A piece of Hip Hop history just left us this past weekend. Houston is a buzz with the death of the city's legendary rapper, Big Moe, whose real name is Kenneth Moore. Big Moe died suffering complications following a heart attack. The rapper was only 33 years old.
For those who are not familiar with his work, here are his career highlights, as reported by Mediatakeout.com:
Kenneth offered a slow and calm style. He both raps and sings, called rappsinging, and his producer's craft smooth, melodic tracks that bounce along at a leisurely pace.
Like many of the Houston based rappers, Big Moe began his career freestyling and making flows on DJ Screw's mix tapes before going to Wreckshop Records. Wreckshop Records released Big Moe's debut album, City of Syrup in (2000), the title nodding to Houston's reputation for drinking codeine-laced syrup, which Moe pours from a Styrofoam cup on the album's cover.
"City of Syrup" album featured his single, "Mann!" that Moe intended to be the South Side's answer to Black Rob's East Coast hit "Whoa!". A year and half later, Moe returned with his second album, Purple World in (2002). It offered a "who's who" ensemble of Houston vocalists, two versions of Moe's breakthrough single, "Purple Stuff." Priority Records distributed the album, ensuring that it would be everywhere, from the street corners of Houston to Wal-Marts in suburban America.
Even MTV gave Moe's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory-themed video a few rotations. He has been featured in songs with Mike Jones, Z-Ro, Lil' O, Southside Playaz, and Big Pokey. Big Moe was also in talks to make appearances in the up and coming cartoon series Pablo and Victor, where he was slated to play as himself.
R.I.P
1 comment:
RIP indeed,
I'm convinced that the SUC is cursed or something.
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