Prior to becoming a recording artist, Moses worked as an assistant wardrobe stylist alongside her best friend Nonja McKenzie for artists such as
Will Smith,
Kelis,
R. Kelly and
No Doubt. But after breaking her leg on a video set, Moses decided to follow her heart and make music. Moses teamed up with producer Paul Poli and signed with the Indie Record Label,
TVT Records to release her debut album
Complex Simplicity in August 2004. Complex Simplicity included fourteen tracks penned by Moses, with dominant production handled by Poli; the two would share a deserved executive production credit. The album underperformed on the major U.S. chart, debuting and peaking at number one hundred and sixty-eight on the Billboard 200. However, the album was critically acclaimed, otherwise finding success on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, the Top Independent Albums, and the Top Heatseekers charts, reaching number twenty, number eleven, and number ten, respectively. It is now considered a cult classic. In addition to executive producing and penning all the lyrics on her own project, Moses has written songs for other artists including Nivea, Christina Milian, Mary J. Blige and others. She was featured on and co-wrote two songs from
Raphael Saadiq's 2004 album
Ray Ray, "Chic" and "I Want You Back". Her songs have been showcased in the Logo series ''
Noah's Arc'' as well as in the HBO hit show
Entourage, and in movies such as
Never Die Alone,
Beauty Shop, and
Be Cool. Though Moses had not released a studio album in several years, she could be found touring and doing live shows on a regular basis. From March to November 2010 Moses was a spokesmodel on the Lady Hennessy Tour. In addition, Moses continued to release underground, all-original mixtapes for her fans to enjoy while she awaited a new label deal that was necessitated by the
Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed by the now defunct
TVT Records in 2008.
2011–present On March 25, 2011, it was announced that Moses had signed to rapper
Rick Ross'
Maybach Music Group via
Warner Bros. Records as its first female artist. In 2011, Moses released the
Luxurious Undergrind mixtape. In February 2014, Moses released the single "All I Ever Wanted," which samples
Dynasty's 1980 song "
Adventures in the Land of Music". The song was released as the lead single from her EP
Cognac & Conversation, which is co-executive produced by Rick Ross and
Raphael Saadiq. In December 2014, it was reported that Moses signed to Shanachie Records after the ill-fated alliance with Maybach Music Group. Moses revealed singer
Avery Sunshine was the reason why she signed with the label, due to the success that Sunshine is having while being on Shanachie's roster. On August 8, 2015, finally second album
Cognac & Conversation was released. == Songwriting style ==