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Thursday, October 5, 2017

Watch Zaytoven Race Against the Clock to Make a Beat

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Fresh off of signing with Motown Records, Atlanta producer Zaytoven has been featured on FACT TV’s Against the Clock series. The show challenges producers to make a beat from scratch in under 10 minutes while being filmed in real time.

A pioneer of Southern trap music, Zaytoven got his start as an early Gucci Mane collaborator. The Grammy-winning hitmaker went on to become a driving force behind Future and Migos, producing the latter’s breakout single, “Versace.” Since then, he has worked with artists like Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, and Yo Gotti.

In the episode, Zaytoven delivers a melodic trap beat in under five minutes, one of the fastest times by anyone on the show. He then invites 20-year-old California rapper Yung Pinch to finish off the track with some vocals.

Watch Against the Clock above.

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Thursday, October 5, 2017

DJcity Partners With Pioneer DJ on DJM-S3 Release

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DJcity has partnered with Pioneer DJ to offer a free three-month record pool subscription with the purchase of their new DJM-S3 mixer. The subscriptions will be limited in quantity and available to first-time DJcity members in the U.S. only.

Announced in September, the DJM-S3 is a two-channel battle mixer with Serato DJ built in. It’s currently available in local stores like Turntable Lab in New York City and Mega DJ Center in Houston. Guitar Center and other big-box retailers will carry it in mid-to-late October.

The subscription, which has a value of $90, provides DJs with full access to DJcity’s record pool, including unlimited downloads, exclusive tracks, and more.

Learn more about the DJM-S3 on Pioneer’s website and stay tuned for Mojaxx’s review on DJcityTV. Also, watch Pioneer’s promo video for the DJM-S3 below, which features Los Angeles’ DJ Zo and DJ R.

Related: Pioneer DJ Announces DJM-S3 Mixer and DDJ-SR2 Controller

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Thursday, October 5, 2017

Watch Mura Masa Make a Track by Sampling Random Records

Mura Masa

Mass Appeal is back with a new episode of Rhythm Roulette, this time featuring British DJ/producer Mura Masa. The series challenges producers to make a beat by sampling three records, which are randomly selected while blindfolded.

Born on an island named Guernsey, Mura Masa is best known for his A$AP Rocky-assisted single, “Love$ick.” The breakout track appeared on his self-titled debut album, which was released in July. It also featured the singles “1 Night” featuring Charli XCX and “All Around The World” featuring Desiigner.

Mura Masa picks up his vinyl at Good Records in New York City. The 21-year-old then lays down a beat using samples from William Basinski’s 2017 ambient album A Shadow in Time and The Road’s 1971 rock album Cognition.

Watch Rhythm Roulette above.

Related: Watch Mr. Carmack Make a Track by Sampling Random Records

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Thursday, October 5, 2017

DJcity UK’s Most Downloaded Tracks of Sept. 2017

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Below is a list of the most-downloaded tracks on DJcity UK during September 2017. This list contains many deep, future, and UK house tracks that may not be on other DJcity charts. To receive these updates via email, click here.

 
Related: DJcity UK Top 20 – August 2017

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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Kid Capri on What It Means to Be a Real DJ

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Kid Capri performs live. (Photo source: kidcapri.com)

Legendary hip-hop DJ Kid Capri was a guest on Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning show on Monday. The Bronx native, who’s credited with popularizing mixtapes in the ’80s, discussed the current state of DJing and hip-hop. He also reflected on some of his career’s greatest moments, like receiving a shout out from The Notorious B.I.G. on “Juicy” and contributing to Kendrick Lamar‘s DAMN. album.

When asked about what it means to be a DJ, Capri had plenty to say.

“My focus is to make sure I’m the best thing they’ve ever seen, and it doesn’t matter to me if this guy that’s coming on before me or after me has a platinum record and he’s the biggest guy. … And that’s the focus, to make sure that these people say, ‘Kid is the greatest I’ve ever seen.’ And that’s it. And that’s what real DJs are supposed to do. [They’re supposed to] come in there and make sure that everybody’s happy and be able to step out of the box and be good at it, where you not just playing one type of music. You’ll be able to play for anybody anywhere.”

Capri went on to give a personal example of “playing to the crowd.”

“When I did Khloe Kardashian’s wedding with Lamar [Odom], I knew that they was Armenian. So I went in, and I played the top Armenian records, and the whole place just shook. It was crazy to see how these people were so happy to hear this music because they didn’t think I knew it. But that’s the job you gotta have anywhere. When you go to Japan, you go to Haiti, you go to all these different places, they like our thing but what about what they do? When you got a place like Texas, they have so much Texas music that never get heard on the radio that doesn’t go anywhere. But when you come from New York, and you play that type of music, the first thing they saying is, ‘damn, how he knew that?’ And it drives them nuts, so and that’s what it is, it’s about knowing your job, knowing that it’s not about just MP3s. It’s about going out there, making sure every state is taken care of as if you’ve lived it and that’s what I do.”

Watch the full interview below.

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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Watch A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s ‘Drowning’ Video

After unleashing his debut album, The Bigger Artist, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie has returned with a video for his platinum single, “Drowning (Water).” The track peaked at No. 38 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and became the Bronx rapper’s highest-charting single.

The bubble-filled visual shows A Boogie rapping and playing piano underwater while mermaids and sharks swim around him. Kodak Black, who is featured on the track, does not appear in the video and his verse is also replaced by a black-and-white clip.

Watch the video above and download “Drowning (Water)” on DJcity.

Related: Watch the Producer of A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s ‘Drowning (Water)’ Explain How He Made the Track

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