The Vibe Conductor
Thoughts behind the music
For the past 6 years I’ve had to deal with a lot of escalation of beef from the dj booth when I squash R. Kelly requests. And the saddest part is that black women usually…
Continue Reading I’m not taking any f***ing R. Kelly requests
Hat tip to the homie Ty for the laink: And on the heels of this topic, be sure to peep the funky and creative exchange between the DJ and the guitarist near the end of…
Continue Reading Contemplating expat status
The homie Murph asks a question that has been haunting me for a minute. Amazingly he’s launching this real talk missile from behind enemy lines. He’s definitely invested in fighting the good fight and I…
Continue Reading Is Jazz the New N*gger?
The Long Tail theory has been my security blanket since I first encountered it, despite the way the concept has been abused and misunderstood since then. It analyzes a changing marketplace where progressive and non-mainstream…
Continue Reading What we lose when choice is infinite
As time passes, more and more new hip-hop developments leave me feeling like a foreigner in my own country. I relate to the hipsters about as well as I can relate to dirty south snap…
Continue Reading About this hipster hop business
This video was on a promo cd I got from her a few years ago. Glad that it made its way to the internets. It’s funny how things come back around. King mentions Sylk City…
Continue Reading I love this woman
SHOWMANSHIP. Interplay. Creativity. No push button dj’ing with explosions and gun shots all over everything. No safety net (the only safety net being the ability to improvise when something goes wrong… and something ALWAYS goes…
Continue Reading THIS is how you rock a hip-hop show
So hauntingly beautiful, simple yet powerful. Such an organic interplay between the decks, samplers and drums. I hadn’t even seen this clip when I did this. But the flick has been on my purchase list…
Continue Reading Obrigado Dilla
Feeling a rush of hometown pride lately. About to take the 9:30 Club stage with my fam and an all DC lineup in a couple weeks. Caught this vid of Raheem on the red carpet…
Continue Reading Welcome to D.C.
Ladies & gentleman, gear whores and tech geeks… DJ Roger Troutman on the mix COMEONKICKIT! Well, if he were white and used software and decks instead of a talkbox. Damn I miss that dude. Anyway……
Continue Reading DJ gear nerdery
I’m sorry, I had to do it again. It just makes me too happy. It looks like this vid made its way to YouTube from the U.K. and I’ve heard that Trouble Funk was big…
Continue Reading Soul + Funk + Drums + Power
It’s hard to explain to folks who aren’t from the DC area. Actually, I’ve met natives who have no concept of go-go but that’s another social/economic/racial discussion. You can get some pretty accurate musical and…
Continue Reading Getting back to my roots