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Logo for the now defunct Rawkus Records 50 collective.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Around this same time, my music caught the attention of one my favorite record labels, Rawkus Records. I would end up being part of their…

Album cover of Silent Knight's first official album "Hunger Strike".

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"With the success of "Fall Of Ignorance", we kept the momentum going and finished my first official album - "Hunger Strike". The…

Album cover of Silent Knight's first solo CD, "Fall of Ignorance".

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"With lots of help, my first solo offering "Fall Of Ignorance" was released. This album was recorded at a number of studios,…

Photograph of Silent Knight on the Calhoun St. Bridge connecting Trenton, New Jersey and Morrisville, PA.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"After releasing music and growing my stage presence with Unstoppable Unity, it was time to…

Photograph of Silent Knight with Queens based producer and emcee Kon Boogie, who at the time this photo was taken went by KON.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Then in 2001, through a chance meeting (or fate) Monk and I…

Photograph of Silent Knight pictured with Arcane at his first real recording session.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Once I saw how positively Monk reacted to what I'd been writing, a fire was lit. I called my brother Arcane…

Silent Knight logo and the photograph the logo design was based on.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"The fact that I would keep my art so close to my heart and not share, along with my shy and quiet demeanor, would eventually…

Photo of notebook collection that SK has used for his writing for decades.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"But then, things would change. I stopped feeling comfortable sharing my rhymes. I was writing every day at this point,…

Cassette tape insert from Silent Knight's timeline exhibit and photo of him with his cousins.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Following the first song, my cousins and I would make our own music and artwork to go with it. Young…

Photograph of Jason Fraticelli (Silent Knight) as a child.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"At 10 years old, I wrote my first (short) song, at the kitchen table in Brooklyn NY."

Photograph of Jason Fraticelli (Silent Knight) as a baby.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1983, Silent Knight (also known by "SK") arrived into a musical family, The Fraticelli's. SK's parents and…

Cover image for the Raíces Roots Music Exhibit Series timeline exhibit 'Silent Knight'

Photographs of Silent Knight and Monk.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"And then one day, the "shell" was broken, the figurative armor let down. Sitting in an apartment in Staten Island, after talking for hours about life,…

Photograph of Unstoppable Unity

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"Unstoppable Unity (SK, KON, and MONK) put 3 of their songs on a CD-R and sold them at shows. The response was great, and motivated us to keep creating."

Photograph of Silent Knight his first time performing on stage at the Rising Cafe.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"My first time on stage. After meeting KON, the 3 of us started performing at the Rising Cafe in Park Slope…