M.O.
Where: Montreal
What: Hip-hop
Visit: www.mdoto.ca
As a member of Montreal’s long-running hip-hop favourites, FAMN, M.O. (his birth certificate reads Morgan Little) is using 2009 as an opportunity to kick off an exciting solo venture.
If hard work is what it takes to get one recognized in the hip-hop scene, M.O. should have no problem propelling his name up the charts. In 2003, readers of the Montreal Mirror voted his group FAMN into the 10th position in the paper’s annual readers’ poll. Four years later, FAMN had claimed the poll’s number one spot. Their progress was fueled largely by heavy gigging and six independent releases.
M.O. is now ready to tackle the scene on his own. His video for “99 Problems (But My Kicks Ain’t One)” – a play on Jay Z’s similarly-named hit – is a checkmate in viral marketing. M.O. has been teasing fans with weekly tracks and has issued a mix tape (Better Late Than Never) in the run-up to his debut record, Vicarious, which dropped this fall. Expect the album to be musically ambitious, while on the lyrical side, M.O. provides self-reflective tales of his own experiences in life and as an artist. The album will also include a DVD featuring music videos, interviews, and live footage.
**Photo Credit for C &C – Aaron Veale**
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