D’Angelo vs. Musiq, Tues 4/28
With DJ Stylus & DJ 2-Tone Jones Tuesday, April 28 Almaz 1212 U St 9 pm, $5
Maybe there’s hope for the youngsters
Just now getting hip to Nyle. Nyle “Let The Beat Build” from Nyle on Vimeo. Reminds me of jumping into the U Street scene with my peers 15 years ago, with all that earnestness and…
Cuba After Market Video Shoot Party, Sat 4/25
Roddy’s shooting a video for the Phonte & Carlitta Durand joint on Cuba After Market 1.5. Then we’re gonna kick it. DJ 2-Tone Jones DJ Roddy Rod DJ Stylus Phonte (hosting) & more Saturday April…
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Res with E44 & DJ Stylus, Thurs 4/23
I’ve hinted here and there about this jazz project I’ve been involved in. The cat’s officially out of the bag now. Check out the myspace page for E44 and give a listen to our EP…
Soul Controller archives: Mad Skillz live in ’95
From the days of Champion sweatshirts, backpacks and ciphers that went for hours comes this blast from the past straight out of the WMUC archives of the Soul Controller wayback machine. O.G. Soul Controller “The…
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The best hip-hop album of 2009: Diamond District
GET IT NOW! As I was listening to this, I felt a strong urge to don a Madness hat, some Nike boots and walk up and down Georgia Ave drop kicking wack rappers in the…
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WMC 2009
For everyone who didn’t follow my Twitter feed or check out Fusicology’s breakdown, here’s a much delayed final word on that one thing that happens after SXSW. This was definitely the recession WMC, but the…
50 Mixes: A Retrospective
So I kinda just looked up and all of a sudden I noticed that I now have 50 mix sets posted on this here site. Painfully aware of my ongoing consistency issues, I ended up…
Nobody is gonna know except you how hard you worked or what you accomplished
The title quote comes from a pretty ill interview with Roctakon over at the Turntable Lab blog. Reading it got me reflecting on the choices I’ve made in my DJ career, the state of the…
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Nicholas Ryan Gant – Hittin’ Switches mixtape
Some months after I first felt moved to spread the word about Nicholas Ryan Gant, he asked me to add some flourishes to a mixtape project he was working on with a west coast hip-hop…
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DJ Hut: newest recession victim
Yeah Chris and PJ, I feel you. I got the email too. DJ Hut friends and customers, We have some sad and disappointing news to share with you. DJ Hut can no longer battle the…
Inside the Artist’s Studio with Erik Rico, Mon. 4/6
Wayna opened it up. Then Tigallo dropped by. Now, Erik Rico takes a turn and makes his D.C. debut. In the Artist’s Studio (INAS) invites independent artists that range from up and coming to those…
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