Its  out in stores and on itunes  right now! Im talking about MARTIAN XMAS 2009.  And  for those who havent heard of  it  before  let me tell ya.  Its my annual "winter/xmas flavored" series  of  albums.  This years marks the 6th one.  Got guests on there in the form of  both emcees and jazz musicians.  I put a LOT of hard work into this one.  I felt i upped the content considerable from the  last few editions. SO yes, go cop and spread the joy.  Give it  as the perfect gift to your loved ones this holiday season and beyond.  Limited time only!

In case you are curious about what ive been up to  and havent  tuned in lately, Right now im workin on this years  MARTIAN XMAS. It will be  my  6th one.  Word to the martian.  Expect the winterness and the usual and unusual  suspects to pop up on it.  Psy is  definately on it plus my new favorite beatmaker who goes by the name of JULES CHAZ! chek out his myspace page. www.myspace.com/juleschaz   Also been working on  the GOODLENAIRES album.  That is me  and BOOTIE BROWN of  the legendary PHARCYDE.  We are both  doin the rimes on that one.   And of course  workin on the long awaited MISTAMISTA project with my man MR BRADY of the group DEEPROOTED. chek them out at www.myspace.com/deeprooted   so  there ya  have it.  I get a lot of  messages from people asking whats currently goin down  or what ive  released recently  and i  tell them its all usually noted on my  myspace page if  they would just take the  time to look or  scroll down.  I still love myspace.  I got rid of facebook a long while back. Myspace feels like more of a home. And the traffic here is  steady.  Anyhow, back to work and feel free to hit me up with  questions. peace and  merry martian xmas.----m

wooo hoo! its  finally out!  LOWDOWN SUITE 2--THE BOX is out  worldwide in stores  on FEELIN' MUSIC recordings.  Big up to them cats  for makin it  happen and i  strongly urge any of  yall who feel you are truly down with me to go out and physically buy the album. It  really helps out for the future when you actually purchase:  let me break it down.. I myself dont get rich off  sales,thats not so much the issue..what I can say is that it enables the distributers  AND the  retail stores to have faith in the quality of my product  enough to continue to put it out on shelves and make it  available. This goes for E-sales too/digital download sales.  I do my art as  art FIRST. No record sales are in my  mind when I CREATE. But ince this is  an unforgiving business  it is  a good look to at least move some units off the sheves so I can keep having the opportunity to BRING you guys more music. I dont plan on slowing down anytime soon but I need your honest support and love. Cus I love yall  who been there with me from get. AND all the newcomers too.  Love yall. It costs me  a lot of money to keep making these albums...I  want to see them flying off the  shelves! Im doing you guys a 'love service'.  Bringing you upliftment at a very minor cost.  Chek it out:  Did you go to the bar last  weekend?  YES?  Did you buy a  drink or two? How much did it  cost? oh, about 12 bucks>? Was it TOTALLY WORTH the price? Did it stay with you ALL YOUR LIFE? Did that ONE purchase of drinks repeatedly pull you up from a low mood time and time again Or did it marinate in yer liver for a min and then you piss it out?  WELL------ That wont happen with my music  . If you are a  fan  the music will keep giving! over and OVER and over!  until death! SERIOUSLY.  This is the way I feel whenever I go into my collection of music and pull out an old de la soul album.or brand nubian, pete rock and cl  or  even more current stuff that I love. ITS there with me and available for LIFE! for  one measly price.... And I loved paying because I knew I was helping a cycle happen. None of these cats "took my money and ran"    I GOT THE SERVICE i  ASKED for.  Timeless music that keeps making me smile/shout/cry/feel  etc.   SO please go get yourself a copy of my new shit.LOWDOWN SUITE 2--the box.   WORST CASE scenario if you dont like it  is that you can discard of it or "piss it away" like those 'oh-so valubale ' drinks you bought at the bar. At least I wont give you a hangover.  peace and love ,yall. ----MOKA ONLY. the worlds most prolific hip-hop artist. (I can proudly say that without bragging)  :)

Hey  yall.. I know its  been a lil minute  since I blogged  last  but hey..Im getting a LITTLE bit better  with it than I used to be.   Hmm... where to begin? Here we  are in spring 2009 and I can feel the  resurgence of the  real,raw hip hop coming back into effect  glabally. It was  expected  anyhow. Ive been SOOOOOO  busy in the lab  with new music product for  the  world. Im real excited to bring it you guys and I want yall to be  part of my  journey. Remember..everything that I encounter in my  real life throo day to day living and touring ends up in song  form  . Its been an interesting journey thus far  and will continue to be. Ive got the new album comin out on may 19th  throo  FEELIN' MUSIC and the album is called  'LOWDOWN SUITE 2 -THE BOX'...  Im happy to finally have followed up lowdown suite 1  all these years later in a similar veign. You will get to make comparisons on how far the music has come along since then . I f  you never copped lowdown suite 1 on battleaxe when it was released in 2002 then I suggest that you track it down. On the new lowdown there are several refrence points to lowdown 1 and my hardcore fans will catch those for  sure. The album follows a theme and when you buy the album  make sure to read the liner notes  as they wil help tell the  story and vibe.  Working with feeling music on this project has been wonderful and a blessing.  As  for other new projects  I have formed a group project with Bootie Brown from the legendary rap group 'the pharcyde'. We are in the middle of working on that album right now.. I will not tell ya our colective name or much about the album just yet....I want it to be  a surprise! Also working on a full length with san diego's Mr Brady  and thats been in the works for some time now. Together him and I form 'mista mista. (real heads know the time already)  word up.   My alias  ' Ron contour has a BUNCH of new albums coming too so be on the lookout this season. Everybody knows ron contour is the sillier,crazier version of me and its a lot of fun creating that character's music. I will have some new shit from ron  on deck with Urbnet  records in the months to come.  word up.  Thats just a couple of the things ive been up to. I will blog again shortly to catch yall up on the  rest. till then  peace and blessings from the  west coast most prolific...(probably hip hop's most prolific,not to brang but um..)  word up.----M.

Some people are really  oblivious to what may be  the best option for  them. Ive been guilty of  that myself.. I am only  human,afterall..(well PARTIALLY human).  Stubborness and fear is the BIGGEST hurdle for the  average joe or  joe-ette.  They are too concerned with 'keeping up appearances' or 'keeping up with the jonses'. More based on a look  than anything of  real substance. Real substance is the core of  which everything is based on. This doesnt  mean that real substance isnt infailable or flawed, all substance goes throo changes and  growth. Real substance can be based on love and respect. Real substance can be based on mutual interests and yes, even memories. Real substance can be fun and likes to tease even.  What is it that makes people turn their back on real substance even when they recognize the root problem being fear? Its guts.. you need guts just to live life and not harm yourself by going over all the  "what ifs" and the past errors. Without guts  one will always carry despair and emotional baggage and never know what real living is for they will always look on the past with sadness or  regret.   That will hinder them from enjoying real substance in the present.  See how easy things 'SEEM' when you try to erase all reminders of erronious blunders  for the meantime.  keyword:  SEEM. It really isnt so.  The music is  hard to face..  for  all of  us  sometimes. Ive  faced the music many -o- time.  Yuck..  but  strength and character comes out of  that.  I live a life  of many possibilities and the  exciting thing is that I am  ALWAYS LEARNING.. Learning to be  a  better me, learning to face fears and abolish them , learning to love myself uninhibitedly, learning to get along with my fellow earth dwellers.  It can be  such a beautiful life.  Never  shut out the possiblilites that could equal a lifetime of sweetness and fullness.  Later on that will only bring grief. I wake eash morning lately with a smile and I tell the universe that I love it and I thank the divine within  me.  This brings me  closer to harmony and helps erase demons that I have faced already. Once I have faced these demons and recognized where and why they were in my life  there is no reason to keep hanging on to them.  I erase them with the help of the divine.... I know it may sound wild to some of you but this works for me.  GRATTITUDE is an attribute which is  VERY undervalued in todays western world. I am SOOOO grateful for my fortunes  and to have had love and wealth in my life. My grattitude will help ensure that more good things,more love, more fullness continues to bless my life. I keep striving for  real substance  and it arrives. I do not run from warmth in fear that it may not be  real, in fear that it may run away. I even have had abandonment issues but I keep faith in the universe... afterall,I have had so many fortunes large and small bestow me----how could I NOT have faith in love,security,money,MUSIC.   Do yourself a big favor people and wake up and  smell the  fresh ground coffee. Tell the universe you love it,silently to yourself  every chance you think of it. TRY waking up and intentionally smiling.  Welcome happiness back into your life.  Throw away confusion. Embrace inspiration. Find the love that DOES exist within you. Express that to those who have  shown you real love in the past. You will encounter a new,enhanced invigoration for  all things that make up the  very fabric of your life. My love to you all.----MOKA O.

WELL...heres the  final tour blog.. a  day late but  still,here it  is.. i just got too lazy to blog after the  show last night..it had  become a chore.. lol   Anyhow  ,lethbridge was  incredible..  packed too. everybody represented. i.p , deezuz, manafest, d sisive, myself and choclair. it  was  a  real cool atmosphere and  no  drama.  My homeboy Colin and his mother showed up and surprised me...Colin is  an actor in vancouver.  The promoter def went out of his way to make sure  we  were all comfy  and  for the  first time on this  whole tour  we  had  fruit plates and cheese plates  for  us  along with the  normal soda,beer and redbull.  After the  show   me  and  d sisive and manafest  went for  one last  dennys meal together..the other  guys were so bagged they called it a night immediately. I  HAD to eat.. ive been eating like a madman  on this tour..ha.    went back to the  hotel and  packed and did the bath routine. Today we didnt  really  do sh*t... everybody got their  stuff and loaded up the  van  and  we made our way north to the  airport. it  was actually sunny and  warm in southern alberta today. all in all  a nice way to end the  tour.     Got to the  airport and said our goodbyes  as  the  rest of  them  were  off to their  homes in toronto and I was  headed  back to vancouver.  I had  to wait awhile for my  flight but it  went by  quik enuff.   A short  hour long flight  later and  I land in vancouver and  run into my  boys seventh generation who were  fresh back  from toronto  after  recieving an award  .  Elaine and Kasp  gave me  a  ride to my  crib..  thanks guys!  and  here I am./.  eating and  blogging  and  very content. It  was a  decent  trip.. some ups and  downs and  lots of  winding road  but  we  had  a good time and  did  our promo  and  thats it.. im not  gonna do anymore touring for  awhile.  it is  time to go to  hawaii and  sit for a  few  days in the sun   or  somethin. word!  HOOORAY!---M

wooot! went  and  got  a new  tattoo today... shit is  dope.. i  will reveal it  when it heals.. thats whats up!   also got the car washed tonite  AND  did a  radio  show . i know  i got the  show tonite but  im  equally as  excited to be  home tommorow! its good timing..i  gotta  catch up on missed biznizz and  get back to recording and  seeing the homies.  life is  good. im very excited. got some big things in the  works.  As for tonite --we are gonna make it  a  great show. my  boy  i.p.  and  deezuz  drove to lethbridge to rock with us too..and  choclair  came in from toronto  so ya  know tonite is  gonna be  major! hopefull i ll get some better  fotos...it  just sucks  using only the cell fone  cam but  my boys been taking  fotos too  so i will finally get more  club and performance  shots in the near future.  how is  life with yall people out there? gettin ready for the  xmas holidays? i bet.. dopeness.  quitting smoking is not easy  but i will conquer...thats word to burt. holler at ya boy!---later---  M

today  is the  last  day of the  tour..  woooot!  we  are in lethbridge  still as   detailed in my last blog post.   bout to go hit the  mall for  a couple of  things.. socks n  stuff.  I return home  tommorow!  gonne  be  good to get back to my  own city. my own  bed.  update ya  later.  peace!

today  is the  last  day of the  tour..  woooot!  we  are in lethbridge  still as   detailed in my last blog post.   bout to go hit the  mall for  a couple of  things.. socks n  stuff.  I return home  tommorow!  gonne  be  good to get back to my  own city. my own  bed.  update ya  later.  peace!

WELL....  the  promoter  focker in fernie  cancelled the  show without  calling us..  had some  sort of 'emergency'... who knows. thats wack.. so instead of  a  four  hour drive  from nelson to fernie  we had  a 8 hour  drive to lethbridge  alberta... at  least this  waywe  get  a nite  to  relax  but  dang, huh..   it  was  a long  and  grinding  drive but we  keep the  spirits up  easy  with all the  jokes and  music..  thats  whats up. blastin  throo the  mountain passes and luckily  we didnt  encounter  any  real  snow..  the whole trip has  been  pretty good that  way.  now im in lethbridge  at my  hotel.. everybody is  in their  rooms.   Me,im sleepy  but i ll likely  be  up for awhile  catchin up on internet  biz  and maybe  watch a movie. tommrorow  is the  show here in lethbridge. the last show on the  hooray tour..  then im comin   home!  whooooopeee!  holler  laters.---M