Williams joined the X-Men in the late 1980s, but due to copyright reasons, the group later became known as
the X-Ecutioners. The group released three studio albums, 1997's
X-Pressions, 2002's
Built from Scratch and 2004's
Revolutions. In the 1990s he and
MF Grimm were an emcee/DJ team, and his DJ contributions can be heard on MF Grimm's
Scars & Memories compilation. In addition to his work with MF Grimm and the X-Ecutioners, Roc Raida released albums as a solo artist, his most famous being 2005's
Rock Phenomenon, a mash-up album he released with DJ Vlad that blended rock and hip hop, which won the Mash-Up Mixtape of the Year at the Justo Mixtape Awards. He also produced songs for artists including
Ill Al Skratch,
Showbiz and A.G., the
Jungle Brothers,
Mad Skillz,
Smif-N-Wessun,
Jehst, and
Big Pun,
Linkin Park and he served as
Busta Rhymes' DJ. He won the 1995
DMC World DJ Championship and was inducted into the DMC Hall of Fame four years later. He was the DJ for rapper
MF Grimm through the mid-1990s, during both of the early stages of their careers. He also appeared in the 2001 film
Scratch On March 20, 2012,
Rob Swift released the album
Roc for Raida, a collection of songs (some unreleased) and battle style routines that defined Roc Raida as an artist, lost interview archives (from John Carluccio), and other material, with proceeds going to Roc Raida's family. ==Discography==