DJ Booth Features - Interviews

Judah Jumps “In the Mix” [DJBooth Interview Exclusive]

Posted by richard on 02/06/12
Filed under: News, Exclusives, Interviews

New York, N.Y. -- For most of us, when we read the letters "P.U.S.S.Y.", what immediately springs to mind is... um... an adorable kitten. Yeah, a kitten, that works, Up-and coming beatsmith Judah, however, thinks a little differently than the rest of us. A buzzmaking beatsmith who's won acclaim for his work with artists like Wale,

Belly Jumps “In the Mix” [Exclusive Interview]

Posted by Nathan S. on 01/26/12
Filed under: News, Exclusives, Featured, Interviews

Now that Canadian hip-hop's emerged into the international spotlight, North of the Border artists are queuing up for miles to get their share of the shine. Near the front of the pack is Belly, an Ontario heavyweight whose musical resumé stretches back to the early 2000's. Born to Palestinian parents and raised in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Jordan, the artist …

Don Trip Jumps “In the Mix” [DJBooth Interview Exclusive]

Posted by JustinM on 01/17/12
Filed under: News, Exclusives, Interviews

Forget everything you thought you knew about Memphis, Tennessee and its hip-hop scene--especially if you learned it from watching Hustle & Flow. An rising rap star who takes as much inspiration from Jay-Z, Outkast and 2Pac as from the club music of his hometown, Don Trip is getting ready to redefine what it means …

J. Capri Jumps “In the Mix” (Exclusive Interview)

Posted by Nathan S. on 01/05/12
Filed under: Interviews

Well over a year ago a young North Carolina emcee representative J. Capri made his debut on our pages and in that time he's turned out a consistently improving collection of tracks and visuals. Now, as Capri readys for the release of his Born Stars album on January 18, he jumps "In the Mix" to talk …

ASAP Rocky Jumps “In the Mix” [DJBooth Interview Exclusive]

Posted by JustinM on 12/21/11
Filed under: News, Exclusives, Featured, Interviews

You've got to hand it to ASAP Rocky: the man doesn't waste time. Just two months and change after exploding onto the scene with single "Peso" and its accompanying video, the 23-year old Harlem native had signed a $3 million contract with Polo Grounds Music/ RCA Records--a contract whose ink barely had a chance to dry before the …

Common Jumps “In the Mix” [DJBooth Interview Exclusive]

Posted by JustinM on 12/20/11
Filed under: News, Exclusives, Featured, Interviews

A Chicago veteran whose lyrical, politically-charged style helped light the way for Windy City luminaries Kanye and Lupe, Common has spent the last several years diversifying his resume--penning a memoir, starring in numerous hit films and dabbling in electronic/club music on 2008 LP Universal Mind Control. Now, rejuvenated by …

Crooked I Jumps “In the Mix” [DJBooth Interview Exclusive]

Posted by JustinM on 12/13/11
Filed under: News, Exclusives, Interviews

While Crooked I's recent work as one-fourth of lyrical supergroup Slaughterhouse has been instrumental in raising his national profile, heads shouldn't get it twisted. At the end of the day, the Long Beach underground mainstay answers to one man and one man only: Crooked I. A 15-year veteran of the West Coast scene whose extensive struggles with industry …

Naughty by Nature Jump “In the Mix” [DJBooth Interview Exclusive]

Posted by JustinM on 12/06/11
Filed under: News, Exclusives, Interviews

Everyone wants to create music for the ages, but few have the combo of pop savvy and staying power to keep listeners singing along for decades to come. East Orange crew Naughty By Nature clearly possess that elusive mixture--how else do you explain the fact that, 20 years later, hip-hop heads still know what it means to be "down with …

David Dallas Jumps “In the Mix” [DJBooth Interview Exclusive]

Posted by richard on 11/29/11
Filed under: Exclusives, Featured, Interviews

New York, N.Y. -- If devotion to one's grind were measured in miles traveled in pursuit of one's goals, David Dallas would already be one of the hardest hustlers in the game; between his hometown of Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand to his current residence in NYC lie roughly 8,831 of them. Already a seven-year veteran of the NZ scene with …

Maino Jumps “In the Mix” [DJBooth Interview Exclusive]

Posted by JustinM on 11/23/11
Filed under: News, Exclusives, Interviews

New York, N.Y. -- The road from Maino's 2009 debut set, ...If Tomorrow Comes, to his sophomore full-length has been a long and bumpy one, but he hasn't let a little red tape slow his hustle. Well-prepared for the trials and tribulations of the industry by his background in the streets, the NYC representative has kept his …

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