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Roc Raida

Background information
Birth name Anthony Williams
Also known as Grandmaster Roc Raida
Origin New York City, New York
Genre(s) Hip-Hop, Turntablism
Occupation(s) DJ, Turntablist, Producer
Years active 1989 - present
Label(s) Asphodel, Loud, Sony, Ipecac, Epic, Columbia, Fat Beats
Associated acts The X-Ecutioners
Rob Swift
DJ Q-Bert

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Biography

Roc Raida began his DJ career in the early eighties at the age of ten. Surrounded by such inspirations as his father, a member of the Sugar Hill Records act Mean Machine and hip hop impresario Grandmaster Flash, Raida cultivated his interest into an absolute passion. Now, Roc Raida is considered among the best of the contemporary DJ's and has brought the underground art of Turntablism to a fresh new level.

In the late eighties Raida gained prominence as a member of the New York-based crew the X-Men who, for obvious of copyright reasons, later became known as the X-ecutioners. Champions of furthering the turntablist movement, the X-ecutioners made their reputation by utilizing the techniques of beat-juggling; the manual alteration between individual kick and snare sounds to create original drum patterns in real time. This practice has been an inspiration and a force in Roc Raida's style. Later, he was the DJ of the shortlived group called The Gravediggaz (not to be confused with RZA's group) with rapper MF Grimm. Robert F Diggs (born July 5, 1969) better known as RZA (pronounced) is an American Music producer, Rapper, and occasional Percy Carey, also known as MF Grimm, GM Grimm, The Grimm Reaper, and Superstar Jet Jaguar, is an underground Rapper from

In the beginning defeat was commonplace, as battles were mainly popularity contests. The more contests he entered the more the competition began to appreciate his style and determination. Pushing his limits and raising the standard with which DMC's are judged, Raida began to get noticed. His impressive finishes in some of the premier DJ battles; first place in the 1991 "As One"; second place in the "Superman Battle"; and second place in the 1992 DMC US Finals were just the beginning. In 1995 Raida, was crowned the DMC World Champion in front of a massive London audience.

The past several years have seen Raida traveling around the globe promoting the art of Turntablism in such exotic locations as Singapore, Turkey, Japan and Australia. Last year on a panel at the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Raida was appointed "Grandmaster", by some of Hip-Hop's founding fathers. Rules for this dubious honor state that one may only be bestowed with the approval of another Grandmaster, Raida was not only approved, but welcomed by Kool Herc, Grand Wizard Theodore and scratch evolutionist DST. To round out a phenomenal decade, Raida was inducted into the DMC Hall of Fame at the 1999 DMC World Finals in New York City.

Turntablism has come up through the rave culture and is now showcased at every Electronic Music happening with crews such as The X-Ecutioners, Invisbl Skratch Piklz, Allies and Beat Junkies headlining events nationwide. In the new Moonshine Mix Series Crossfaderz, Raida solidifies his "Grandmaster" status by creating a vibrant mix of underground hip-hop skillfully creating a fantasy mix-show with a tongue-in-cheek look into the hip hop world.

Roc Raida was recently featured on an episode of "Saturday Night Live"; the first DJ to ever share the stage with the fabled SNL band. Proving, once again, that Raida is the perfect example of a master perfecting his art

Discography

Solo

With The X-Ecutioners

The Adventures of Roc Raida.One Too Many! is the debut album by legendary Turntablist Roc Raida. Crossfaderz is the second album by turntablist Roc Raida. It was released on July 11, 2000 for Moonshine Music and featured production from We Them Niggas is the third album released by Roc Raida. It was released on August 6, 2001 for Fat Beats and featured production by Roc Champion Sounds is the fourth album released by Roc Raida. It was released pn October 7, 2003 for DMC Records and featured production by Roc Rock Phenomenon is a mashup album released by Roc Raida, DJ Vlad and Mike Shinoda. Beats Cuts and Skits is the sixth album released by Roc Raida. X-Pressions is the debut album by hip hop group The X-Ecutioners. Japan X-Clusive is a compilaiton album by rap group The X-Ecutioners. Built from Scratch is a 2002 album by DJ group The X-Ecutioners. Scratchology is a compilation album by hip hop group The X-Ecutioners. Revolutions is the third studio album by hip hop group The X-Ecutioners. General Patton vs The X-Ecutioners is a collaboration album released by Experimental rock artist Mike Patton and New York City Hip-hop
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