Often imitated but never equaled, the DJBooth Freestyle Series ran from February 2009 through June 2011. Its 250 total entries were the work of a veritable who’s-who of underground and emerging emcees, including stars of today like Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller. Now, it’s back for a second round.
The 55th entry in the relaunched series comes courtesy of Mani Coolin’, a Los Angeles native who is fresh off the March release of his Booth-approved project, Hope4theYouth.
Over the production stylings of fellow La La Land resident Ashton McCreight, the buzzmaking emcee performs straightforward, confident bars on New L.A.. Fred Lozano provides original artwork to accompany the freestyle.
Mani will soon be announcing details and dates for a small headlining tour, in addition to releasing several visuals from Hope4theYouth
Thursday, May 21, 2015
#TBT Mani Coolin' | New L.A.
Often imitated but never equaled, the DJBooth Freestyle Series ran from February 2009 through June 2011. Its 250 total entries were the work of a veritable who’s-who of underground and emerging emcees, including stars of today like Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller. Now, it’s back for a second round.
The 55th entry in the relaunched series comes courtesy of Mani Coolin’, a Los Angeles native who is fresh off the March release of his Booth-approved project, Hope4theYouth.
Over the production stylings of fellow La La Land resident Ashton McCreight, the buzzmaking emcee performs straightforward, confident bars on New L.A.. Fred Lozano provides original artwork to accompany the freestyle.
Mani will soon be announcing details and dates for a small headlining tour, in addition to releasing several visuals from Hope4theYouth
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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