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To all Hip Hop DJs, what is your definition of a hardcore Hip Hop beat? Which rap song that’s out right now demonstrates your meaning of a hardcore beat? In my opinion the term hardcore beat has, for some reason, been generalized very loosely. I believe nobody popular today knows what a true hardcore beat sounds like.
To the up and coming DJs who may be reading this; this one is just for you. Part of being a true school DJ is knowing the fact that music as a whole is universal.
That damn Bloodsucking Corporate Machine! Here I am hired to DJ at one of the biggest jams of my life, and it doesn’t feel right. I mean something is way off! I am playing all of the popular songs, but it smells too good in here! For some reason this crowd likes dancing to this [...]
Mark your calendar on September 26 and 27, Friday and Saturday, for the 2008 DMC World DJ Championship finals in London, England at the Indig02. If you are in the United Kingdom, you already have heard the tickets are sold out by now, but I am sure you know a cousin of a friend’s [...]
Fresh on YouTube, care of ThudRumble.com, we have turntablists QBert and Rafik having fun with Scratch Drumming. The two infamous DJs wreck shop by “doing an old school trick where they alternate between each other at the ends of each measure.” Simply said, these pros are doing what they always do in their zone when rocking the beats. This video was shot while chillin’ between takes of the new upcoming DVD Scratchlopedia Breaktannica.
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Don’t you think it’s challenging enough for DJs to cut and scratch with CDs ever since they did away with vinyl? Nowadays, it’s even more of a challenge for DJs to find two songs of different tempos to mix with. Is it me or is it the same non-talented producer making all of [...]
Sampling is not a privilege; it is an art. It should be treated and respected as such. So what ended the sampling era of Hip Hop? I have my theory. So let me share that theory with you and see if you agree or disagree.
There are some Hip Hop producers that claim to know [...]
You have to understand. Drums were one of the earliest forms of communication in early civilization. Drums alerted danger, declared victory, express sorrow, and pumped celebration. Without tongues, drums speak more profoundly when words can not be heard. Drums are honest and never sugar coated no matter what studio effect is added to it…and the beat goes on.
Block Parties were part of the foundation for Hip Hop’s existence and bringing communities together and squashing bitter rivalries. With the current state of Hip Hop’s bastard identity can block parties exist with the same vigor and enthusiasm for peaceful celebration?
Who stole the DJ? The Fresh Prince asked this question on the cut of the same name from his 1991 album “Homebase”. Whether or not he was subliminally alluding to what I’m about to write about is open for debate. I have yet to understand how the top (c)rap artists of today can claim to be representing Hip Hop without such a vital element as the DJ.
