BIOGRAPHY of MC Sha-Rock
MC Sha-Rock is relevant to the Hip Hop culture, music and industry!
Her career began in 1976 as a b-girl (break dancer) in the Bronx, New York. In 1977, she became the first female emcee to join an all male hip-hop group. The Funky 4 + 1 More was the first organized/synchronized group to change the way rap was perfected.
MC Sha-Rock became the first female Pioneer MC to set the standards for females to follow. She is credited with being the First Female Pioneer to go full circle in a MC rhyming battle. She was responsible for introducing the Hip Hop/ rap culture to various nationalities and countries throughout the world.
During her career with the group, she performed in all five boroughs throughout New York City to include out of state performances. In 1979, The Funky 4 +1 More signed to Enjoy Records. MC Sha-Rock became the first Female Pioneer emcee worldwide, known to have a record deal.
She has lend her likeliness to many documentaries to include,” Thirty Years of Hip Hop”, which aired on VH1 and most recent “My Mic Sounds Nice” aired on the B.E.T. network. MC Sha-Rock is the first Female and Pioneer, of the Hip Hop culture to lend her voice for a televised commercial for the Mitsubishi” 2008” automobile advertisement.
To note, MC Sha-Rock is the most documented and photographed female emcee, to be sort out by her peers, in order to capture her essence throughout the ground- breaking years of Hip Hop. She was known for her skills as a Hip Hop artist in a male dominated arena. Her male peers never regarded her as “just a female”; she was seen as a female emcee with rhyming skills. Her unparalleled flow and prominent personality is why she has set the criterion opposed to conforming to others. She stands as a Hip Hop icon, a role model, and most importantly, as the foundation of female emcees.
MC Sha-Rock has been labeled by her fellow peers as the most celebrated Hip Hop female Pioneer MC of all time from fellow artists, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Sean “Puffy" Combs, Fab 5 Freddy, MC Lyte and countless Hip Hop lovers around the world who have followed her career throughout her tenure.