News: Grandmaster Roc Raida Has Passed Away

It is with a heavy heart that I report the tremendously sad news of the passing of a true Hip-Hop and DJ legend.

Earlier today word broke that Anthony Williams AKA Grandmaster Roc Raida, one of the most innovative and compelling DJ's in the world, who along with his crew the X-Ecutioners forged new ground in the genre of Turntablism, died as a result of complications to a prior injury.

Roc recently had suffered a serious spinal injury practicing Mixed Martial Arts, something he's done for years now. After the injury he had a couple of operations to correct the problem and was doing okay for a time in an outpatient care program, but then today, unexpectedly experienced some complications and ended up passing on...

Raida, the loving father and always affable friend leaves behind a wife, a mother and three daughters. My heart goes out to his grieving family and they are in my thoughts and those of thousands of people who were influenced by Raida's considerable contributions to the culture and touched by his one of a kind talent. Rest In Peace....

Grandmaster Roc Raida was 37 years old....

-BIG D O