Last week, we decided to take a few minutes and spotlight some of our favorite local resident DJs from around the country. And the response from the DJ community and URB readers was so overwhelming that we decided to make it a new weekly feature. So keep leaving your suggestions for face local DJ in the comment section (please include links, residencies, styles) and we’ll keep checking them out and profile the jocks we like the best.
Here’s the new DJs for this week…
Got a favorite local DJ? Tell us in the comments section and maybe we’ll add them to the list. …MORE
Slug and the Rhymesayers camp have always been pretty talented when it comes to crafting their hip-hop dream on a shoestring budget. The newest video of the To All My Friends EP continues in that spirit. Basically, they took a buch of still photos taken on the road during the To All My Friends tour this fall with Blueprint, Grieves, Budo & DJ Rare Groove., projected them onto various surfaces (buildings, garbage trucks, etc…) and videotaped the projects to make the video. That’s pretty darn efficient use of reasources in this economy.
America’s largest independent hip-hop gathering falls victim to economic and internal pressures. Will this king of Midwest festivals rise again?
Summer 2009: For the first time in its 13-year history, Cincinnati’s Scribble Jam, one of America’s largest hip-hop festivals, was cancelled. The event had become a Midwest institution, featuring both independent and internationally known artists while representing all aspects of hip-hop culture including graffiti art, DJing, break-dancing and audio production. For performers and fans, the event was a chance to participate in hip-hop as a living, breathing culture.
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