Tag Archives: disc jockey

Beat Diggin’: Documentary For All Vinyl Junkies, DJs, and Beat Makers

By Q Ball | November 17, 2009

There is much more work into creating the next great Hip Hop track. People often think you just press a couple of buttons and BAM! The next dope beat has been born! Sorry to disappoint you because it is more painstaking to create the next new flavor in your ear. Take a walk with some of the best underground producers and Hip Hop DJs on the daily life of crate digging.

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Interview With GrandSinister Ice: MegaMix One Video

By Q Ball | May 15, 2009

This interview was conducted in part due to our large reception towards the recent video release of Old School Scholar MegaMix One by GrandSinister Ice.

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The Green Dictator

By Da Emazing One | September 16, 2008

I have this question that I wish to ask everybody. The question is simply this, “does money measure the depth of your love and respect for Hip Hop culture?” Now, if your answer is a quick “Hell No,” stop to think about this first.

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N.B.A.

By Da Emazing One | September 1, 2008

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.

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Seven Minutes Of Potpourri

By Da Emazing One | August 27, 2008

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 [...]

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The Best Way An Unknown MC Must Self-Promote: Part 2

By Da Emazing One | July 10, 2008

Now it’s time to build your name out there. It will take you and your DJ’s efforts to complete the rest on your own. That step would be to go live and practice in front of a small audience for your development.

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The Best Way An Unknown MC Must Self-Promote: Part 1

By Da Emazing One | July 9, 2008

You know, most up and coming rappers today believe getting their rhyme skills any type of attention is to enter a local MC battle, exhibit their presence online (i.e. YouTube or MySpace), or get on multiple mix tapes and hope a talent scout would discover them. These are all well proven buzz tactics that can get you noticed, but there is one problem to these forms of promotion. It ain’t live! It’s Memorex!

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The RIAA are Culture Rapists: Save the Mixtape!

By Q Ball | July 1, 2008

Ladies and Gentlemen, step right up and watch a snake swallow its own tail! It is the dumbest thing you will ever see! Watch this serpent eat itself at its very own existence while it publicly rationalizes its witch-hunt against piracy! Don’t you dare laugh at its foolishness. It does not care about innocent people or respect culture. One day, if you are ever caught blasting your car sound system at a red light, you too will be crucified as a pirate!

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The DJ Needs A Pacemaker!

By Da Emazing One | June 11, 2008

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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 [...]

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