It’s been almost over a year already and we still miss him…..

The Beat Junkies, with the support of VTech, threw a tribute to our dear friend, the late great Grandmaster Roc Raida of the X-Ecutioners this past September. The actual event was exactly a year after the date he was buried: Sept 24th, 2009. We were able to have some members of the X-Ecutioners participate in the event, as well as having Roc Raida’s family in the house. His daughter DJ NyRaida performed a set in tribute to her father.

If you were in LA for this event, you were able to witness something very magical. And for those who didn’t get to experience it, and those who want to relive it, we present this video. Mochilla sat with the Junkies and X-Ecutioners and tried to remember Raida not in a sad way but in a celebratory way.

As MF Grimm says “Anyone who knows Raida knows that the energy that he possessed he was able to transfer to you – and once he did nobody could tell you anything…”

Watch enjoy and please turn it up…..

Special Beat Junkies thank yous to…. Byze One, Sean C, Halem “Pro” Halem, The Williams Family, Rob Swift, Boogie Blind, Dj Precision, Melo-D, D-Styles, Dj P-Trix, Scratch Academy, Hit N Run, Flud Watches, Fusicology, Fat Beats, KicksLab Japan, John Carluccio, Total Eclipse, Mista Sinista, & the rest of the XMen/X-Ecutioners, MF Grimm, Dj Craze, Dj A-Trak, Dj Jazzy Jeff, Dj Premier, Mixmaster Mike, Dj Eclipse….and a big special thanks and shout out to Tom Bacon & VTech Phones for helping us put this wonderful tribute together.

Trinity (AG, Sadat X & Fat Beats owner DJ Jab) go in on paying homage to the late great Roc Raida! It is still a shock that I am making a “tribute” post, like many other great artists we have recently lost, it just doesnt settle in that they are no longer here, but saying their name, bumping their music, watching their footage, carrying on what they set out to do… they continue to live on!

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He helped spread turntablism to new heights and Hip Hop further through his talents and hard work. Rest in power brother.

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