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Sa-Roc
Sa-Roc performing in 2017
Background information
Birth nameAssata Perkins
Born (1981-12-28) December 28, 1981 (age 42)
Southeast, Washington, D.C., United States
GenresConscious hip-hop
OccupationRapper
Years active2002–present
LabelsRhymesayers Entertainment
Websitesarocthemc.com

Assata Perkins (born December 28, 1981), known professionally as Sa-Roc, is an American rapper. In 2016, she became the second female rapper to sign with the Rhymesayers label.[1]

Early life

Sa-Roc was born in Southeast, Washington, D.C. on December 28, 1981. As a teenager, she was a student at City of Peace, an organization devoted to encouraging students to become active in their community through theater. She has been open about her history of self-harm as an adolescent, later referencing this period in her song "Forever".[2]

Career

In 2002, Sa-Roc met Atlanta-based producer Sol Messiah and the two began a long collaboration.[3] Although she recorded albums, Sa-Roc did not start performing on stage until a 2011 benefit for Mutulu Shakur.[3]

In 2013, she released her album The Book of Light which included "Just Us" written in honor of Troy Davis. In 2014, she collaborated with David Banner on the single "The Who?" for her Nebuchadnezzar album. She also performed with Black Thought at the 2014 A3C Hip Hop Festival. In 2015, she released her mixtape The Legend of Black Moses.[3] In May 2016, Sa-Roc signed with Rhymesayers. Her first official appearance on Rhymesayers is a collaboration with Brother Ali on his All the Beauty in This Whole Life album. She also toured with Brother Ali on The Own Light Tour in support of the new album.[4] In February 2018, she debuted her single "Forever". In October 2018, she debuted her latest single "Goddess Gang". Her first Rhymesayers album, The Sharecropper's Daughter, will release in October 2020.[5]

Influences

Sa-Roc's influences include artists such as Billie Holiday, Outkast, Bad Brains, Nirvana and Björk. Her name is a tribute to hip hop emcee Sha-Rock.

Discography

Albums
  • Journey of the Starseed (2010)
  • The Book of Light (2013)
  • Supernova (2013)
  • Stardust (2013)
  • Babylon (2013)
  • Ether Warz (2013)
  • Nebuchadnezzar (2014)
  • Gift of the Magi (2015)
  • Extra-Terrestrial (2015)
  • The Sharecropper's Daughter (2020)
Mixtapes
  • The Legend of Black Moses (2015)
EPs
  • Astral Chronicles (2013)
  • MetaMorpheus (2016)

References

  1. ^ Fagerberg, Jerard (June 10, 2016). "Meet Sa-Roc, the bruising, metaphysical rapper who just signed to Rhymesayers". City Pages. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ^ Eustace, Kyle (January 13, 2019). "Sa-Roc Opens Up About Self-Harm, Self-Doubt & Ultimately Self-Love". HipHop DX.
  3. ^ a b c Garrett, Ural (July 4, 2016). "Rhymesayers' Revolutionary Raptivist Sa-Roc Ready for Her Shine". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  4. ^ Preezy (April 25, 2017). "Brother Ali Has Spirituality to Thank for New Album 'All the Beauty in This Whole Life'". XXL. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  5. ^ Abby O'Neill (June 4, 2020). "Sa-Roc: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert". NPR.
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