Rocky Rivera is an emcee and performance artist from San Francisco. She has released two mixtapes, three albums and seven joint projects with DJ Roza under the Rock & Roz series. Her early beginnings as a music journalist in publications such as Mass Appeal, The Source and Rolling Stone inform her art, as she describes her progressive upbringing growing up in the Bay Area. Rocky’s music is a journey into the spirit of resistance in the form of loud bass, energetic anthems and subversive takedowns of the status quo.

Rocky Rivera is a Hip-Hop journalist by day, MC by night, who found international acclaim by winning a Contributing Editor position on MTV's docu-series "I'm From Rolling Stone" in 2007. After lacking inspiration in the literary world, she decided to finally pursue Hip-Hop as a participant, not only as an observer, and began to fill the void with thought-provoking music that you can dance to. (Think Lauryn Hill meets Public Enemy with West Coast beats) Her moniker and album theme is derived from a book entitled "The Gangster of Love" by Jessica Hagedorn, as Rocky examines love, war, and a young woman's journey along the way.

Rocky, or “the First Lady of Beatrock,” has been etching out her lane with her signature brand of brashness and lyrical wit since her debut mixtape, “Married To The Hustle.” As one of the label veterans, she has helped pave the way, set the tone and create a platform for militant feminist Hip Hop. Rocky’s live shows and recorded music keep her loyal Rocky Soldiers motivated, and turn new ears into instant fans. Along with her Beatrock releases, “Gangster Of Love,” “Pop Killer,” and “Nom de Guerre,” she has released two mixtapes, three albums and seven joint projects with DJ Roza under the

Rock & Roz series on Soundcloud. Rocky’s music is a journey into the spirit of resistance in the form of loud bass and energetic feminist anthems. Her latest album, Rocky's Revenge, was created in collaboration with Women's Audio Mission and is available now for streaming and purchase on all digital platforms.