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R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:31 pm
by claw
got the news early this morning that the man Roc Raida has passed away.....best of wishes to his friends and family...he was a living legend.....
Anthony Williams, better known as Roc Raida was an American DJ, turntablist, producer and member of DJ group The X-Ecutioners. Roc Raida has won many awards including the 1995 DMC World DJ Championship. In 2009 he told HHC Digital that he was inspired to enter the DMC championships after seeing Cutmaster Swift win in 1989 on a VHS tape Steve Dee showed him
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:42 pm
by aporia1
oh damn
sorry to hear...
i just read he passed from a complication from a spinal surgery.. so sad. time to break out the x-ecutioner vids...
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:56 pm
by dj cal cutta
RIP Roc Raida...one of my all-time favorite turntablists(that famous "Ninjas of Rap" bit they play in Scratch is one of the cooler things I've seen)
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:57 pm
by kidcazual
man , sad news a legend
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:15 pm
by manillathrilla
this is terrible news i had one of his albums and it was one of my alltime favorites...how did he die? RIP man
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:19 pm
by boogiemeister
wtf??? raida was one my main influences when I started out. a true icon in the turntablist scene, RIP ;(
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:33 pm
by dutty_switch
Absolutely gutted. Heard it from Mike Relm and couldn't quite believe it as he was only 37! Hip Hop and turntablism lost an absolute legend and a missive source of inspiration today.
I read it might have had something to do with a spinal injury but I'm not quite sure. Whatever it was, its a dark, dark day today. Reckon he's up there teaching God how to crab!!
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:33 pm
by tekka
Roc Raida was a legend!
R.I.P. he was one of my inspirations to get into turntablism and DJ'ing before I even heard of Dubstep.
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:12 pm
by gidman
apparently he was in a car crash or something. i was at this years dmc championships when rob swift come on stage and said that he had been hospitalized and im sure thats what he said. R.I.P. Roc Raida
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:24 pm
by felis
R.I.P. .... A true legend and pioneer !!
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:29 pm
by reveal
Oh my days, that's the worst news I've heard in a long time. Absolute legend, pioneer and one of the nicest guys you could ever meet.
Out to his family, friends and everyone else who is effected by his passing.
I'm playing tonight and 'Raida's Theme' is getting thrown in. The cuts on that tune used to make my jaw drop.
Rock the Bells, Going Back to Cali, I Got to Have It, all classic routines that helped shape battling.
R.I.P
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:38 pm
by max-freakout
RIP Roc Raida!!! That is very sad news
He was an incredibly talented turntablist
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:51 am
by nmezee
raida was a master to say the least! R.I.P.
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:25 am
by asa
Dont think anyone ever wanted to make me experiment with turntables as much as roc raida, this is a say day
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:32 am
by fused_forces
tekka wrote:Roc Raida was a legend!
R.I.P. he was one of my inspirations to get into turntablism and DJ'ing before I even heard of Dubstep.
This.
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:13 am
by illbillbachelor
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:19 am
by duality
R.I.P
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:26 am
by lil-tee
I was meant to see him at this year's DMC as well. I heard it was a kickboxing accident that put him in hospital. R.I.P Roc
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:05 pm
by boogiemeister
Raida killed it already in 1995.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE4ezpRq80k
I hear he has had an accident during MMA training.
"Anthony Williams p/k to the world as The Legendary Grandmaster Roc Raida has passed away unexpectedly today September 19 2009. He is survived by his wife, three lovely daughters, mother and friends. Raida was recently in an mixed martial arts accident, something that he has been practicing for several years. Although he had under gone two surgeries with great success, was released to an inpatient physical therapy facility and was in great spirits the past few days. This morning he started to have complications and passed. The family asks for privacy at this time."
Re: R.I.P Roc Raida
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:39 pm
by fuzz_2k