"We Are Hip Hop"
Featuring @iseeitall & produced by @loosecannonbeats
The 10th annual We Are Hip Hop Youth Festival is coming on August 8th 2015. Teaching artist, VISUAL, and his students have created a song to promote the event.
The youth festival, which was initially geared to preserve and celebrates the positive aspects of Hip Hop culture in Chicago will also focus on giving youths a fresh perspective of music, arts and an avenue to have critical discussions about its political/social aspects and role/responsibility of the artist.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
We Are Hip Hop | We Are Hip Hop ft. Visual | Prod. by Loose Cannon
"We Are Hip Hop"
Featuring @iseeitall & produced by @loosecannonbeats
The 10th annual We Are Hip Hop Youth Festival is coming on August 8th 2015. Teaching artist, VISUAL, and his students have created a song to promote the event.
The youth festival, which was initially geared to preserve and celebrates the positive aspects of Hip Hop culture in Chicago will also focus on giving youths a fresh perspective of music, arts and an avenue to have critical discussions about its political/social aspects and role/responsibility of the artist.
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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