An­ge­lo Mar­celle

It's been 15 years since he left the shores of T&T. And Ly­dell Birch, aka Mo­ka Blast, is ready for his home­land to hear his mu­sic. Now a house­hold name among those who love rap mu­sic, Mo­ka Blast, al­so known as The Punch­line Prince and My Wriss­es, fi­nal­ly got the break­through he has been wait­ing for. Born and raised on Ala­man­da Street in Mal­abar, Ari­ma, the New York-based singer re­mains pa­tri­ot­ic to his Trinida­di­an roots. At age 12, right af­ter suc­cess­ful­ly com­plet­ing the com­mon En­trance Ex­am­i­na­tion and pass­ing for Holy Cross Col­lege, he left for New York with his broth­er, Dell­roy.

Emo­tion­al hard­ship and the birth of his daugh­ter were the main fac­tors that turned the page of fo­cus for the rap­per in his lat­er years. With a deaf­en­ing swag, unique voice, and good looks, Mo­ka Blast lends his unique vo­cals to as­sist an in­dus­try that is over sat­u­rat­ed with the same sound. Backed by world renowned Dj Kay Slay, Mo­ka Blast's me­te­oric rise to the top is one that is head­ing for leg­endary sta­tus. He is known for his clean lyrics, un­like most en­ter­tain­ers in his genre, and is set to be the open­ing act in what may be his biggest con­cert to date.

He re­leased his mix­tape, Com­ing For The Crown 2010, which fea­tured Bun B, Slim Thug, Gillie Da Kid, Mr Cheeks, Shade Sheist, and reg­gae star Deano Bag­gio. With his rhyth­mic de­liv­ery, rid­dled with vi­cious punch­lines and over con­fi­dent de­meanor, Mo­ka Blast is the per­fect pro­to­type of what an em­cee of the fu­ture should be. His songs give a script­ed de­tail in­to his life, as he di­a­logues his strug­gles of hav­ing so much sex ap­peal. Whether it's the in­ces­sant nag­ging from fe­male ad­mir­ers, or the haters hop­ing for his down­fall, Mo­ka Blasts lays it out in the open.