RIP Grand Master Roc Raida

repreZent.ch tient à rendre hommage à Roc Raida qui nous a quitté le 19 septembre en lui dédiant le premier article de sa nouvelle version.

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repreZent.ch tient à rendre hommage à Roc Raida, qui nous a quitté le 19 septembre, en lui dédiant le premier article de sa nouvelle version. Si la cause de sa mort n’a pas encore été révelée, il semblerait qu’il ait succombé à des blessures subies lors d’un entrainement d’art martial.

Grand Master Roc Raida (Anthony Williams), fortement influencé par son père, Mean Machine, membre du Sugar Hill, a commencé de mixer à l’âge de 10ans. Il est devenu reconnu internationalement suite à sa victoire aux championnats du monde DMC de 1995.

Roc Raida de par son talent exceptionnel a permis au turntablism de devenir une forme d’art à part entière et à faire des platines un réel instrument de musique. Membre fondateur du crew de djs X-Men qui deviendront The X-Ecutioners, il est également le dj qui inventa le Gong DJ Battle.

Ses contributions sont nombreuses ; il a produit, chercher des samples et travaillé avec de nombreux artistes tel que Smif-N-Wessun, Fat Joe, Ghostface, Linkin Park et bien d’autres encore comme par exemple en posant ses scratchs sur le classic « Time’s Up » de O.C.

La communauté hiphop et le monde de la musique vient de perdre l’un de ses plus talentueux reprezentant, Rest in Peace Roc Raida, que la terre te soit légère.

One Love

Grand Master Roc Raida: 1972 – 2009 “As one of the Godfathers of Hip Hop, it is a tremendous loss to the Dj community. It’s sometimes rare to meet an individual who was a supertalent, but was so mild mannered and so calm. His skill level was admired worldwide. It was pleasure to see him in action. It was a pleasure to know him. I give my condolences to his family.” – Grandmaster Flash

“My heart is in pain over the passing of a good friend. He’s like a brother to me because he holds the same values I hold when it comes to my family, friends, music and life. He will be missed but not forgotten. I will keep his wife and children in my prayers. Rest in Peace Grand Master Roc Raida!” – GrandWizzard Theodore

“Roc Raida was an innovator on the turntables at a time when we thought the best of the best had been seen. His artistic wizardry seemed so effortless it reminded me of a young GrandWizzard Theodore. His easy going attitude was a pleasure to see in a time where most artists of his caliber were big headed. Salute young general and RIP to our latest Grand Master!” – GrandMaster Caz

“The Lord is forming his band right now. He called home Michael Jackson. But he was missing a DJ that could match the skill level as Michael. So he called upon Grandmaster Roc Raida.” – DJ Scratch

“Since the day I met Raida, he was the most humble, strong willed, genuine, ultimate competitor. The greatest DJ in my book.” – Lord Finesse

“Grand Master Roc Raida was one of the greatest DJs to ever touch a turntable. To guys like myself and Craze who came up right after the monumental generation of X-Men, ISP and Beat Junkies, Raida was the ultimate inspiration as a battle DJ. For those who knew him personally, Raida was also the kindest, more generous and funniest friend we had. He was like a mentor to me, I can’t even count the amount of times he helped me out over the years. I feel like I just lost a big brother. He will be sorely missed.” – DJ A-Trak