Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Wednesday | March 18, 2009
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BET 'ROCCS' at Fun in the Sun

iROCC - Contributed

Gospel rapper, Lil iROCC Williams and one of the world's leading entertainment stations, Black Entertainment Television (BET), will be stamping their mark on this year's Best Dressed Fun in the Son on Saturday at the University of the West Indies Mona Bowl, starting at 10 a.m.

iROCC, who hails from Atlanta, Georgia, and whose moniker means I Rely On Christ Completely is best known for his albums, Lil iROCC Williams and The Sequel, and promises to be one of the highlights of the concert. The success of iROCC's albums and talent have been compared to that of secular rappers such as Lil Bow Wow and Lil Wayne, and with reason!

In 2003, at the age of 13, Lil iROCC's debut album, Lil iROCC Williams, charted on three Billboard charts - US Heatseekers (#46), US Contemporary Christian (#27) and US Gospel (#26).

In addition, his songs have appeared on the popular secular compilation album WOW Hits 2004 and he has since then moved on to win a tremendous amount of awards including Gospel's Choice Best Hip Hop Artiste of the Year 2006. This will mark his second appearance at Fun in the Son.

Successful artistes

With such successful artistes gracing the stage from iROCC to Carlene Davis, Papa San, Judy Mowatt, Goddy Goddy, DJ Nicholas, Judith Gayle, Omari, Craig C and more, not to mention the list of the day's activities ranging from a Classic Car Show to a Kiddies Village, BET's cameras have agreed to capture footage and conduct interviews at what has become Jamaica's biggest gospel show.

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