Coke La Rock performing with DJ Kool Herc at a February 28, 2009 event in the Bronx.
Background information
Also known as
Coco La Rock, A-1 Coke, Nasty Coke
Born
(1955-04-24) April 24, 1955 (age 69)
Genres
Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Rapper
Years active
1973–present
Labels
Sugar Hill
Musical artist
Coke La Rock (aka Coco La Rock; born April 24, 1955) is an American rapper from New York City who is sometimes credited as being the first MC in the history of hip-hop.[1][2][3][4][5] In 2010, he was inducted into the High Times Counterculture Hall of Fame[6] at the annual ceremonies at the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam.
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^Henderson, Ashyia (2006). Contemporary Black Biography: Profiles From The International Black Community. Gale Research International, Limited. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7876-5914-1.
^Price, Emmett (2006-05-19). Hip Hop Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-85109-867-5.
^"Coke La Rock MySpace page". Archived from the original on 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
^"AWARDED AND HONORED PEOPLE COKE LA ROCK". CannabisCupWinners.com. Cannabis Cup Winners. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
CokeLaRock (aka Coco LaRock; born April 24, 1955) is an American rapper from New York City who is sometimes credited as being the first MC in the history...
been credited as the first MC but many insiders attribute that honor to CokeLaRock. After spending months perfecting a new technique involving "playing...
Mo Bee & Patrick Harvey) 01. "Let Me Introduce Myself" (co-produced by J Rock) B1. "Nikke Does It Better (Easy Does It Vocal)" B1. "Silky Silk" 04. "Sexcapades...
jazz poetry and comedy records had an influence on the first rappers. CokeLaRock, often credited as hip-hop's first MC cites the Last Poets among his...
Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks chart); and "Back to the Grill" featuring Chubb Rock, Red Hot Lover Tone, and Nas. Serch was the executive producer of Nas’ Illmatic...
Jamaica's sound system culture, and teamed up with another Jamaican, CokeLaRock, at the mike. Although other influences, most notably musical sequencer...
Chris Rolle Christopher Martin Christopher Reid Chubb Rock Chuck D CJ Fly CL Smooth CokeLaRock Conceited Consequence Cool Calm Pete Cormega Cory Gunz...
1956. He grew up in the Bronx, New York City, near DJ Kool Herc and CokeLaRock, as well as other rap performers. He won several championships in wrestling...
Cee, Royal Flush, Super Lover Cee, Page Kennedy, Rock, Gunplay, Brand Nubian, Sonja Blade, CokeLaRock, Nice & Smooth, Consequence, Millyz, OT The Real...
Crack cocaine, commonly known simply as crack, and also known as rock, is a free base form of the stimulant cocaine that can be smoked. Crack offers a...
high schools such as Dodge and Taft. Rapping duties were delegated to CokeLaRock and Theodore Puccio. Herc's collective, known as The Herculoids, was...
Clyde Carson Cobrah Cochise Coco Jones Cody Ko Cody Miles Coez Coi Leray CokeLaRock Coko Colette Carr Cold 187um Colt Ford Comethazine Common Conceited Connect-R...
Bamz, Bumpy Knuckles, Bun B, Bynoe, Cassidy, Chris Rivers, Chuck D, CokeLaRock, Consequence, Conway the Machine, Cory Gunz, Crooked I, Dave East, DJ...
featured 110 hip hop artists with contributing verses from Ice-T, Shaq, CokeLaRock, KRS-One, Kool G Rap, Ghostface Killah, Roy Jones Jr, Omar Epps, and...
Chong and Cheech Marin (2007), Peter Tosh (2008) Tom Forcade (2009) and CokeLaRock (2010). John Griggs, BEL (2011), Steven Hager (2012), Ben Dronkers (2013)...
Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin 2008 Peter Tosh 2009 Thomas King Forcade 2010 CokeLaRock 2011 The Brotherhood of Eternal Love founder John Griggs 2012 Steven...
2003, pp. 8, 56, 57, 61, 64, 101. Houghton, Mick, "White Punks on Coke", Let It Rock. December 1975. "Photographing Iggy and the Stooges at King Sound...
The eighth season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio Pakistan premiered on 16 August 2015 and aired its finale on 4 October 2015. It...
lukewarm critical and commercial response. Kharbouch founded the record label Coke Boys Records (previously known as Cocaine City Records) in 2008, which has...
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