THE DIRT
Zilla Rocca is an MC/producer/freelance writer/soy milk enthusiast from Philadelphia. He was a member of the experimental hip hop group CROOKED SOUL . He is currently one-half of the incredible rap duo CLEAN GUNS and the President/ co-founder of BEAT GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT .
His first solo album "Fall Back Friday," is dropping summertime '08, with the lead-off mixtape "Bring Me the Head of Zilla Rocca!" coming out spring '08. Fans of Camp Lo, Black Sheep, The Beatnuts, Kanye West's "The College Dropout" and obscure movie references will surely be in delight with both releases.
Currently, Mr. Rocca is collaborating with Seattle-based singer/songwriter/hip hop producer Douglas Martin (aka Fresh Cherries from Yakima) as the group 5 O'Clock Shadowboxers. Their debut EP will be released later this year as a free download. Fans of the Velvet Underground, Radiohead, "Liquid Swords," and The Roots' "Game Theory" will eat this shit up.
Zilla Rocca has written for 33jones.com, The Passion of the Weiss, SouledOn Music, 215hiphop.com, and Magnaphone Magazine. Someone needs to give this guy a warm cup of Shut the Hell Up
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INTERVIEWS
• Interview at 33jones.com about SOMETIMES THERE IS TROUBLE and Clean Guns favorite MC's. December 2006.
• A comprehensive breakdown on the making of LIVING IN HARMONY at 33jones.com . March 2007.
• Zilla Rocca talks about the writing process of Clean Guns and the future of Beat Garden Entertainment at Floodwatch Music on May 7, 2007.
THE BEAT GENERATION
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I'M A WRITER FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS
• Reminiscin' With Zilla Rocca at Souled On Music. 9/7/07. Extensive analysis on one of my favorite albums WU-TANG FOREVER.
• Zilla Rocca breaks down his favorite hip hop verse of all time--"Hungry" by Common over at 33jones.com. 10/30/07
• The World According to Zilla at 215hiphop.com. 11/20/07. Topic: Why Wyclef sucks.
• Interview with Taragirl, one of Philly's best new R&B singers, at Magnaphone Magazine . 2/20/08
• Review of the Wu-Tang Clan album "8 Diagrams" at Magnaphone Magazine . 2/20/08
RIDE AROUND SHINING
• Zilla Rocca named MP3 Artist of the Week at 215hiphop.com for the song "Nadda" produced by Alex Wood from the forthcoming solo album FALL BACK FRIDAY. 9/15/07
• 33jones.com spotlighted the song "Sunbathing B*tches" featuring Mally from the 612 produced by Zilla Rocca from the forthcoming mixtape BRING ME THE HEAD OF ZILLA ROCCA!!!. 10/24/07
• Zilla Rocca's remix of Jay-Z's "Blue Magic" spotlighted at 33jones.com along with the exclusive freestyle "Hit 'Em". 1/12/08
• Zilla Rocca named MP3 Artist of the Week at 215hiphop.com for the self-produced song "52 Bars" from the forthcoming solo mixtape BRING ME THE HEAD OF ZILLA ROCCA!!!. 1/28/08
• LA Weekly spotlights ZR and his upcoming project 5 O'Clock Shadowboxers with Douglas Martin aka Fresh Cherries from Yakima. 1/30/08