# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/scott-la-rock
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:01:40.725Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/scott-la-rock"
name: "Scott La Rock"
slug: "scott-la-rock"
description: "Scott Monroe Sterling, known by the stage name DJ Scott La Rock, was an American hip-hop disc jockey and music producer from the Bronx, New York. He was a founding member of the East Coast hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. He was also known for his association with the rapper KRS-One who was a member of Boogie Down Productions."
tagline: "American disc jockey (1962–1987)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1d/Scott_La_Rock.png"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1962-03-02"
deathDate: "1987-08-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.49
  momentum:             1.979695431472081
  historical:           12.01618
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2994005/"
    handle:    "nm2994005"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "سكوت لا روك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "سکوت لا روک"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_La_Rock"
    title: "Scott La Rock"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_La_Rock"
    title: "Scott La Rock"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_La_Rock"
    title: "Scott La Rock"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_La_Rock"
    title: "Scott La Rock"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_La_Rock"
    title: "Scott La Rock"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_La_Rock"
    title: "Scott La Rock"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_La_Rock"
    title: "Scott La Rock"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_La_Rock"
    title: "Scott La Rock"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%82_%D0%9B%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%BA"
    title: "Скотт Ла Рок"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_La_Rock"
    title: "Scott La Rock"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/71753c41-f4bc-4a07-a4af-5fd72ad6a8a0"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump