What does it mean to be ‘Signed to the Streets’? Who better to ask than Lil Durk who released a mixtape of the same name back in 2013? “I wasn’t big on being a rapper for real,” Lil Durk said during a recent visit to Mass Appeal HQ. “I used to be mad when people were like, ‘Oh he a rapper.’” At the time Durk was deep in the street life of Chicago.
“Shootouts, getting locked up—everything that come with the streets, I signed up for,” he explained in our latest episode of Decyphered. “That situation with Def Jam came up so fast and unexpected.” Now that Durk is no longer with the label, he’s focused on building up momentum as an indie artist—and he says ‘Signed the the Streets 3’ is coming soon. Check out Lil Durk Decyphered right now.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Decyphered: Lil Durk | On Being "Signed to the Streets" Life in Chicago and more...
What does it mean to be ‘Signed to the Streets’? Who better to ask than Lil Durk who released a mixtape of the same name back in 2013? “I wasn’t big on being a rapper for real,” Lil Durk said during a recent visit to Mass Appeal HQ. “I used to be mad when people were like, ‘Oh he a rapper.’” At the time Durk was deep in the street life of Chicago.
“Shootouts, getting locked up—everything that come with the streets, I signed up for,” he explained in our latest episode of Decyphered. “That situation with Def Jam came up so fast and unexpected.” Now that Durk is no longer with the label, he’s focused on building up momentum as an indie artist—and he says ‘Signed the the Streets 3’ is coming soon. Check out Lil Durk Decyphered right now.
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Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
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