Name Sol Rosenberg Birth name Sol Moravia-Rosenberg Record label UNSIGNED Website www.solsays.com | Labels Unsigned Years active 2008–present Albums Yours Truly | |
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Born December 7, 1988 (age 35) ( 1988-12-07 ) Origin Seattle, Washington, United States Role Musical Artist · solsays.com Genres Hip hop music, Hip hop music in the Pacific Northwest Similar People Grynch, The Physics, Blue Scholars, Grieves, Zion I Profiles | ||
Sol 2020 official video
Sol Moravia-Rosenberg (born December 7, 1988), better known as Sol or Solzilla, is an American hip hop artist. In 2012, he released his second studio album Yours Truly, which received critical acclaim and rose to number one on the iTunes U.S. Hip-Hop Albums Chart while also charting on Billboard's Heatseekers Chart. Sol has collaborated with other artists such as the Macklemore, Blue Scholars, Grynch, and The Physics.
Contents
- Sol 2020 official video
- Sol yours truly
- 1988 2008 Early life and career beginnings
- 2009 2010 Debut album and Dear Friends EP series
- 2011 2015 Global travels Yours Truly album tops iTunes
- 2016 present The Headspace Traveler
- Discography
- References
Sol yours truly
1988-2008: Early life and career beginnings
Sol was born in Shoreline, Washington, and is of Haitian descent through his mother and Russian-Jewish descent through his father, both of whom are teachers. He first began rapping during middle school with his cousin Ben Fodor (now known as mixed martial artist and real-life superhero Phoenix Jones), and further cultivated his musical aspirations while apprenticing at North Seattle’s Undercaste Studios.
2009-2010: Debut album and Dear Friends EP series
Sol released his debut album The Ride independently in 2009, followed by three free EPs: Dear Friends, Vol. I, Vol. II, and Vol. III).
In 2010, Sol's EP Dear Friends, Vol. II reached KEXP's Hip-Hop Top 10 Chart, and his song "Dear Friends" was included in KUBE's Sound Session Best of 2010. In October 2010, Sol's song "So Damn High" climbed the charts on The Hype Machine, 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.
Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Sol organized a benefit concert for Doctors Without Borders, generating $7,000.
2011-2015: Global travels, Yours Truly album tops iTunes
Sol graduated from the University of Washington in 2011, and was awarded its Bonderman Fellowship that provided him the opportunity to travel the world for ten months.
On January 20, 2012, Sol independently released his second album Yours Truly, which quickly rose to #1 in the U.S. and #4 worldwide on the iTunes Hip-Hop Album charts, while also landing on Billboard's Heatseekers Chart. Following appearances at Live Nation's Sasquatch! Music Festival, a West Coast tour, and a sold-out show at Seattle's The Showbox, Sol then departed the U.S. in June 2012 on his ten-month fellowship around the globe, which spanned ten countries including Ethiopia, Uganda and South Africa. He returned to the U.S. in April 2013, and during an interview recalling his travels, he described, “It was very tiring both physically and mentally. Day-to-day trying to survive and also big-picture trying to understand what it is that you’re seeing and trying to process that.”
Sol was recognized in May 2013 by XXL in its "Rappers You Should Know" article. Later in September 2013, he released an EP titled Eyes Open.
In 2015, Sol released two new singles, "People" and "Ain't Gon' Stop". Both songs were accompanied by music videos, and served as a prelude to a new album planned for the following year.
2016-present: The Headspace Traveler
In February 2016, Sol released two music videos, "See the End" and "Happiness", and announced his plans to release a third studio album titled The Headspace Traveler. The Headspace Traveler was released on March 4, 2016, followed by a tour across the United States and Canada.