experience Music Project 2009 Sound Off! Northwest 21 & under battle of the bands.

Sol’s most recent EP (Dear Friends, Vol. II) reached the KEXP

KEXP

KEXP-FM is a public radio station based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in alternative and indie rock programmed by its disc jockeys. Its broadcasting license is owned by the University of Washington, which operates the station in a partnership with Paul Allen's Experience Music Project...

 hip hop top 10, and his song "Dear Friends" was included in KUBE (FM) Sunday Night Sound Sessions "Best of 2010". In October 2010, Sol’s song "So Damn High" climbed the charts on New York based blog tracking website The Hype Machine

The Hype Machine

-History:The Hype Machine was created in 2005 by Anthony Volodkin, a sophomore computer science major at Hunter College. The site was born out of Volodkin's frustration with music magazines and radio stations. He said, "I discovered MP3 blogs like Stereogum and Music for Robots...

, reaching #1 above the likes of Kanye West

Kanye West

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, DeadMau5, and Kings of Leon. His recent live "In-Studio" performance on KEXP was covered in the Seattle Times. Sol has shared the stage with artists such as; the Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan

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, Zion-I, Blue Scholars

Blue Scholars

Blue Scholars is a hip hop duo based in Seattle, Washington, created in 2002 while the members, DJ Sabzi and MC Geologic, were students at the University of Washington....

, Big Sean

Big Sean

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, Macklemore

Macklemore

Ben Haggerty, known by his stage name Macklemore, is a hip hop artist based in Seattle, Washington. Macklemore works with Ryan Lewis Andrew Joslyn , Owour Arunga , Zach Fleury , and Noah Goldberg...

, Andre Nickatina

Andre Nickatina

Andre L. Adams , better known by his stage name Andre Nickatina, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. He previously performed under the stage name Dre Dog.-Musical career:...

, Clipse

Clipse

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, and Mac Miller

Mac Miller

Malcolm McCormick , known by his stage name Mac Miller , is an American rapper from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

. Sol is currently a student at the University of Washington,. the same school that Seattle group Blue Scholars

Blue Scholars

Blue Scholars is a hip hop duo based in Seattle, Washington, created in 2002 while the members, DJ Sabzi and MC Geologic, were students at the University of Washington....

 attended Sol is a 2011 University of Washington

University of Washington

University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...

Bonderman Fellowship recipient.

Discography

Date	Album
2008	Murda On The Mic, EP
Feb 2009	The Ride
Oct 2009	Dear Friends, Vol. 1
May 2010	Dear Friends, Vol. 2
July 2011	Dear Friends, Vol. 3