Changez | Who is Moses
Moses came across the beat for Changez by way of its producer MC Brian from Bühl, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. This track is off the Clay into a Dove mixtape. MC Brian was born in 1993 in Johanesberg, South Africa, and produces independent hip hop music. He connected with Moses online and the rest was history.
MC Brian’s beat reminded him a lot of 2pac’s song Changes. On the chorus when Moses raps about being “sacred even on the streets of Vegas,” he is referring to the spilled blood of the late rapper who was gunned down on the streets of Las Vegas while riding in the passenger’s seat of Marion “Suge” Knight’s black BMW 750i sedan in 1996. In the introduction to the song, Moses calls the human species to change much like 2pac implored his people to do the same on Changes.
Aside from the tribute to 2pac, Moses wanted to acknowledge to his fans the shift he feels his music has taken over the years. He asks himself, “What ever happened to just writing for the penmanship / Immersed in knowledge to heighten the temperment? The church and college both divided and penitent, it’s refuge in my study when i’m high sipping peppermint… ” This song is definitely a treat for any one who has followed the progression of Moses’ career in the hip hop scene over the years.
