Episode 55 - J Rocc (Stones Throw Series)
Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
Higher Ground
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 17 May 2017
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
This week, Sam continues the May spotlight on Stones Throw Records by sitting down with DJ J Rocc. J Rocc is the founding member of the The World Famous Beat Junkies, an influential west coast DJ crew formed in the early ‘90s. Rocc was one of the first to join Stone’s Throw Records, and here he speaks frequently, but good-naturedly, about the ever-changing music scene. Rocc will also be the first to tell you that he’s tried it all, which, according to him, in the ‘90s meant DJing, rapping, breakdancing and graffiti. When he’s not discussing growing up in Orange County and the early days of Stones Throw on Talk Easy, Rocc’s current projects include a Beat Junkies radio station and a DJ school. ------------------------------------------------- Music for the show provided by @Vanilla and @jinsangbeats. Original illustrations by Krishna Shenoi: www.krishnabalashenoi.com/. Learn more about the show at www.talkeasypod.com
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| 0:45.0 | Oh, okay. Oh, okay. Hey! Hey everyone. Welcome to the show. This is Talk Easy. I'm San Fregoso and thank you for being here. |
| 1:10.0 | Last week we aired the first installment of our four-part Stone's Throw Spotlight, a mini-series |
| 1:16.5 | exploring the past, present, and future of this daring independent record label. |
| 1:21.8 | If you haven't listened to our PB Wolf episode, it's definitely worth |
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| 1:30.0 | For part two I sat down with J-Rock, the legendary MC and beatmaker out of Los Angeles. |
| 1:36.6 | Since the mid-80s, J-rock has been at the cutting edge of DJing, a master of spinning records and manipulating sound. |
| 1:44.8 | Or if you want the technical term, he's one of the pioneers behind turntabilism. This ear for music which grew up at the center of 90s hip-hop, has translated into making his own records. |
| 1:57.0 | His debut album, titled Some Cold Rock Stuff, was released by Stone's throw in 2011. |
| 2:03.0 | Then a subsequent mix called Beats on Tape or Tap in 2014. |
| 2:09.0 | Here's a clip from a song called The fixer. Oh, ooh, ooh, |
| 2:25.0 | heh, hey, hmm, hmm, Yeah. Yeah. Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, |
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| 3:08.0 | they should all, Hey, she's not always, |
| 3:13.0 | it's not all, |
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