Hi my name is Roger. I’m an MC/Beatboxer from a small neighborhood in South Brooklyn nobody ever heard of. I had a good upbringing and was always an outgoing and creative kid. These were traits instilled in me by my mom who earned a living as a professional clown and entertainer. My outgoing personality allowed me to succeed in the Edward R. Murrow Gospel Chorus during high school. This is where I learned to beatbox and freestyle, exploring music. My mom passed along her bag of tricks when she gave me the family business while I attended college, something I still do to this day, entertaining at children’s parties.
I used these tools to navigate through the diverse city of New York. My journey led me to the subways where I became part of the Hip Hop Subway Series; a community of beatboxers and rappers who cyphered throughout the city’s transit system. Through this adventure I met at bunch of interesting characters. I came across a rapper named Wordspit. He gave me the opportunity to perform on stage in a cypher at SOB’s, the crowd loved it. That night I went home and gave myself the name Normal.
I graduated from Kingsborough and made it to the promise land, Brooklyn College, where I started organizing cyphers on campus. With the help of a DJ called Pete Castles and an enthusiastic African named Rasheed, I started my own on campus radio show called Who’s on Deck. Through the show I was able to network with different people involved in music. My talents of beatboxing and freestyling became noticed by many, as they aren’t popular traits of hip hop artists today. These skills allowed be to make a name for myself without having any recorded music for people to follow. My beatboxing skills came in handy at a Kilzone show, this is where the manager Jamie Kilkenny showed interest in what I had to offer as an artist. He invited me to join the crew on some auditions to see if I’d be interested in having further involvement. I was honored to join the crew and look forward to making music and performing with the guys. Being part of the movement will allow me to explore myself as an artist and continue to gain the exposure I need to make it in the industry.
