On The Floor! - Live at Choice Cuts, Dublin - Pt 1

J Rocc

Stones Throw, Los Angeles

One of the original turntablists, J Rocc founded the Beat Junkies in 1992 with Melo-D and Rhettmatic, but has done just as much on his own as in a group setting. Rocc began DJing in the mid 80's 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'. But most of all J Rocc is a DJ - one of a kind. Able to please the hooded nerd as well the dancing herd, J can play across the styles, genres and centuries. Hard like a Rocc. This is part one of a live recording from a recent Choice Cuts session at The Twisted Pepper, Dublin!