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The Alchemist Interview
Filed under: DJs, Industry Heavyweights, Producer, Interviews
Today’s DJs and producers can be said to have succeeded where the alchemists of ages past have failed—though nobody managed to track down the Philosophers’ Stone that would allow garden-variety lead to be transmuted into more precious elements, master beatsmiths have pioneered a slightly different, much more successful approach to that same problem: separating tunes both familiar and obscure into their component parts, and, with the …
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DJ Drama Interview
Filed under: DJs, Industry Heavyweights, Interviews
Where mainstream listeners are concerned, mixtape DJs aren’t the best-known players in the game, but if there’s one man among them who needs no introduction it’s Aphilliates Music Group cofounder DJ Drama. That’s due in part to his tendency to live up to his name, attracting controversy like iron filings to a magnet, but moreso because he’s one of the best in his class—a major factor …
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Don Cannon Interview
Filed under: DJs, Producer, We Got Next, Interviews
Upon hearing a great hip-hop record, the vast majority of mainstream listeners are content to attribute the track’s success to the talent of the artist. If you’re visiting this site, however, you know better – when a cut truly comes together, half the credit (and often more) must be given to the man behind the curtain, a.k.a. the producer. Though the musical trends and changes in …
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DJ Revolution Interview
Filed under: DJs, Street Veterans, Interviews
Imagine waking up every day excited to go to work. Imagine flying all around the world without having to spend a pretty penny, and getting to meet gorgeous women and rich and powerful businessmen; Imagine being paid to spin hip-hop records for a large and enthusiastic party crowd almost nightly. Believe it or not, this is one man’s reality; I just described the life of industry …
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DJ Green Lantern Interview
Filed under: DJs, Industry Heavyweights, Interviews
Okay, so you’re a DJ. Well, what kind of DJ are you? Are you a club DJ who works gigs seven nights a week? Are you a tour DJ who backs an artist as they make their way from city to city? Are you a mixtape DJ who collects fresh new music and churns out product for the streets? Or maybe, just maybe, you are a …
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Nu Jerzey Devil Interview
Filed under: DJs, Producer, We Got Next, Interviews
As record labels attempt to decipher the convoluted problem that is, “How can we still make massive amounts of money despite the decline in album sales,” many artists, producers and DJs are simply adding new notches to their multi-tasking belts. Prime example: Black Wall Street’s Nu Jerzey Devil. A mixtape DJ and producer by trait, NJG has recently added rapper and clothing designer to his growing …
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DJ Felli Fel Interview
Filed under: DJs, Producer, We Got Next, Interviews
In November of ’95, Funkmaster Flex released “The Mix Tape, Vol. 1: 60 Minutes of Funk.” The album was a straight hour of nothing but pure Hip-Hop, featuring iconic groups A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, The Fugees and Def Squad. In fact the compilation was so “Hip-Hop,” it was distributed on cassette. Many DJs have tried to duplicate what Flex was able to do for …
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Red Café & DJ Envy Interview
Filed under: DJs, Producer, We Got Next, Interviews
Artists and DJs have always shared a connection. The artist makes the music, the DJ make sure that it’s played. In some circumstances however, they come together to create the ultimate musical marriage. While it’s been some time since we’ve heard from the likes of DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince or DJ Premier and Guru, the collaboration between rappers and their mixmastering counterparts is …
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DJ Clue Interview
Filed under: DJs, Industry Heavyweights, Interviews
Known to many as ‘Clue,’ New York born DJ Ernesto Shaw is a taste-making force in the hip-hop industry. In-between radio shows for both of New York’s biggest urban stations, Hot 97 and Power 105.1, a gig as the host for MTV’s Direct Effect countdown show and touring with Mariah Carey, DJ Clue managed to finish off the third installment of his major mix tape series …
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DJ Bedtyme357 Interview
Filed under: DJs, We Got Next, Interviews
DJ Spotlight Interview The life of a professional DJ is a busy one: Hold down a 9 to 5 from Monday through Friday, and then every other minute before, after and on weekends, perfect your craft, practice new mixes, play gigs, produce mix tapes, and most importantly promote your name to the masses. Easy right? (Note the shared sarcasm between the reader and writer.) Now for …
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