Da Emazing One is without a doubt an Old School Scholar. Ever since the year of 1979, when He first heard "Let's Dance To The Drummer's Beat", Emazing was not only hooked, He was infused. His new passion launched Him into the skills of Lyricism, B-Boying, and Graff Writing. Hip Hop gave Him a reason to have a voice, and He now writes for Old School Scholar which gives you the true idea of the type of voice He has.
Allow me to start off by asking you this; how does that bridal superstitious rhyme go?
Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.
Is that it?
Well funny enough at times, whenever I think of that rhyme, I can’t seem to help but think of the relationship the recording industry has with digital audio technology; CD’s, iPods, mp3 files, aiff , and wav files, etc, etc. Obviously this represents the “something new” of the bridal rhyme.
There are some people who don’t know that these digital devices are just audio vehicles that sample analog frequencies. That represents the “something borrowed” part of the bridal rhyme.
To me it feels that ever since the birth of CD’s which was in 1981, the industry totally disrespected, disregarded, and dishonored vinyl records. That’s where the “something old” of the bridal rhyme is represented.
As for the “something blue,” I thought it would be better if our website’s DJ, Grandsinister Ice, explain that part from an interview I’d conducted with him not too long ago:
Emazing: Thanks for taking the time out of your day for doing this. I truly appreciate it.
Grandsinister Ice: Ah man! There’s no need for that. It’s no problem! I love to help out.
Emazing: Ummm! Are you surprised to hear that vinyl records are making a comeback?
Grandsinister Ice: No, not necessarily surprised. Just simply glad that it is trying to make a comeback. As you guys know I never was much into CD’s anyhow.
Emazing: Yeah that’s right! You’ve expressed many times to us at Old School Scholar just how much you detest CD’s. Why is that?
Grandsinister Ice: In Hip Hop I grew up in crate digging. I grew up with back-spinning. You can’t do that with CD’s. When CD’s first hit the market, everybody was going around tellin’ me that it has better clarity than vinyl. I was like, who in Hip Hop gives a rats rear-end about clarity!?
Emazing: So in other words, you felt in some way that the presence of CD’s violated the art of back-spinning, correct?
Grandsinister Ice: That’s right!
Emazing:And the same goes for crate digging?
Grandsinister Ice: Absolutely! It quickly became very disheartening to see at record stores the vinyl section getting smaller and smaller each month. As a matter of fact, it was pissing me off! I would have the money to buy a record that I wanted, but couldn’t find it because the record label put it out on CD and not on vinyl! There was more than a few times that I would go home pissed.
Emazing:So it’s safe for our visitors to assume that if you dislike CD’s so much, then you must not be a huge fan of the Serato Scratch Live DJ software that is now selling, right?
Grandsinister Ice: Well, to each is own I guess, but for me, “Hell No!” I mean, why should I spend over a grand for something with the only selling point it has to offer is the convenience of not carrying around crates of records? I mean “boo -the damn- hoo!” So what!?
Emazing:You gotta admit it is kinda cool lookin’ though right?
Grandsinister Ice: That maybe so for the new jack DJs, but the art of mixing, back-spinning and beat juggling is not a fashion statement! You know what I mean? Don’t you find it funny how some companies try to come out with new audio technology to appease the scratch DJs, so it can justify the sale of other technologies they put out on the market? I mean they came out with the DJ CD Deck package so that we can maintain the reason to buy CD’s, right? Then they give us the Serato and Trakmaster, so that the iPods can keep selling. Instead of crate digging, they want us to go dig on iTunes, Rhapsody, and other mp3 websites.
Emazing:I think I see what you mean. In order for you to go from analog to digital, you would have to start all over again.
Grandsinister Ice: There you go! That’s what I’m talking about. It’s cool for those that are starting out with the art of Hip Hop DJing, but for those that are like me who has their own personal library of vinyl records, it doesn’t fit.
Emazing:Hence the reason why you’re glad vinyl is making a comeback.
Grandsinister Ice: You’re damn right! It’s like the industry has dug a six foot hole for vinyl records, but then vinyl turns and says to the industry, “That’s not my grave! This ain’t my graveyard!” See what I’m sayin’? Vinyl is not ready to die because it still has DJs like me that’s got its back!
Emazing: Well I think we should end this interview on that great note. Again, I wanna thank you so much for your time.
Grandsinister Ice: Seriously, no problem! Anytime!
What I’m beginning to learn from all of this is that new technology does not mean it’s a good thing. I do agree that with each introduction adjustments have to be made, but you need to decide if it’s you that has to make them. What I mean to say is, if you’ve already got a few crates of vinyl records, I don’t think you should go digital because your neighbor has done so. In my eyes you have just become one of a kind; an instant throwback. Now that’s a good thing to be!
If you want to be a scratch DJ, and you’re starting from scratch (pardon the pun), then you have a decision to make: “Should I go digital or analog?” I say, do your research, find which one fits your budget the best, and stick to your decision. Just simply remember this, “clarity means nothing. It’s the style you display that counts!”
Not My Graveyard!
Da Emazing One
Da Emazing One is without a doubt an Old School Scholar. Ever since the year of 1979, when He first heard "Let's Dance To The Drummer's Beat", Emazing was not only hooked, He was infused. His new passion launched Him into the skills of Lyricism, B-Boying, and Graff Writing. Hip Hop gave Him a reason to have a voice, and He now writes for Old School Scholar which gives you the true idea of the type of voice He has.
Allow me to start off by asking you this; how does that bridal superstitious rhyme go?
Is that it?
There are some people who don’t know that these digital devices are just audio vehicles that sample analog frequencies. That represents the “something borrowed” part of the bridal rhyme.
To me it feels that ever since the birth of CD’s which was in 1981, the industry totally disrespected, disregarded, and dishonored vinyl records. That’s where the “something old” of the bridal rhyme is represented.
As for the “something blue,” I thought it would be better if our website’s DJ, Grandsinister Ice, explain that part from an interview I’d conducted with him not too long ago:
Emazing: Thanks for taking the time out of your day for doing this. I truly appreciate it.
Grandsinister Ice: Ah man! There’s no need for that. It’s no problem! I love to help out.
Emazing: Ummm! Are you surprised to hear that vinyl records are making a comeback?
Grandsinister Ice: No, not necessarily surprised. Just simply glad that it is trying to make a comeback. As you guys know I never was much into CD’s anyhow.
Emazing: Yeah that’s right! You’ve expressed many times to us at Old School Scholar just how much you detest CD’s. Why is that?
Grandsinister Ice: In Hip Hop I grew up in crate digging. I grew up with back-spinning. You can’t do that with CD’s. When CD’s first hit the market, everybody was going around tellin’ me that it has better clarity than vinyl. I was like, who in Hip Hop gives a rats rear-end about clarity!?
Emazing: So in other words, you felt in some way that the presence of CD’s violated the art of back-spinning, correct?
Grandsinister Ice: That’s right!
Emazing:And the same goes for crate digging?
Grandsinister Ice: Absolutely! It quickly became very disheartening to see at record stores the vinyl section getting smaller and smaller each month. As a matter of fact, it was pissing me off! I would have the money to buy a record that I wanted, but couldn’t find it because the record label put it out on CD and not on vinyl! There was more than a few times that I would go home pissed.
Emazing:So it’s safe for our visitors to assume that if you dislike CD’s so much, then you must not be a huge fan of the Serato Scratch Live DJ software that is now selling, right?
Grandsinister Ice: Well, to each is own I guess, but for me, “Hell No!” I mean, why should I spend over a grand for something with the only selling point it has to offer is the convenience of not carrying around crates of records? I mean “boo -the damn- hoo!” So what!?
Emazing:You gotta admit it is kinda cool lookin’ though right?
Grandsinister Ice: That maybe so for the new jack DJs, but the art of mixing, back-spinning and beat juggling is not a fashion statement! You know what I mean? Don’t you find it funny how some companies try to come out with new audio technology to appease the scratch DJs, so it can justify the sale of other technologies they put out on the market? I mean they came out with the DJ CD Deck package so that we can maintain the reason to buy CD’s, right? Then they give us the Serato and Trakmaster, so that the iPods can keep selling. Instead of crate digging, they want us to go dig on iTunes, Rhapsody, and other mp3 websites.
Emazing:I think I see what you mean. In order for you to go from analog to digital, you would have to start all over again.
Grandsinister Ice: There you go! That’s what I’m talking about. It’s cool for those that are starting out with the art of Hip Hop DJing, but for those that are like me who has their own personal library of vinyl records, it doesn’t fit.
Emazing:Hence the reason why you’re glad vinyl is making a comeback.
Grandsinister Ice: You’re damn right! It’s like the industry has dug a six foot hole for vinyl records, but then vinyl turns and says to the industry, “That’s not my grave! This ain’t my graveyard!” See what I’m sayin’? Vinyl is not ready to die because it still has DJs like me that’s got its back!
Emazing: Well I think we should end this interview on that great note. Again, I wanna thank you so much for your time.
Grandsinister Ice: Seriously, no problem! Anytime!
If you want to be a scratch DJ, and you’re starting from scratch (pardon the pun), then you have a decision to make: “Should I go digital or analog?” I say, do your research, find which one fits your budget the best, and stick to your decision. Just simply remember this, “clarity means nothing. It’s the style you display that counts!”
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