Malik Moses: Rising Star

Malik Moses is an artist based in Baltimore that has a unique style and impressive versatility that can also leave a positive impression on music listeners who don’t particularly like Hip Hop. This feat is evident in the number of listeners he gets to his music every month (as explained below).

The artist’s debut single helped him take off, allowing him to garner thousands of listeners in less than a year. Malik Moses worked with a popular Sudanese artist, Bas, on his debut single titled Show Me Something. The song was initially released as a single in 2021. However, it later became the title track of an album released in 2022 that contained seven songs in total. The track was also the first from a signee of the label NoName by the legendary MixedByAli.

The subject matter of the song is about a conversation Malik once had with an ex of his. His aim of this song was to internalize her feelings about the relationship and express them from his own perspective. Thus, the lyrics capture the situation in which you can tell that you’re losing someone close to you, and you’re doing your best to bring them back.

The track was supplemented by a music video that also captured that same notion but through visual elements instead of melodic words. What makes this track perhaps captivating is the collaboration among Malik, MixedByAli, and Bas. Characteristics typical of music production by MixedByAli are evident, as there are some cases of Jazz-inspired Hip Hop sounds that make for an interesting take on the genre.

Moreover, the inclusion of Bas on the track gives Malik the opportunity to trade flows within the song to create varying senses of rhythms and styles. One could even argue that the confident yet casual chemistry between these artists gives a unique dynamic that is often challenging to find

This track, and its video, helped put him on the map of many listeners from all over the country. This song is his most popular track on Spotify and has reached a total of over half a million plays at the time this piece was published. While his other songs may be lagging behind, his high number of followers (over 1000) and monthly listeners (nearly 37,000) can surely help him maintain traction on even new tracks.

Malik Moses is still a very new player in the music scene, and he will need to continue to release some bangers to be able to make a place for himself among some of the contemporary Hip Hop greats. However, what gives us listeners a rather optimistic outlook on this artist’s career is that he has already started to impress us with his versatility, musicality, and understanding of the art form itself. In less than a year, his rather modest portfolio has taken off, and there’s no reason to think that the artist won’t continue to release more works that are just as entertaining and moving as before, if not better.