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Scott La Rock
Background information
Birth name
Scott Monroe Sterling
Born
(1962-03-02)March 2, 1962 New York City, U.S.
Died
August 27, 1987(1987-08-27) (aged 25) New York City, U.S.
Genres
Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Disc jockey, producer
Years active
1986–1987
Labels
B-Boy Records
Musical artist
Scott Monroe Sterling (March 2, 1962 – August 27, 1987), known by the stage name DJ Scott La Rock, was an American hip-hop disc jockey and music producer from the Bronx, New York. He was a founding member of the East Coast hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. He was also known for his association with the rapper KRS-One who was a member of Boogie Down Productions.
Sterling's death in August 1987 is said to be the first murder of a major hip hop artist.[citation needed]
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with MTV, saying that his real motivation was the fact that he and ScottLaRock earlier had approached WBLS radio station's Mr. Magic with a 12" single...
album Criminal Minded, performed by rapper KRS-One and produced by DJ ScottLaRock and KRS-One. The song's intro samples "The Bridge" by MC Shan. It is...
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interpolations from the composition "The Bridge Is Over", written by ScottLaRock and Lawrence Parker. "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" is a cover of...
celebrating crime and a hedonistic lifestyle, but after the death of his DJ, ScottLaRock, KRS-One went on to speak out against violence in hip hop and has spent...
detective fatally shot in the line of duty in 1998. DJ ScottLaRock Boulevard – ScottLaRock, a social worker, hip hop DJ, music producer and founding...