Comments on: Meditations on the ho stroll

By: DJ Stylus – The Vibe Conductor » Blog Archive » Douchebags and the economy of leisure

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:50:35 +0000

[...] So why do we need douchebags? Because they spend money. They spend lots of money. This is what club owners care about. This helps us get paid, or at least get more gigs and stay off the ho stroll. [...]

By: Saeed, Chike, Kamau, Paul Howard, so many names i forgot who you knew me as?!

Saeed, Chike, Kamau, Paul Howard, so many names i forgot who you knew me as?! — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:31:24 +0000

Yo Rhome… i feel you dude. You are better than me in that you are still in the game like that. I had to get out because i could not bring myself to playing that sh#$! I remember being banished to the small floor by Marc Barnes because I was playing to much “Hip-Hop” and not enough commercial music. I always prided myself on breaking new music and playing songs that were not mainstream in order to educate the crowd. Eventually if I played it enough it would be mainstream to the crowd at least! I think the days of educating party goers is over! What are we true Djs gonna do man? Also we need to open up a serious discussion about the art of mixing and blending songs and not just hard cutting from hit to hit! I can’t stand it man!!! that diminishes the art to me and makes it seem like anyone can Dj. Wait… anyone can. Well at least Dj with some taste!

By: bigcityballer

bigcityballer — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:53:00 +0000

Wow. So much to chose from. I didn’t understand a word he said outside of all the MFers he dropped and the fact that he has an album coming out soon. He stunk but then again, I hate most of the rappers out there now. So to me, it’s a tie. It’s all coonish. But that’s what sells.

By: Vivrant Thang

Vivrant Thang — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:31:03 +0000

Good one! Your exhiliration and the way dude is looking at you says it all.

By: DJStylus

DJStylus — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:36:46 +0000

What do I call the Marvin type gigs? The ones like this? Therapy. I even play those for free sometimes, just because it keeps me from going off the deep end and keeps my skills sharp. Those moments are what got me into this and keep me going. If I go too long between gigs where I can really get my shit off, I start having emotional issues.

By: Vivrant Thang

Vivrant Thang — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:07:46 +0000

I basically have to play music I hate for people I can’t relate to. This nullifies my biggest asset, which is my ability to make an emotional connection with my audience, otherwise known as that whole vibe conducting thing.

Says it all right there. Great post.

I’ve said this before, but I feel for ya. It’s good (and essential) that you have a balance between the ho stroll and your Marvin-type gigs. What’s your name for those? I can’t blame you though – paid for a trip and a renovation?! I need to get my Bev Bond on!

Next time I see you, we’re going to have a situation. I lasted until about 2:25 of that fuckery. And the only reason I did it because I had no idea that “Bust It Babies” was actually a song until “Man” informed me. I didn’t understand ANY of the “words” that were coming out of his mouth and it’s likely a good thing. The whole damn thing was coontastic.

By: DJ YZO

DJ YZO — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:33:35 +0000

I Feel U!

By: rhondamarie

rhondamarie — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:22:05 +0000

first of all, is that pronounced “plies” as in “flies” with a “p”?

nevermind, that doesn’t matter.

the second thing i have to say is (and this is going to sound awfully crochety) i’m going to guess all of the above because you can’t actually be expecting me to watch that video.