Thursday, May 15, 2014
Townhall w/ The Roots
In part 2 of Sway's sit down with The Roots on Hip Hop Nation's Townhall at Shade 45, Black Thought and Quest Love chopped it up with our Sway in the Morning leader.
10 years ago The Roots performed with Jay Z at an Unplugged performance, that was deemed controversial. It wasn't usual that a mainstream act would perform with an "underground" group.
"I was losing sleep over it," Quest told Sway. "Should we do it, should we not do it?"
Black Thought then spoke on being "really street," and one of the best rappers in the game.
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DJ Shon Roka,
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Jay Z,
Life,
Quest Love,
The Roots,
Townhall
Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
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