Sol (musician)

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Sol
Background information
Birth name Sol Moravia-Rosenberg
Origin Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres Hip Hop
Northwest hip hop
Years active 2008–present
Labels Unsigned
Website www.solsays.com

Sol Moravia-Rosenberg, known simply as Sol or Solzilla, is an American hip hop artist based in Seattle, Washington. On January 20, 2012, Sol released his album Yours Truly to critical acclaim, rising to number one on iTunes US Hip Hop Charts and charting on Billboard's Heatseekers chart.[1] Sol collaborates with other northwest hip hop artists such as the Blue Scholars, Macklemore, Grynch, and The Physics.

History

Sol released his debut album, The Ride,[2] independently in 2009, followed by three free EPs (Dear Friends, Vol. I, Vol. II, and Vol. III).[3]

Sol's 2010 EP (Dear Friends, Vol. II) reached the KEXP hip hop top 10,[4] and his song "Dear Friends" was included in KUBE (FM) Sunday Night Sound Sessions "Best of 2010".[5] In October 2010, Sol's song "So Damn High" climbed the charts on New York based blog tracking website The Hype Machine,[6] reaching number one above the likes of Kanye West, deadmau5, and Kings of Leon. His live in-studio performance on KEXP was covered in the Seattle Times.[7] Sol has shared the stage with artists such as; the Wu-Tang Clan, Zion-I, Blue Scholars, Big Sean, Macklemore, Andre Nickatina, Clipse, and Mac Miller. Sol graduated from the University of Washington in 2011,[8] the same school that Seattle group Blue Scholars attended,[9] and was awarded the 2011 University of Washington Bonderman Fellowship that provided him the opportunity to travel the world for 10 months.[10]

In 2012, Sol released his second album, Yours Truly, which quickly rose up the iTunes US Hop Chart to number one and also charted on Billboards Heatseekers and R&B charts. Following appearances at Live Nation's Sasquatch Music Festival, a West Coast tour, and a sold out show at Seattle's Showbox at the market, Sol departed the US in June on his 10 month fellowship around the globe. He returned to the US in April 2013 and performed at Lehigh University soon after.[11]

He is of Haitian descent through his mother and Russian-Jewish descent through his father, both of whom are teachers now living in California.[12]

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
Jan 2012 Yours Truly
Sep 2013 Eyes Open, EP

Videography

External links

References

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  1. ↑ Billboard artist page for Sol
  2. ↑ Kevin Capp, "Sol’s Growing Pains", Seattle Weekly, February 24, 2009, Retrieved January 5, 2014
  3. ↑ http://www.solsays.com
  4. ↑ http://kexp.org/charts/Hiphop/2010/80
  5. ↑ Sound Session #291 (12-26-10) – Best of 2010, The Audacity of Dope, December 26, 2010, Retrieved January 5, 2014
  6. ↑ http://www.blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2010/11/feed_his_ego_sol_drops_a_new_s.php
  7. ↑ http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/mobile/?type=story&id=2014426362&
  8. ↑ Nick Feldman, "Artist Spotlight: Sol", The Daily, October 15, 2009, Retrieved January 5, 2014
  9. ↑ http://bluescholars.com/blog/music-geo-goes-back-to-uw/
  10. ↑ Congratulations Sol Moravia-Rosenberg - awarded the 2011 Bonderman Travel Fellowship, Comparative History of Ideas, University of Washington, May 16, 2011
  11. ↑ http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/bangers/2013/01/sol-sometime-in-april-video/
  12. ↑ http://www.seattleweekly.com/2009-02-25/music/sol-s-growing-pains/
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