Monthly Archives: December 2010

Kickin ass since the mid 80s, 6BLOCC (aka R.A.W) is a veteran of the DMC Circuit, as well as the HipHop and Jungle scene, but in 2006 everything changed when he was turned on to Dubstep.

“The sound spoke to me and said follow me…and I did… I felt like I was ready to change my style and move onto a new sound…dubstep was exactly what I needed at the time. Drum and bass reached a point where I no longer felt like it was me and it was also getting too fast and void of the funk.”

6BLOCC has always been known for his relentless techniques behind the wheels of steel, and is now creating blends of hypnotic textures and warped basslines from the future using Cubase SX3, 6blocc says,

“I decided to use Cubase to give it a different feel than the usual mix-cd and to add my own samples and edits.”

Teamed up with accomplished Emcee/DJ/Producer, Prolific, 6blocc is currently touring the US with a rumored stop through Turbo Tuesdays in St. Pete. When they hit us up about promoting their 2011 tour, Loyalty Amongst Thieves, they shared some of the tunes they are working on. Here are a couple clips from what they sent us, and we are promised some exclusive downloads to hype their show when they come through next month. Stay tuned for details.

Oh,and If you’re wondering where the name 6BLOCC came from:

“I got the name from a Masta Ace song where he says, “the bass I create is heard from six blocks”. BOOM!