“WE ARE WHAT HIP HOP IS TO AMERICA TO THE LATINO. IT’S THE MUSIC THAT DEFINED A GENERATION, MY GENERATION, THE URBAN LATINO & BILINGUAL SPEAKING LATINO”
Ray Rok…….. how’s life treating you? ITS A ROLLER COASTER RITE NOW BUT I’M NOT GONNA COMPLAIN, LOL THIS YEAR HAS BEEN FULL OF BLESSINGS UPS AN DOWNS. BUT I HAVE FAITH IN GOD AN KEEP MOVING EVERY DAY.
Who is Ray Rok? I AM A STRONG SELF MOTIVATED ENTREPRENEUR, THAT NEVER TAKES ‘NO’ OR ‘YOU CAN’T’ FROM ANYONE. I’M AN ARTIST, PRODUCER AND PROMOTER THAT GRINDS IN THIS GAME LIKE NO ONE ELSE!
What are some things that you do?
NOW I HAVE A DJ PULL ROKALLSTARS DJ’S WE HAVE DJ’S ACROSS THE COUNTRY BREAKING RECORDS OF OUR ARTIST AN THE ARTIST THAT WE BOOK. I’M BACK IN THE CLUB PROMOTING SEEN AGAIN IN ORLANDO CLUB ROXY’S WED NIGHTS AN SUNDAY NIGHT, AN NOW LAX TAKING IT A STEP HIGHER ON A SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING SOME OF THE HOTTEST REGGAETON CONCERTS INTO ORLANDO. CEO OF TSM STUDIO WITH FAMA BEATZ HIP HOP AND REGGAETON LABEL IN CENTRAL FLORIDA.
How long have you been in Orlando? 22 YEARS
How have you seen the city change in the past 5 years? SAD TO SAY BUT IT HAS TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE. I LOVE MY CITY AN REP IT WERE EVER I GO. BUT PEOPLE LEAVE THERE CITY’S TO COME TO ORLANDO FOR A PEACEFUL LIFE AN BRING THE SAME HABITS OF LIVING FROM WITCH THEY CAME. CRIME RATE HAS INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY IN 5 YEARS. WE ARE GROWING CITY LETS TAKE PRIDE IN IT, AN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.
Where are you from originally? LOL DEFIANCE, OHIO THE MID WEST! BUT PRETTY MUCH RAISED RITE HERE IN O TOWN SOUTH SEMORAN BABY!!1
Tell us about a few of your major accomplishments… HAVE RECORDED IN OVER 7 COMPILATIONS ALBUMS THAT HAVE HIT STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WITH DUO ANTHONY MR BOU WE HAD THE NUMBER #3 SONG IN PERU TOP 10 AN STAYED IN THE TOP 10 FOR OVER 9 MONTHS. AS WELL AS LA CALLE RADIO IN CHICAGO WE HELD THE TOP 10 SPOT FOR 6 MONTHS WITH HIT SINGLE “TU ME QUEMAS”.I HAVE PARTICIPATED AS A REGGAETON ARTIST IN THE PUERTO RICAN PARADE IN NYC AN CHICAGO FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS.
HAVE SEEN OVER 3 CONTINENTS WITH MY MUSIC AN HOPE TO REACH THE OTHER 4 BEFORE MY CAREER IS DONE. NEVER BEEN SIGHNED TO A MAJOR RECORD DEAL AN STILL HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO SHARE STAGES WITH ARTIST LIKE TREBOL CLAN MASTER JOE OG BLACK AN GUAYOMAN FELINO YOUNG HOLLYWOOD DADDY YANNKEE AN MR BOU GETTING SHOWS AN BOOKINGS FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AN SOUTH AMERICA! HAD A HIT SINGLE WITH GOLDSTAR RECORDING ARTISTS TREBOL CLAN “CHIKA MODELO” WITCH HIT RADIO WAVES IN PUERTO RICOS REGGAETON 94.5. TO THIS DATE WE ARE THE ONLY GROUP TO COME OUT OF ORLANDO AN REPRESENT THIS CITY AT A NATIONAL LEVEL.
Whats been the best event you’ve ever promoted and why?
IN 2004 I DID AN EVENT FOR THE HURRICANE VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA, I JOINED UP WITH THE RED CROSS AN POWER 953 WE DONATED CLOTHES FOOD AN MEDICAL SUPPLIES AS WELL AS COLLECT OVER 60K FOR THE VICTIMS OF KATRINA WITH A CONCERT. THE ARTIST INVOLVED WHO DONATED THERE TIME WERE PITBULL, MASTER JOE AN OG BLACK JOAN Y ONEIL, RED RAT, YOUNG HOLLYWOOD AN DJ BUDHA. I DIDN’T SEE A DOLLAR BUT TO KNOW THAT I MADE A DIFFERENCE IN ANOTHER HUMAN BEINGS LIFE FOR HIM TO FEED HIMSELF WIFE OR CHILD. FOR ME IT WAS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER BEEN A PART OF SHOUT OUTS TO THE 12 O’CLOCK CREW. A GROUP OF FRIENDS WITCH ACTUALY WENT WITH ME TO LOUISIANA AN KEY WEST TO HELP PUT BLUE TARPS AN SHELTER FOR FAMILYS IN NEED!
Do you produce music? If so what do you use? AT THE MOMENT NO- I’M NOT PRODUCING BUT WHEN I WAS I USED FRUITY LOOPS, AND A PHANTOM IS ALL YOU NEED LOL
Is reggaeton dying, dead or living more life than ever?
WOW IF I GOT A $1 FOR EVERY TIME I HAVE BEEN ASKED THIS I WOULD BE RICH!!! I HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE MOVEMENT FROM THE BEGINNING AN HAVE SEEN IT SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD. IN THE STATES IS TAKING A HIT YES IT IS. IS IT DEAD KNOW. ORLANDO KEEPS IT ALIVE YOU DIGGG!!!! NOW YOU GO TO THE WEST COAST ITS ALIVE YOU GO TO SOUTH AMERICA ITS REALLY ALIVE AN THE MOVEMENT IN EUROPE IS GROWING EVERY DAY.. SO IS IT DEAD IT WILL NEVER DIE WE ARE WHAT HIP HOP IS TO AMERICA TO THE LATINO ITS THE MUSIC THAT DEFINED A GENERATION MY GENERATION URBAN LATINO BILINGUAL SPEAKING LATINO
Who are some of the most top dollar producing acts?
MAN RITE NOW I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT THE LATINO’S HAVE TAKEN IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. PITBULL, ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, MARK ANTHONY, WISIN Y YANDEL THEY HAVE PUT THEM SELVES RITE UP THERE WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD AS TOP SELLING ACTS.
What artists, DJ’s do you manage? PRODUCERS: FAMA BEATZ, RESTLESS, YOUNG HOLLYWOOD DJ’S DJ GATO(ORL), DIRTY DIZZLE (ORL), DJ TITO WU TANG CLAN(INT), DJ PABLO(MIN) DJ METRO (CHI) ARTIST: MASTER JOE, YOUNG HOLLYWOOD, DELIRIOUS, SINCERO (305 MUSIC), BIMBO EL OSO MANIOSO, SLIM GOODYE, LUGO KID GET RITE, MIMI, KSINO AN KEVEN Y ERY
How easy or difficult is it dealing with them?
ONE THING I CAN SAY ABOUT THE ROK ALLSTARS FAMILY AN TSM FAMILY THATS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE A FAMILY WE HAVE FOR THE MOST PART KNOWN EACHOSER FOR OVER 8 AN SOME 16 YEARS OF OUR LIVES.
What have you learned is the best way to get the word out for promo nowadays? INTERNET! NUMBER 1 WAY TO GET YOUR MUSIC OUT IS INTERNET
Where us your favorite place to shop? LOL WAL MART YOU CAN GET ANYTHING THERE. NAME ONE PLACE YOU CAN GO IN AT ONE TIME AN GET WHAT EVER YOU NEED DONE AT ONE TIME. LOL..
WHats your favorite restaurant? OLIVE GARDEN THE SALAD IS BANGING!
Whats your favorite drink? ORANGE JUICE OR INCREDIBLE HULK
Where do you get your haircut? SO MANY OF MY BOYS HAVE BARBER SHOPS THAT IF I MENTION ONE I’M GONNA HURT THE OTHERS FEELINGS. LOL.. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE..
Do you think the magic is going to take all this year? MAN I LOVE MY BLACK AN BLUE BABY YOU DIGGG ORLANDO ALL THE WAY EVERY YEAR THAT’S HOW I TRY TO THINK AT LEAST…
Who do you think they will be playing against if so ?
MAN I WANT KOBE’S PUNK BEHIND TO COME BACK. YOU HAVE TO BEAT THE CHAMPS TO BECOME THE CHAMPS I WANT L.A.
Who do you think will win the Superbowl? I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE GIANTS BUT WHO KNOWS ITS A TUFF CALL RITE NOW.
In you opinion – Top 5 Artists out right now for hip hop and Reggaeton……….
Hip Hop
1WEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZYYYYYYY
2DRAKE
3JAYZ
4EMINEM
5.50CENT
Reggaeton
1 MY ALL TIME FAVORITE WONT EVER CHANGE TEMPO EL DURO
2 WISIN Y YANDEL
3 DON OMAR
4 YANKEE
5 COSCU
Top 5 local artists
1 MR SMILES, CANT TAKE AWAY WHAT HE HAS DONE
2 SLIM GOODYE
3 STREETS
4 TREAL
5 ATIBA
Top 5 local DJs
1 NASTY IS THE KING OF ORLANDO HANDS DOWN
2 DJ GREG GODZILLA G
3 DJ GATO
4 DJ CHINO
5 VOS DJS
How did you get your name – Ray Rok?
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP I WAS ALWAYS A SKINNY LITTLE SACK OF BONES. I WAS CHIZZELED BUT SKINNY AS HELL MAN LOL.. I USE TO PLAY FOOTBALL AN WHEN PEOPLE WOULD TAKLE ME THEY SAID IT WAS LIKE TACKLING A ROCK. OOOYYYYAAAA LOL NOW I CALL MY SELF RAY ROK CAUSE I’M THE ROK AN FOUNDATION OF MY COMPANY IF I DON’T DO MY JOB WE DON’T SHINE.. YOU CANT EVER STOP A STAR FROM SHINNING ROK ALLSTARS
Have you always gone by that? KNOW MY STAGE NAME WAS EL DOBLE RR. THE TWO RR’S STANDING FOR MY PARENTS RAMON AN RUTHIE. MY ROCK AN FOUNDATION. WITH OUT THEM THERE WOULD OF NEVER BEEN ME!!
If there was one thing that you wanted the world to now about Ray Rok what would it be? THAT I NEVER LET ANYONE TELL ME I COULDN’T ACCOMPLISH MY DREAMS! THAT I WAS A GREAT FATHER AN MENTOR AN WILL ALWAYS AN FOR MOST DO ANYTHING FOR MY FAMILY!!!!
Any last words for us? I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ORLANDO FOR THERE SUPPORT TO ME AN MY COMPANY FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. IT HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD OF MANY ACOMPLISHMENTS AN LOSSES BUT THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR ME. I LOVE MY CITY AN REP IT WITH PRIDE. ROK ALLSTARS ITS A MOVEMENT NOT A LABEL CREATING DREAMS SINCE 2OO1. WE DON’T MAKE RECORDS WE MAKE HITS, GONNA CATCH UP TO PETE ROSE ONE DAY… TSM JMR DH VOS IMP I REP MY CITY PROUDLY WITH YOU GUYS..
Thanks for your time.
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