Our Biggest Sale of the Year: Join DJcity for $1 🚨
We just launched our biggest sale of the year! Get 90% off a DJcity membership and join for just $1 (regular price $10) for the first month when you check...
Rap pioneer Grandmaster Caz spoke on the early days of DJing during a recent conversation with VladTV.
The Bronx native joined The Cold Crush Brothers crew in the late 70s and influenced legendary rappers such as Rakim and Big Daddy Kane.
Caz said that back in the day, the sound system was the first signifier of how great a DJ truly was, as the systems were very expensive. “The equipment that Kool Herc played on was way before its time. No street DJs had that kind of equipment,” he recalled.
After sound systems, Caz said the next defining factor was how exclusive a DJ’s selection was. “Your value as a DJ was what records you had … What makes you different from that next DJ?” He continued, “It wasn’t about cutting and scratching yet … It was just about who played the best music.”
Caz also discussed how Jamaicans influenced American DJs and hip-hop. “Jamaican DJ culture is definitely [a] direct descendent to hip-hop,” Caz asserted. “A lot of the early forefront DJs were of Caribbean and Jamaican descent: Kool Herc, [Grandmaster] Flash.”
Watch the full interview below:
Related: Grandmaster Flash Talks Nicki Minaj’s ‘Anaconda’ Video
We just launched our biggest sale of the year! Get 90% off a DJcity membership and join for just $1 (regular price $10) for the first month when you check...
Wedding season has arrived! DJcity’s Remix Director Sir Marcus has put together a list of wedding-friendly tracks guaranteed to freshen up your DJ sets and...
ATCG. Last Thursday, DJcity revealed its most downloaded tracks of 2023. Today, we dive deeper to uncover the most popular remixes, bootlegs, and edits of...
Here at DJcity, customer satisfaction is crucial, and therefore we always take input and feedback from our customers and DJ community very seriously. Due t...
New tracks that DJs should know about.
DJcity has put together a list of Latin edits, remixes, and bootlegs for your Cinco de Mayo DJ sets. Checkout the playlist below. 1. Pitbull ft. Chesca &am...
At DJcity, we are always working to make sure that the way our record pool functions reflects the needs of our users. Therefore in our latest update, we sw...
There are many vinyl display cases on the market, but finding one that's both stylish and reliable can be a frustrating task. That's why Los Angeles-based...
Benny Benassi performs at Cavo Paradiso Club in Mykonos, Greece on July 1. (Credit: Johnny Panopoulos) UK DJ/producer Safety First! has remixed Benny Benas...
Justin Bieber. Yesterday, DJcity revealed its most downloaded tracks of 2021. Today, we dive deeper to uncover the most popular remixes, bootlegs, and edit...