Straight up 100% Lebanese, raised in Nigeria. MC Moe also known as Gemini 7 (G7) moved back to his home town Beirut end of 1997. Fueled with African soul, life, and experience, he created an original fusion of African roots, Lebanese struggle and American Hip Hop culture. From there on, he set out to perfect his lyrics and understanding of the genre as he dwelled into the inner strife of Arab citizenship.
Giving you a flashback of his character, we begin with Nigeria, One place to be - The definition of ghetto. Constantly moving houses, he grew to feed on pain, for it was a rough life in a rough country. He earned a passion to learn especially through observation, always rationalizing objectively about matters of the universe. Knowledge became greed. Pain, observation, injustice, and prejudice brought forth a world of struggle forcing its subjects into a constant state of hustle. His observation pushed and brought him to where he is now and to what it is he represents. Creating the truth and nothing but the truth in a form of written art, from the pen… to the pad.
Do not naively perceive the meaning of truth as a paradigm of seriousness and righteousness alone. On the contrary, he learnt to acknowledge the fact of there being another side to everything - what some might call the dual characteristic of life (In the end he is a Gemini - born June 7th 1984). He spends his time creating art form that brings forth the message of struggle and misconception his people face. Weighing it off on the other arm of the scale is a first person view that expresses the steam hole Lebanese people came to create through a complex interlaced dimension of day and night life. A life solely created for its subjects to let go and release the constant pressure and tension put forth by living in a torn civilization constantly shaken by turmoil.
From the streets, to the clubs, to the beach parties, to the live radio show and eventually across the borders landing international events as a hype man mc and rapper, the name of MC Moe was passed on from tongue to tongue. As an MC, he is the region's finest Entertainers. He started his career with the notorious Hip Hop night club – Egzit – as the Resident MC from 2002 until the club shut down early 2006. One of the fruits of his labors was teaming up with the Middle East’s Number one Hip Hop and R&B DJ, Mix FM’s (Middle East’s Number One Radio Station of 2006) DJ Rapbase (May God Rest His Soul in Peace – passed away March 2008).
“I'm down with the club tracks. Matter fact I’m down with whatever sounds damn good. I think it’s only normal for us to break it down and let go to some catchy hook and chorus with a melodic vibe to it. If y’all think otherwise, then ya’ll in denial. Music is life. Accept it.” – MC Moe
He became Mix Fm’s official MC in 2004, taking the region by storm as the new duo set the precedence in Hip Hop clubbing experience. He created his own unique style that as most people would agree has been imitated by all the seedlings trying to follow his path. Hosted events across Lebanon’s night clubs and the region (concentrated in Cyprus). Also single handedly responsible for the Hip Hop sets at Mix FM’s infamous yearly One Big Sundays (All day beach party). As of 2005 he was officially hosting the weekly live Mix FM R&B show with DJ Rapbase. A show that brought prime time Hip Hop and R&B music with MC Moe’s original touch to the Lebanese scene. In 2007 he devoured a 7000 strong crowd at the opening set of Mix Fm’s Massari concert.
As a Hip Hop artist, he teamed up with Lebanon’s finest to form an elite crew known to the world as 961 Underground. Since the early 2000’s they have put together a massive collection of original tracks, from the Hip Hop banging to the Club oriented. All of course with an original touch. Latest MC Moe releases include two hit videos co-produced by Malaysia’s finest DJ Fuzz. First video (KL to Beirut) is breaking chart records as it airs on MTV Arabia. (Perempuan starts airing October 2008).
“I’m trying to expose the truth of the world in an objective manner, involving minimal bias. I believe, using logic, you can build and get to anyone's mind. We're all human beings and deserve to be treated equally. You ain’t my enemy till you don't listen.”– MC Moe
From the numerous 961 Underground projects, MC Moe dominantly features on them all. Latest projects include the 4th quarter 2008 solo album releases of DJ Lethal Skillz (New World Disorder) and RGB (Black Listed). He is closely linked to 961’s Malikah (LIX), as they set up a marvelous tag team offensive early 2002, recording numerous “ear pleasing”, both underground and club banging, tracks.
Academically, he graduated from the American University of Beirut along with the class of 2008, with Distinction, achieving a B.S in Computer Science and a minor in Economics. He instantly landed a job with a well reputable Multi National Financial Services Software company in their Paris office. He now lives there, making capital, only to put it back into the Hip Hop game. As an Arab, you have to be independent and self sufficient, for all odds are against you.
