And maybe a select group of friends...

As kids we never even questioned the stupidity of that shit. If your homeboy was bumping some heat in the whip and he wouldn’t spill the beans, it was like okay this artist must be so dope that I’m only worthy to hear it if I can unearth it myself. Game on!

There was no shazamming a song or rummaging through music blogs for the latest underground phenomenon.

I admit, I was stingy as fuck with that first Esthero album.

with the records I didn't want for him to make me tapes (he made some good tapes for me - Hardcore punk)

you don't spread the word then your favorite unknown artist aint eatin' or putting out more albums

I keep saying it, but things are fragmented. Its like a broken window, now the genres got genres and there are so many people out there to find

For me...that kinda made shit 'special'...it was like 'nah this is speaking to ME...if it were for YOU...then you'd HAVE it..or you'll FIND it'

I was good for just not answering if you asked...or I'd say I didnt know.

I was an asshole.

I still don't give up the goods, sometimes...


"eehh...jus some shit I came across on the internet...' LOL

>For me...that kinda made shit 'special'...it was like 'nah
>this is speaking to ME...if it were for YOU...then you'd HAVE
>it..or you'll FIND it'

Like I'd only *discuss* certain artists and albums with people I deemed worthy of discussing the artists with. So fucking stupid.

I used to keep cassettes with nothing but remixes to certified hits. I’m talking the 12” remixes for Scenario, Case of the PTA, T.R.O.Y, Shut Em Down, etc...

Waiting for the shock & awe from nearby listeners was how we stunted on people in the 90s.

Yep.......I have been stunted on many times. But with my crew, they weren't as stingy, they just wanted to be the first. But yeah, finding dope remixes and dope B-sides used to be the shit back in the day. Plus gave me greater appreciation for the artists.

as much as folks might like to say I knew and liked xyz back in 123 before they got all big and boring type ish it always felt better to me to at least turn my own folks onto the good stuff if not the public in general... eventually though my tastes just outgrew a fair amount of my circles.

House DJ's STILL do this shit tho..

I'll ask what a cut is and the DJ will give me some "white label, I think it might be..." bullshit ass line.

Now, when it comes to kicks? DEFINITELY

Where you get those? nope.. not telling.

There's a couple cats that do edits/remixes that I'd let you sleep with my sister before I tell you who they are. And thats mad counterproductive for them, but...it's house, ya know?


I remember when I first heard Dajae "Keep Pushin'"..my homeboy was playing it and I asked him what it was. He hit me with the "white label" jawn. 3 months later I found it, and kept it on deck for whenever I saw him walk into the spot I was djing at.

Now the durn song is in a commercial, lol..





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I knew he was lying

couldn't shazzaam it either

I roll thru QC from time to time and wouldn’t mind catching a nice house set

They have djs every night, and if they've stayed true to format, Wed-Sat is always house djs.





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http://soundcloud.com/rayandersonjr

It’s not a spot to party and dance but you’ll want to...

The music is usually fire tho... sushi and drink selection is good too.

next time im in town ima check to see if they got anythg goin on

There is no "top 40" list of what's currently hot for them. I don't blame them.

I'm not a DJ, but when I'm spinning records at the crib I've get intentionally vague when someone asks me what I'm playing, on some "why don't you just listen and enjoy." As soon as you tell them they are post youtube links on twitter talking about "this my jam... had to DIG for this one!"

Meanwhile, they rarely put me on the hot music.

But you're correct, the art is in the digging for deeper stuff...just like a dope hip-hop/rare groove dj.

The absolute worst though??

I've had djs break their necks to get in the booth to look at my Traktor screen to see what I'm playing, then run outside to other dj's on some "Yooo!!!!! He's playing "so-and-so", thats my shiiit!! I used to play that all the time!!"

Had it happen more than once...






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http://soundcloud.com/rayandersonjr

I'm old, lol. I rip everything from vinyl, as I prefer 24bit .wavs (gives you WAY more headroom from effects/EQ vs. 16bit).


OT, but what kinda controller do you use with Traktor? I run scratch on an old mac (can't go too cutting edge), and I want something inexpensive, but everything inexpensive seems cheap.

I bought a Numark 4trak about 5 years ago...looks like a commercial stovetop, but works perfectly with Traktor


https://www.numark.com/product/4trak

I dunno if they even make em anymore, but mine is still kickin..







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at the same time tho.. a nigga wants to appreciate the music after the party ends.

Especially when I played at Soul. It kinda lends itself to that type of interaction.

Me and my wife just had this convo the other night about how dj's shoot themselves in the foot/the problem with the House scene in Charlotte, lol




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I'll tell you what it is and who made it. and then close with "good luck finding it"

...and you still can't find the song any damn place cause "they got it straight from the artist" before it's even released.

Back in the day I understood the whole mystery and having covered labels while spinning or never saying who the artist was but I also never understood how an artist plan on making money on releasing a 12" single nobody wants to tell the listeners what the hell the song is.

I was usually a second hand house vinyl digger and always seem to find copies of a dope house record used that use to be owned by one or two other djs who previously owned it 3 months to a year ago, and when they came to see me spin they laugh and say "so you bought my record huh yeah I love this joint I use to spin in all the time, got tired of playing it".

You know what really pisses me off when certain djs would get a hold of a remix that didn't make the retail release or is a UK only pressing just after you waited 1 to 3 months for it to be released just to be let down?

We liked being the 1st to be onto someone dope. Then you put your cats and everyone else on. After that you can claim superior music knowledge by recognizing good acts (jokingly).

Fools are THE MOST limited in terms of what they listen to.

I posted there for years before I heard about OKP, and saw how people treated new/younger fans during the Stankonia and SB/TLB waves. Unnecessary snob shit.

My dude DVS, came to my crib in the early 00's on some...

DVS: "Yo, you up on that LB?
Me: "huh?! nah man. Who dat?"
DVS: "aww...you ain't up on LB!" *pops in CD*


I took pride in sharing. A lot of my music collection was based on shit that folks here put me onto and shared. Y'all remember the audio galaxy days. Big shout to a bunch of folks here.



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and cats on The Lesson were all whimsical and shit like “I’m happy for him, but damn now everyone is going to know about my secret” . SMH.

And no, I’ve never known anyone in real life that was like that, lol.

Remember when a friend from another town who always kept up with music would have rap locals from their hometown and sometimes but never shared their tapes or cds cause of how nobody would never give 'em back so you could never get copies of some local rap artist from like ex: NYC, Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, Bay Area, Seattle, Chicago, etc. but you couldn't find anything at your local record store.

This is one of the main reasons why I became a dj, cause I wanted those songs so bad I started to buy vinyl from underground hip-hop artists for b-sides & shit.

With the invention of download share sites, message boards, & etc. people started to share these gems of artists they had their demos and material before an artist got signed to a major.

Never with music

That's weird.
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