The Song:
On Roach Gigz' first and well received mixtape Roachy Balboa released earlier this year, Roach told the world that he was "The Dopest." Having successfully proved this to be true, he's decided to leak "The Dopest 2" from his upcoming mixtape Roachy Balboa 2 to remind us of this feat.
While "The Dopest" is a direct and straightforward manifesto of Roach's place in the Bay Area (and world) rap scene, "The Dopest 2" is his anthem. Slightly slower than the original and filled out with epic trance synth lines, Roach describes rather than tells us why he is, in fact, dope. His rapping style edges closer to singing, both vocally and through longer and more sophisticated phrases, echoing his growth and development as a rapper force to be reckoned with.
Looking to connect and give to fans as well as share the gift of dope music, Roach is leaking tracks from Roachy Balboa 2 on a regular basis until the mixtape is released, and upon release will be offering the mp3s for free download, while also offering a for-sale deluxe package with Roachy Balboa and Roachy Balboa 2 in a dual-CD set.
Roach Gigz' Roachy Balboa 2 will be released January 4, 2011.
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The Background:
Selected as one of 106 KMEL's Top 10 Freshman Rappers of the Bay Area, 21-year-old San Francisco native Roach Gigz has gone from virtually unknown to one of the hottest artists on the West Coast in just four years. Born and raised in the Bay Area Roach was conceived in Nicaragua during the Contra and Sandinista war. His father was a supporter of the Sandinista Liberation Front and has never lived in the United States but Roach's mom moved to California and raised him as a single mother. Needless to say his upbringing was very complex so being a white rapper in a predominantly Black and Latin dominated business is not an issue for Roach.
"I'm just being myself and I think my fans see that. It ain't about race; it's about the music."
Named after a combination of the character Roach from the movie Next Friday and his high school days dancing skills, Roach Gigz first gained local fame with close friend Lil 4Tay as one half of the group Bitch I Go (B.I.G.). Now, with two successful mixtapes under his belt Roach is currently preparing his debut album, tentatively titled Therapy Sessions, which is scheduled to be released this fall. The album is shaping up to be a very personal one. Roach says the music will touch on the ups and downs of his life from the struggles he's been through growing up in the Bay to the birth of his newborn son.
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