BIO

BIO

Rocky Rivera is an emcee and writer from San Francisco. Her early beginnings as a journalist, in publications such as Mass Appeal, The Source and Rolling Stone, inform her music. As she describes, her progressive upbringing growing up in the Bay Area.

Rocky has released two mixtapes, four albums and ten joint projects with DJ Roza under the Rock & Roz series on Patreon. Her last studio album, Rocky's Revenge, was a collaboration with Women's Audio Mission in 2018.

Rocky’s music is a journey into the spirit of resistance, blending social justice, feminism and West Coast-style hip hop into thought-provoking anthems with timeless appeal.

In 2021, Rocky released her first book Snakeskin, a collection of autobiographical essays that chronicle her journey to becoming an artist. Included are complete lyrics to all of her albums, an invitation for the reader to dive deeply into the songs as Rocky intended.

Her latest album, Long Kiss Goodnight, is a collaboration with emcee/producer Otayo Dubb and is inspired by the 1996 action thriller starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson. Rocky’s music is a journey into the spirit of resistance, blending social justice, feminism and West Coast-style hip hop.

Long Kiss Goodnight is now streaming on all platforms.