Carter "Roc" Mangan Jr. is a producer, musician and sound engineer from Newark, New Jersey. His company, The Roc Productions, creates original content for film, television, artists and other media. His company has music in television series & films across many networks including CBS, FOX, Showtime, HBO, MTV, VH1, E!, Oxygen, BET, Bravo, The Travel Channel, OWN, Telemundo, Hulu, Revolt TV and Netflix. Roc also does music and production work with many musicians, recording artists, voice-over artists, content creators and filmmakers across many genres, countries and media platforms.
    
      Roc has garnered awards for “Best Soundtrack” in the New York International Film Awards for the documentary “Gone Too Soon: The Life, Legacy & Loss of Newark's Cultural Icons”, and has also produced the music for “Welcome to Newark”, a tourism promotional video featuring Newark based artists, musicians and poetry from Newark’s Mayor Ras J. Baraka, which won an award for “Excellence in Marketing” at The New Jersey Tourism Industry Association and Bronze in the category of “Best Music & Sound craft” for The One Club for Creativity, a leading force in the advertisement community. 

      Roc has most recently collaborated with Audible in composing the soundtrack for a 28 foot tall monument in dedication to Harriet Tubman, designed by architect Nina Cooke John. The monument, titled "Shadow of a Face", is the centerpiece of a community gathering space in Newark’s recently renamed Harriet Tubman Square. Audible has produced a permanent audio installation at the monument, featuring narration performed by Newark native Queen Latifah and a talented cast, about Harriet Tubman’s life, the Underground Railroad in Newark and the freedom and liberation of Black communities.

Originally from Georgetown, Guyana, rising rap star Az Izz travelled to America at 13 and spent his adolescent years in New Jersey, honing his natural musical talents. Music had always been a driving force in Az Izz’s life and his passion evolved from being a young DJ, to becoming one of the founding members of the Outsidaz, a hip-hop group from Newark, NJ. Best known for its affiliation with Detroit rappers Eminem and Bizzare, the Outsidaz went on to leave a mark in hip-hop history.

The group formed in 1991 after underground rappers Young Zee and Pacewon became friends at a party following a lengthy microphone battle that ended in a tie. The rappers chose to unite, bringing in Az Izz, D.U. and Rah Digga. Throughout its run, the Outsidaz worked alongside rap industry stars such as Method Man, Redman and the Refugee Camp, and the group made its first commercial appearance as guest artists on the song “Cowboys” off the Fugees multi-platinum sophomore LP “The Score.” In addition, Outsidaz collaborated with Detroit’s D-12 on various projects, and Eminem gives a nod to Outsidaz in three songs on his debut album “Slim Shady LP.”

Throughout Azizz’s life, hip-hop was the one thing that made sense. Artists such as Heavy D, KRS One, LL Cool J inspired him to be the rapper he is today, and his first solo album “Born In Sin, Shaped In Iniquity,” showcases lyrical gifts. The versatility of themes featured on the album range from joy, despair, and pain peppered with political perspectives. Az Izz likens himself to reggae legend Bob Marley, whose thought-provoking lyrics forced fans to question their reality and the consequences of their actions.

In 2020, Az Izz signed with label New Dawn Records to release his new solo album "Dopeliss".  Mostly self produced it features several of The Outsidaz crew

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