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Champaign-Urbana, IL - Musician, producer, composer, audio designer, and DJ Larry E. Gates II  has played hundreds of stages across the nation and has shared those stages with the likes of Chuck Berry, G. Love & Special Sauce, 30 Seconds To Mars, Local H, Superdrag, Trombone Shorty, Brother Ali, The Nappy Roots, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove, Illogic, and many others.

 

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Entries in King Ad Rock (2)

Throwback Thursdays: King Ad Rock

DateThursday, January 5, 2012 at 9:00AM

It was 1985 and Russell Simmons (along with his partner Rick Rubin) had just signed a 16 year old from Queens named L.L. Cool J. His debut album, Radio, would sell over a million copies. Rubin handled production on most cuts but recruited punk rocker Adam Horovitz (a.k.a. King Ad Rock) to lend a hand on "I Need a Beat".  Dig.

 

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Madhouse Mondays: Jazzy Jay

DateMonday, September 19, 2011 at 9:03AM

Here's a clip from the early 80's (presumably 1983?) in which Jazzy Jay and Afrika Bambaataa are asked to teach some squares how to scratch records.  The added bonus comes at the 4:20 mark.  Peep.

 

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