Episode 216: Rock

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Rock is best-known for being one half of the seminal rap duo Heltah Skeltah, along with his partner, the late Sean Price. The duo, also known as Rock and Ruck, released three albums and were a key part of NYC’s influential underground rap crew the Boot Camp Clik.

As a solo artist, Rock has released a number of great mixtapes - including our favorite, 2010’s Rockin’ Out West. But despite several record deals, he’s never released a proper solo album, until now. Rock has just released ‘Rockness A.P.’ on Digital Deja Vu Records. The “A.P.” stands for “after Price,” and the album shows Rock making his way in the world after the 2015 death of his partner.

Tracks featured in this episode:

1. The Jeffersons Season 8 Episode 4 My Maid, Your Maid Full Episode
2. Hello, ball! Honeymooners Golf Scene
3. Heltah Skeltah, “Da Wiggy”
4. The Rock Brothaz - Pressure
5. Limp Bizkit, “Break Stuff”
6. Staind, “Mudshovel”
7. Rock, “Leflah Freestyle”
8. Rock, “Wot It Is (Remix)”
9. Boogie Down Productions, “Duck Down”
10. Rock f/Lidu Rock, “Shellshock Intro”
11. Rock, “Gun Shit”
12. tips the series episode 2
13. Rock f/Raekwon, Ras Kass, & The Last American B Boy, “Declaration”
14. Ruste Juxx, f/Kyo Itachi & F.T Stand Out, “Termin 8”
15. Tony Touch - 50 Live MCs Original Cassette
16. Tony Touch - 50 Live MCs Original Cassette
17. Black Moon & Smif-n-Wessun, “Headz Ain’t Redee”
18. Redman, “Time 4 Sumaksion”
19. Smif-N-Wessun, “Wontime”
20. Smif-N-Wessun f/Heltah Skeltah, “Cession At Da Doghillee”
21. Deceptikonz, “Four Horsemen”
22. Big Daddy Kane, “Set It Off”
23. Heltah Skeltah, “Intro: Here We Come”
24. Heltah Skeltah, “Intro: Here We Come”
25. Rock, “Underground”
26. Rock, “F.O.H.”
27. Rock, “Monsta Salutation”
28. Rock, “Almost Over”
29. Rock, “Shit on Yoself”
30. Rock, “Da Beat is Back”
31. Rock, “Try Me Freestyle”
32. Dj Delz Featuring Rock From Heltah Skeltah -Turnt Up
33. Heltah Skeltah, “Clan’s, Posse’s, Crew’s & Clik’s”
34. Heltah Skeltah, “D.I.R.T. (Another Book Camp Clik Yeah Song)”
35. Heltah Skeltah, “Black Fonzerelliz”
36. Heltah Skeltah, “I Ain’t Havin That”
37. Heltah Skeltah f/ Tha Dogg Pound, “Brownsville II Long Beach”
38. Heltah Skeltah f/Outlawz & Doc Holiday, “M.F.C. Lawz”
39. Outlawz, “Real Talk”
40. Shabba Ranks f/Deborahe Glasgow, “Don’t Test Me”
41. O.G.C., “Da Storm”
42. Junior M.A.F.I.A., “Get Money - Remix”
43. Duck Down (Full) - Drink Champs
44. Heltah Skeltah, “I Ain’t Havin That”
45. Ice Cube rage Priority Records
46. Rock, “Rockness A.P.”
47. Rock (of Heltah Skeltah), “What Y’all Fiend For”
48. Rock, “Rockness A.P.”
49. Rock f/Kuniva, “Wishin”
50. D12, “Fight Music”
51. The Defiant Ones Ep. 3
52. Rock, “Da Ness Episode”
53. Sean Price f/Rock, “Hot”
54. Rock, “Puffin N Drankin”
55. Rock, “Rockridah”
56. Mobb Deep, “Get Away”
57. Pressha Dinero f/Rock, “Frontpage”
58. Rock, “Me 2 Nigga”
59. Rock, “GW BaG”

Show notes:

1. New York Times, “A Gang Gives a Name to Students’ Fear: Decepticons”
2. Heltah Skeltah “Operation Lock Down” (Official Music Video)
3. Fab 5 - “Blah” (Music Video)