Scott La Rock
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Scott Monroe Sterling |
| Born | March 2, 1962 |
| Origin | South Bronx, New York, USA |
| Died | August 27, 1987 (aged 25) |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, Producer |
| Years active | 1985–1987 |
| Labels | B-Boy Records |
| Associated acts | Boogie Down Productions, KRS-One, D-Nice, DJ Red Alert |
Scott Monroe Sterling (March 2, 1962 – August 27, 1987), known by the stage name DJ Scott La Rock, was an American hip hop disc jockey (DJ) and music producer from the Bronx borough of New York City. He is perhaps best known as a founding member of the East Coast hip hop group Boogie Down Productions.
Sterling was born on March 2, 1962 in Bronx, New York City, New York, he was raised by his mother, Carolyn Morant, a career municipal employee. (His parents split when he was four-years-old.) As a youngster, he moved from Queens to the Morissania section of the Bronx, and then to Morris Heights. Scott excelled in both academics and sports at Our Savior Lutheran High School, graduating in 1980 and heading off to Castleton State College in Vermont. He earned a varsity letter in basketball there. As it became clear that he would not become a professional basketball player, Sterling became more and more focused on music. At Castleton State, he used to DJ at Doogan's Bar on Friday nights with Lee Smith. He helped introduce the entire campus to music from New York City.
Sterling graduated in 1984 and returned to New York City in hopes of finding work and making in-roads to the music industry. Through a connection of his mother’s, Scott landed a job as a social worker at Franklin Armory Men’s Shelter on 166th St in the Bronx. At night, though, he spun records at the hip hop hot spot, the Broadway Repertoire Theatre.
During his time as a social worker, Sterling met rapper KRS-One in 1986 at Franklin Men's Shelter where KRS resided. The pair formed Boogie Down Productions (BDP) with DJ Derrick "D-Nice" Jones, a cousin of the shelter's security guard, Floyd Payne. The group's 1987 debut album, Criminal Minded, is considered a classic of hip-hop.
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