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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Watch: DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Q&A at Red Bull Music 3Style IX World Finals

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Styles Davis and DJ Jazzy Jeff
Styles Davis and DJ Jazzy Jeff at Red Bull Music 3Style IX World Finals (Credit: Julian Melanson)

During the Red Bull Music 3Style IX World Finals in Taiwan, DJ Jazzy Jeff sat down with DJcity’s Styles Davis for an in-depth Q&A about DJing. The legendary party rocker discussed a variety of topics, sharing his wisdom throughout the talk.

What 3Style means to him:

“This became my most inspirational week of the year … You don’t ever get chance to spend a week with your peers that you can kinda talk a complete circle about what you do. And you start to realize that after that week was over, you were more excited to play, you had more weapons in your arsenal …”

How the scene has shifted from EDM to hip-hop:

“It’s natural. … If you are fortunate to be around long enough, you realize that everything is in cycles. … Anybody that was around in the ’80s can easily identify that EDM is nothing but [Afrika Bambaataa‘s] “Planet Rock” with a little twist on it. … the Joey Bada$$‘s, the J. Coles, and the Kendrick Lamars, that’s just the rebirth of ’90s hip-hop with a twist on it. …”

If technology is making DJs less important:

“I am never afraid of technology replacing me until technology enables you to look around and see how people are vibing and make adjustments … If you want to keep a job, you have to let your employer know how much you’re needed. You gotta go in that club and play like there’s no f#cking machine that will ever be able to play like this. …”

Watch the convo below and stay tuned for DJcityTV’s mini-documentary about 3Style IX.

Related: Watch: Inside DJ Jazzy Jeff’s 2018 PLAYLIST Retreat

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

The Samples Behind Big Pun’s ‘Yeeeah Baby’

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Legendary Bronx rapper Big Pun tragically passed away 19 years ago today on February 7, 2000. His second studio album, Yeeeah Baby, was released posthumously two months later. It is considered a classic East Coast hip-hop album.

Executive produced by Fat Joe, Yeeeah Baby peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum in October 2017. The project was supported by the singles “It’s So Hard” featuring Donell Jones and the Puerto Rican anthem “100%” featuring Tony Sunshine.

To honor the 19th anniversary of Big Pun’s death, Power 106’s Vin Rican has returned with a new episode of Wax Only. The series showcases classic hip-hop albums and the samples behind them.

Watch Wax Only above.

Related: The Samples Behind Gang Starr’s ‘Moment of Truth’

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Details Announced for DJcity and DJ Vice’s ‘Beyond the Music Retreat’

Beyond the Music Retreat

Beyond the Music Retreat

In December, DJcity and DJ/producer Vice announced that they were teaming up to launch a new conference, the Beyond the Music Retreat. The conference is dedicated to helping DJs from around the world take their careers to a higher level.

The retreat, which will take place at a resort in Denver, Colorado from March 4 to 6, will offer a variety of panel discussions with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

The panelists include A-Trak, Miles Medina, DJ Spider, Kirill Was Here, DJ Echo, and Yoni Goldberg of dGi Management. More will be announced soon.

Register for the Beyond the Music Retreat here (hotel packages are available).

On February 11, viewers will have a chance to a win a free pass and hotel package during Vice’s appearance on DJcity’s MikiDz Show live stream.

Related: DJ Vice to Perform on DJcity’s ‘MikiDz Show’ Live Stream

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Saturday, January 26, 2019

Watch: DJs Connect at DJcity Linkup in Taipei, Taiwan

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This week, DJs from around the world converged on Taiwan for the Red Bull Music 3Style IX World Finals. On Friday, we asked them all to join us at the DJcity Linkup in Taipei for exclusive giveaways and open turntables. The event, which took place at the W Hotel, featured performances from Mojaxx, DJ Delta, and Red Bull Music 3Style world champ, Damianito.

Watch our recap of the Linkup above.

Related: Red Bull Music 3Style Goes Sightseeing in Taiwan

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Friday, January 18, 2019

Yo Yolie Talks Breaking Into Radio and Las Vegas Scene, Gives Advice to Female DJs

Yo Yolie

Yo Yolie is a club and radio DJ from the Bay Area who’s now based in Las Vegas. She’s a mixer on San Francisco’s WiLD 94.9 and SiriusXM’s Globalization channel, and rocks crowds from the Bay to Vegas on a regular basis.

DJcity’s MISS DJ BLISS sat down with Yolie to discuss how she broke into radio and the Vegas scene. Yolie also gave advice to female DJs.

Watch above.

Follow Yo Yolie on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Related: NOODLES Talks Being Kehlani’s DJ and Gives Advice to Female DJs

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Monday, January 7, 2019

Watch: Bass Music Artist Figure on How DJing Helped Him Learn How to Produce

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Bass music DJ/producer Figure has gone from the fringes of Indiana to stages worldwide. He started out as a hip-hop DJ in the rave scene before becoming a household name in dubstep.

Figure’s production skills brought him to Skrillex‘s OWSLA label, where he released his Horns of the Apocalypse EP in 2013. He went on to create his own label, DOOM MUSIC, as an outlet to release heavy bass music from himself and other up-and-coming producers.

On this episode of A Moment With, Figure talks about how DJing helped him learn how to produce, how hip-hop and horror movies have influenced his sound, and more.

Watch above.

Follow Figure on Facebook, Instagram, Soundcloud, and Twitter.

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Related: Watch: Grandtheft Talks DJing and Producing

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