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The R.O.C.
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The R.O.C.

Genre: Rap, Underground Rap, Midwest Rap, Horror Rap, Contemporary Rap
Origin: U.S.A
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Biography

The acronym R.O.C. expands to “raps on contact” and functions as Bryan Jones’s chief performing name. Also known as Sol and Sol 46, the Detroit rapper-producer first rose through House of Krazees, one of the city’s foundational horrorcore collectives of the 1990s. Across his body of work Jones has consistently tempered aggression with restraint, delivering confrontational energy while steering clear of the exaggerated imagery favored by most peers in the style.

During that same decade he joined Big Father Hi-Top for the 1992 Esham-produced EP Rollin’ with Strength and issued the solo album X-Posed in 1996. In the 2000s he reunited with former House of Krazees colleague Skrapz in the duos Halfbreed and Level Jumpers, served as hype man for Blaze Ya Dead Homie, and maintained intermittent solo releases that included a pair of EPs plus Oh Hell No! in 2006.

After a prolonged absence from recording, Jones resurfaced in the 2010s through numerous guest appearances and brief solo offerings. He and Blaze Ya Dead Homie also issued Ride the Stars in 2016 under the Zodiac Mprint banner, an album followed in 2017 by Digital Voodoo, the third proper R.O.C. full-length.

Top Songs

  1. No DirectionAround We GoENo Direction · 2026No Direction2:59
  2. Digital VoodooDr. NoEDigital Voodoo · 2017Digital Voodoo3:30
  3. No DirectionIt Ain't My BusinessENo Direction · 2026No Direction2:37
  4. No DirectionNew YouENo Direction · 2026No Direction3:10
  5. No DirectionBridges FallENo Direction · 2026No Direction2:48
  6. No DirectionFinish StrongENo Direction · 2026No Direction3:00
  7. No Direction2084ENo Direction · 2026No Direction3:19
  8. No DirectionBroadcast SystemENo Direction · 2026No Direction2:38
  9. No DirectionI'm In Love With YouENo Direction · 2026No Direction3:26
  10. No DirectionSuperpowerENo Direction · 2026No Direction3:06
  11. Digital VoodooThe ChalmerEDigital Voodoo · 2017Digital Voodoo4:10
  12. No DirectionBest DecisionENo Direction · 2026No Direction3:50
  13. No DirectionMy FantasyENo Direction · 2026No Direction2:48
  14. Digital VoodooWhen They Hear ItEDigital Voodoo · 2017Digital Voodoo4:26
  15. Digital VoodooClouds Black Out the SunEDigital Voodoo · 2017Digital Voodoo4:34
  16. Digital VoodooStill RunningEDigital Voodoo · 2017Digital Voodoo3:48
  17. Digital VoodooDisgustedEDigital Voodoo · 2017Digital Voodoo4:29
  18. Digital VoodooSleeper CellEDigital Voodoo · 2017Digital Voodoo6:33
  19. Digital VoodooWhat Is HellEDigital Voodoo · 2017Digital Voodoo4:27
  20. Digital VoodooRevels in the DarkEDigital Voodoo · 2017Digital Voodoo4:50

Albums

Oh Hell N0

Oh Hell N0

E2006
Oh Hell N0
The R.O.C. · Album · 2006
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  1. R.E.M.EThe R.O.C.1:58
  2. 3Sixty5EThe R.O.C.3:55
  3. Catch Me If You CanEThe R.O.C.5:19
  4. Don't Know the HalfThe R.O.C.3:43
  5. Fresh up in the SpotEThe R.O.C.3:42
  6. HeadcaseEThe R.O.C.3:44
  7. ShadesEThe R.O.C.3:23
  8. I'm HereEThe R.O.C.3:04
  9. The Mad DashEThe R.O.C.3:47
  10. Sinner of the UniverseEThe R.O.C.5:14
  11. HelloEThe R.O.C.4:26
  12. I Ain't Dead YetEThe R.O.C.3:38
  13. White NoiseEThe R.O.C.2:45
  14. UnderstandingEThe R.O.C.4:25
  15. Get It LiveEThe R.O.C.4:23
  16. I Know You Hate MeEThe R.O.C.6:30
  17. Who's ThisEThe R.O.C.3:13
  18. No ControlThe R.O.C.4:43

Singles & EPs