Raoul Juneja | |
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Raoul Juneja
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
February 1, 1980
Citizenship | Canadian |
Alma mater | Western University |
Occupation | Columnist, TV Host, activist |
Years active | 2001–present |
Raoul Juneja (born February 1, 1980) also known as Deejay Ra, is a columnist, TV host, music producer and activist. He is also a media expert on urban and South Asian music. He has created and produced the award-winning national Canadian music TV show V-Mix on Omni Television, which ran for 173 episodes over 4 seasons. He is also the executive producer of A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle, a posthumously released tribute album dedicated to the late hip hop icon, Tupac Shakur.
Juneja was born in 1980, in Toronto, and was raised in New York City. He studied media at Western University where he began DeeJaying and appearing as a TV host and columnist.He has also interviewed prominent Canadian celebrities including Russell Peters and Maestro Fresh Wes.
Juneja started his professional career in 2001 founding his Lyrical Knockout Entertainment company. He also began writing articles and interviewing artists for Canada's WORD Magazine. He has also written for other Canadian publications including The Globe and Mail and NOW Magazine, CBC Music and Chart Attack, interviewing artists like Bizzy Bone, DMC, Chuck D and Raekwon.