Local artist JS is using his talent to inspire the next generation, helping host a hip-hop back-to-school giveaway at the Queens Public Library.
A singer, rapper, dancer and DJ, there isn't much local artist JS can't do. But he's using his talent for a greater cause, inspiring the next generation with more than just music in Queens. FOX 5 NY's Kendall Green has the story.A lesson on hip hop in a library may appear to be uncommon but it’s the perfect venue if you ask Ralph McDaniels who most know as ‘Uncle Ralph.’, and Hip-Hop coordinator for the Queens Public Library helped the genre as we know it take flight.
"The whole DJ’ing thing came about when I was 4 years old, actually," JS told FOX 5 NY. "He took me to his friend’s house DJ Diamond Kutz, and she had the whole turn table set up. It was so colorful, and I was like Oh shoot this is crazy," Now, JS is sharing his love for music, dancing, and DJing with the audience of the future and giving them some school supplies and inspiration heading into the new year.
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