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While DJing a sorority party last Friday in Durham,NC, I must say that I felt like I was a part of the traditional sense of what the DJ art form is all about. Back in the day the DJ was more than a jukebox or radio, he was the entertainer/performer for the evening. I’m not much of a club hopper and I think a lot of it has to do with the lackluster performances that I feel today’s DJ’s give. It takes more than a nice mix, fancy tables, or the latest version of Serato to say that you are a TRUE DJ. You must know how to work that crowd. At the end of the night the crowd gave me a round of applause and even the staff said that I put on a great SHOW! Now those that know me know that I’m not a bragger and am a very tough critic of myself, but out of the 5 years I’ve been DJing “professionally”, I must say that that was the first time I realized that people still have respect for the DJ. I didn’t do anything fancy, no mic yelling and no getting out in the crowd; just pure crowd reading and song selection and using the mic to help transition and/or get the crowd back re-energized when necessary. So to all of my fellow DJs, keep doing what you do but don’t lose sight on what we were put here for, to entertain! An average DJ will play what’s known to be hot because he or she is afraid to clear the dance floor. A TRUE DJ will take the risk of clearing the dance floor because he/she is confident enough to know that they can bring them back.

LG

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Since the whole Don Imus story came about I have been paying attention to how the artform that I have grown to love in my 23 years on this earth has been portayed in the media today. You would know that it would have to be a negative perspective that hip hop gets (it’s like history is repeating itself). I have some things that I have to get off of my chest because honestly I am offended. One, I am an college educated black male who is a christian and is trying to get ahead in life. Two, I am a performer who loves hip hop and is an artist as well as a producer. For years I have been watching people taking verbal attacks at hip hop/rappers not realizing that they are bashing a culture that people grow up in. In this post I plan to discuss my opinions on Imus, Oprah, and the realities of the world, not hip hop.

Don Imus made a statement about beautiful and intelligent ladies that was negative and offensive. After taking weeks of verbal assaults and losing his job, he decided to mention that hip hop has been doing this the whole time. What is the difference? He made a reference about a SPECIFIC group of females and falsely judge there character. Come on people if you were in his posititon wouldn’t you find the first thing to get the attention off of yourself. I mean somebody asks Don Imus how many rap records he has ever owned more or less listens to. And what happens next? All of our black leaders forget about the initial problem and turn on rappers. They were more willing to accept Imus’s apology (which is fine) than to give rappers a chance to understand where they come from and why there music is the way it is.

I watched Oprah’s townhall meeting (big ups to her for that). But I still think it was somewhat hypocritical. First, the only rapper that was on there was Common, who happens to be an example that not all hip hop is the same but only REAL hip hop heads would know that. I’m sorry but I don’t want to hear what a journalist has to say. If you are going to call out Snoop, 50, Nelly or T.I. have them sitting there with Common. Don’t talk about them behind there backs. Oh the excuse is “I’m afraid of what may happen on the show.” but I think the TRUE excuse is “I’m afraid of how articulate these rappers may be.” The rappers I’ve just named own multiple successful businesses but I forgot if rappers weren’t dominating the money in the music business right now it wouldn’t be worth talking about anyway. Second, it seemed to me that every response that was given by the hip hop panel was being down played. All the questions were asked in a way to try to prove the opposers argument. But at least Oprah made an attempt. I guess it took Don Imus to specifically disrespect a group of women before it appealed to her main audience. I guess it’s the same way it took Michael Richards to racially call someone a nigger before the “N” word was put under the microscope.

Which brings me to my final point of Part 1. It’s funny to me how now everybody is like “we need to stop using these words or talking about these subjects” but these are the same people who made it popular. PEOPLE THESE SO CALLED PROBLEMS DIDN’T START YESTERDAY!!!! The older generations who are complaining like this generation is so bad are the ones who help make it cool. Hmmmm, I swear the first time I heard the “N” word came from an older family member who was using it in an ebonics way (but that will be discussed further in parts 2 and 3). Not to mention that the Great Comedians: Paul Mooney, Richard Prior, Red Foxx, etc. all used the words niggas, bitches, and hoes (oops I’m sorry)! As far as the ladies (and I am going to right a specific blog about this), I was raised by and around BEAUTIFUL women all my life. No way would I disrespect them or let anyone else disrespect them. From a rappers standpoint, I have been lied to, cheated on, and slept around on by women. My point is there are women in this world that fall into that category. The same way there are men who fall into the category of scrubs and dogs. I know I’m not in that category so I don’t get offended if a woman says that. However, I do get offended if a woman says ALL MEN ARE DOGS because I am proof that that isn’t true. You never heard a rapper say ALL WOMEN ARE HOES (if you have please tell me where I can hear listening the artist first and titile second.) So if you hear that term it is applying to those who present themselves in that way (hell, most will admit it), not to those beautiful, educated females who are wifey material!

Well this is enough for Part 1. If I missed anything you will definitely get it in Part 2.

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