Friday May 16th was a milestone for me. It was a show to celebrate my 10 years of promoting and contributing to the Rhode Island Hip Hop scene. It was also a benchmark to my relationship with the community. I am about to say something that will not come as a shock to anyone. People involved in this local hip hop scene act funny. I was fully prepared to write a scathing article calling out people who I thought were being more dumb than usual. But you know what? All promotions are good promotions, so instead I will just give my love and respect to those who went out of their way to help this event be a success. Those who rose to the occasion and became champions for the night. Those that helped make this night special. So Here I go: (more…)

For those not in the know, PDP’s DJ Sterbyrock hosts the highest-rated and most respected underground hip hop radio show in the Ocean State, with a hell of a webcast following to boot. Flanked by mouthpieces Swerve One and Reason, Ster keeps boom bap alive and shines light on the latest and greatest talents to grace the streets of RI each Wednesday afternoon from 3-6pm.

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Sterbyrock (WRIU 90.3 and Poorly Drawn People) gets the new year jumped off properly with his revamped and revitalized Sterbyrockradio: Warped Wax Wednesday show with Meltin’ Platters of Wax 2, a 24-track live blend of the finest hip hop dug directly from actual milk crates. No Serato on this mix. Swerve Uno returns to share hosting duties with DJ Al Bums.

Check for this mix CD at the next PDP show or Hit up Sterby at sterby@nicekidnice.com or at www.myspace.com/sterbyrock

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