A hugely influential musical force known for his pioneering hip-hop work and turntable genius in Beat Junkies and for Stones Throw Records, J Rocc is readying himself for a live date with Dublin on Sunday April 5.
Rocc began DJing in the mid-'80s with a California group named PSK. Soon after forming, the Beat Junkies became a seminal force in the rise of instrumental hip-hop, including core member Babu plus future stars Shortkut and D-Styles. In addition to numerous mixtapes and his own production for Stones Throw releases, J. Rocc has been the DJ for Madlib's live shows since the early 2000's, was the third member of Jaylib (Madlib & J Dilla) during the group's live events, and collaborated with Madlib on Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to J Dilla. J Rocc's first album of his own original production, Some Cold Rock Stuff, was released in 2011. He is currently working on another solo album for Stones Throw.
Tickets for the gig are priced at €12.50 but a couple of lucky Hot Press readers can get there for free – we have two pairs of tickets to give away.
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