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DJ White Castle Former resident killer @ Fez Uptown, Madame X, and La Linea, DJ White Castle has taken his fire from the bronx to the the boogie down Bay Area! Check him @ the SweatBox party at Milk Bar in SF, 2nd Fridays. . . - Gang Starr, "Code Of The Streets" - Kanye West, "Drive Slow" - Led Zeppelin, "Hey Hey What Can I Do" - Grover Washington, "Mister Magic" - Jay-Z, "So Ghetto" DJ Osie A true crate-digger, Osie used to make things bump in Williamsburg; he now takes you back first Sundays @ Sip uptown . . . - Jesse Powell, "You" - Herbert Alpert, "Rise" - George Benson, "Love x Love" - Isaac Hayes, "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" - Nina Simone, "I Put A Spell On You" DJ Emagine Currently the tour DJ for The Reavers, you’re going to hear a lot from DJ Emagine – including all the flava @ the world famous Toshi parties in the Puck Building... - Kanye West (Feat. Adam Levine), "Heard Em Say" - Missy, Luke, MJ, "Lose Control" (ETURNAL remix; ETURNAL is DJ Emagine & DJ Nocturnal) - KOS, "Crabbucket" - DJ Emagine, "GO DJ" (Righteous Remix) - Juelz Santana, "Whistle Song" DJ Rich Medina RevolutionEYZ DJ Network's biggest import from Illadelph, singer, songwriter, poet, producer, and DJ Rich Medina has just dropped his first CD entitled, "Connecting The Dots." Check him live at Jump 'N Funk (S.O.B.'s), or Leaving This Planet (APT), or ... - Rich Medina feat. Janeiro Jarel & Ginelle Summer, "Blue’s Baby" (Listen) - Rich Medina, "Chocklit Ninja" (Listen) - Rich Medina feat. Dalouie Avant, "Holdin’ Up" (Listen) - Rich Medina feat. Michelle Shapprow, "Happiness" (Listen) - Rich Medina feat. Martin Luther & Maimouna, "Too Much" (Listen) DJ M.O.S Keep an eye out for The Ransom Reps' talented up-and-coming DJ M.O.S; and an ear out @ Link Mondays, Flow Fridys, and GreenRoom Saturdays. - Kanye West, "Golddigger" - Common, "Real People" - Yes, "Roundabout" - Michael Jackson, "Sunset Driver" - Jamiroquai, "Falling" DJ Reptile Versatility is the key to DJ Reptile’s game Fridays at FEZ (North) – how else can he constantly murder a scene described as "ghetto-fab meets Columbia grad" ... - 50 Cent, "Candy Shop" - Royce the 5' 9, "I'm the King" - Les Nubians, "Sourire" - Daddy Yankee, "No me dejes solo" - Nuyorican Soul, "Runaway" (The Remixes) Cosmo Baker I don’t know how Philly let him get away, but Cosmo Baker has hit NY hard and helped to make The Rub famous in the process! Check his site for evidence... - Nas feat. Ludacris & Doug E. Fresh, "Virgo" - T.I., "Bring Em Out" - Missy Elliot, "Lick Shots" (Cosmo Baker & DJ Ayres Hip-House Remix) - T.J. Swan, "And You Know That" - Earth Wind & Fire, "Fantasy" (Extended Re-edit) DJ Qool Marv A true big dog in the game, while preparing for HBO's Emmy party Qool Marv holds it down in NYC: Tues @ Belmont Lounge, Wed @ Aubette, and Fri @ Table 50! - Lizz Fields, "I Gotta Go" - ABB Records - Calvin Harris, "Let Me Know" (Unabombers Mix) - Electriks Records - Niko, "All I Do" Grand Central Records - Jill Scott - Golden - Hidden Beach Records - Donald Byrd, "Lassana's Princess" (DJ Spinna mix) - Blue Note Records DJ Mainee (July 2004) A true hip-hop head, when Mainee is not producing remixes for her CD's, she can be found controlling crowds at Rumor (Fri) and Ida Mae's (Sat). - Terror Squad, "Lean Back" - Deep, "One Hand In The Sky" - Mobb Deep, "Got It Twisted" (rmx f/ Twista) - Fat Joe, Camron, Remy Martin, "N.Y. State Of Mind" - 8-Ball & MJG, "U Don't Want Drama" DJ Mighty Mel (June 2004) Of Mighty Mel's many trades, including production, fashion, management, and straight party rocking is his ridiculous ability as a turntablist for his band Water. - Fat Joe f. Remy Ma, "Lean Back" - Remy Ma f. Fat Joe, "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" - Baby Cham, "Vitamin S" - Beanie Man, "Dude" - Jadakiss f. Nate Dogg, "Time Is Up" DJ Quest (April 2004) Quest blessed the masses at Chetty recently and the jury is out on whether LeBron is the real King in Cleveland... - Missy Elliot, "I'm Really Hot" - Goapele, "Childhood Dream" - Eric Sermon, "Relentless" - Jay-Z, "99 Problems" - Dialated Peoples, "This Way" II Smooth (February 2004) A true to life musician, Smooth is prone to drop a sick freestyle while dropping tracks all over San Diego & LA: Henry's Pub, Red Circle, Tivrolies & Q-Topia. - J-Kwon, "Tipsy" - Jay-Z, "Change Clothes" - Lil' Jon & Usher, "Yeah!" - Nick Cannon & R-Kelly, "Gigolo" - Cassidy f. R-Kelly, "Hotel" Blessed Productive (January 2004) Rumor has it Blessed dropped Elvis on the masses at Coral Room> (whoa); you can experience the truth for yourself every Thursday @ Guernica (7-11:30). - Markus E bnochson & E-Man, "I Am The Road" (Bugz In The Attic rmx) - Kelis featuring Andre 3000, "Millionaire" - The Clash, "Red Angel Dragnet" - Graph, "I Don't Care" - Bobby Hutcherson, "Montara" (& the Madlib version of "Montara") Al Lindstrom (December 2003) Folks used to trek all over CT for Al Lindstrom; now, he's killing guest spots in the city at Gustavino's, Lemon, Mission, and Cherry's. - Musiq f. Kindred The Family Soul & Cee-Lo, "Momentinlife" - Young Gunz, "No Better Love" - Teedra Moses f. Jadakiss, "You'll Never Find" - Goapele, "Closer" - Beenie Man f. Ms. Thing, "Dude" DJ OBaH (November 2003) You dont need much more than OBaH's playlist to see the skills, but witness the real for yourself Mondays @ Five Spot, Tues. and Thurs. @ Pravda, Fri. @ Flute, and Sat. @ Bar Below. Whoa. - Bobbito Garcia, Earthtones (Latin Diaspora) - Erykah Badu, Back in the Day - Fela Kuti, Black President - Antibalas, Che Che Cole - Mos Def, Universal Magnetic DJ Stimulus (October 2003) You've got two options: Check Stimulus on the wheels @ Mission Fridays or on the mic with The Real Live Show (Martinique @ the end of the month!) - Outkast, "Bowtie" - Outkast, "Happy Valentine's Day" - Ms. Dynamite, "Sick n' Tired" - Stori James, "Obvious" - Sizzla, "Solid As A Rock" (rmx) DJ Herbert (September '03) What's happening in the city? Check the "Herbert Holler" (or, catch Herbert at Lemon Thurs., Mission Fri., or Lot 61 Sat. and ask him yourself!). - Shawn Escoffrey, "Breaking Away" - Rah Digga, "Party & Bullsh*t" - Colonel Abrams, "Runnin'" - Joe Budden, "Fire" (Fired Up rmx) - Joe Jackson, "Steppin' Out" DJ Sure Shot (August '03) You'll be treated to the real thing if you check Sure Shot on Fridays @ Mission and once a month @ Lemon Mondays... - Pharrell and Jay-Z, "Frontin'" - Beenie Man, "Row Like a Boat" - Little Brother, "The Get Up" - The whole Mark Ronson album - Biggie, "The World Is Filled?" DJ DangerRuss (July '03) Killing the tables since he was 15, Russ holds court on Mondays @ Lotus and Thursdays @ Exit. - Jay-Z, "I Just Wanna Love Ya" - Stevie Wonder, "Do I Do" - Busta Rhymes, "Pass The Courvoisier," Pt. II - Michael Jackson, "PYT" & "I Can't Help It" - BBD, "Poison" DJ Cosi (June '03) If you have not heard Cosi rock, you have not lived: Mon @ Chazaal Bistro, Fri @ Mission, and Sat @ Café Deville... - Nas, "No Idea's" - Gang Starr, "Nice Girl, Wrong Place" - Truby Trio, "Jaleo" - Larry Heard, "Where Life Begins" (lp) - Donnie, "Cloud 9" (DJ Spinna mix) Fame Jenkins a.k.a. DJ Cazual (May '03) My former radio partner, Cazual is an ill producer working on a major bashment this June... - Raekown, "Smith Brothers" - Ms. Jade & Jay-Z, "Let's Count It Down" - Beanie Sigel (off DJ Whookid "Hood Radio V1"), "In Philly Speedin" - 50 Cents, "Like My Style" - R. Kelly & Big Tigger, "Like a Snake" DJ Eleven (April '03) The Bay Area's finest, Eleven does his damn thing Fridays @ Light, Saturdays @ Lansky Lounge, & the last Monday of the month at The Remedy @ Fluid in Philly. - Surprise Riddim w/ joints by Wayne Wonder, Sean Paul, Mr. Easy, Elephant Man - De La Soul, "Shoomp" f. Sean Paul b/w "Much More" f. Yummy - M.O.P., "Live From Ground Zero" - Low Profile, "Funky Song" - Eddie Kendricks, "Girl You Need a Change of Mind" DJ Vlad (March '03) Regulator of Barrington Levy's Lipstic Sound, Selector Vlad was recently nominated for best reggae mixtape DJ! - 50 Cent, "21 Questions" - R. Kelly, "Snake" - DOC feat. Ice Cube, Ren, Snoop Dogg, "The Shit" - Too Short feat. Pimpin Ken, "The Old Fashioned Way" - Bounty Killer, Buccaneer, TOK, "Badman Anthem" (Star Wars riddim) Jozen (February '03) An artist in every sense of the word, Jozen stays underground on Wednesdays @ Society 5. - Slum Village, "Fall In Love" - N.E.R.D., "Run To The Sun" - Common, "I am Music" feat Jill Scott - Rafael Saadiq, "Skyy, Can You Feel Me?" - Goapele, "Closer" and Nas, "Heaven" DJ CROOKED aka RICH BLU (January '03) My man Crooked is illmatic - and, his weekly line-up reads like a Jay-Z lyric: Tues @ Pangaea, Thurs & Sat @ Light, Fri @ Society 5... - Frankie Beverly & Maze, "Before I Let Go" - Jackson 5, "I Wanna Be Where You Are" - Aretha Franklin "Rocksteady" - Wham, "Everything She Wants" - Tie between Eve, "Satisfaction" & Talib Kweli, "Get By" King Khan (December '02) This grasshoppa’s teacher, King Khan made his comeback December 11th @ Freight. - Jay-Z, Scarface, and Beanie Sigel, "Guess Who's Back" - Jaheim, "Fabulous" - Mr. Cheeks and Horace Brown, "Friday Night" - Gza, "Knock Knock" - Frankie Beverly and Maze, "Before I Let Go" Just...Ryo (November '02) LES isn’t safe when the turntable ninja Ryo cuts tracks at Apple on Friday's. - Morcheeba feat. Talib Kweli, "Let Me See" (rmx) - DJ Shadow, "Six Days" - Hieroglyphics, "Soweto" - Large Professor feat. Nas, "Stay Chisel" - Mos Def, "Breakdown" Dina Regine (October '02) Midtown's Maestro, Dina spins retro 60's-early 90's rock and classic hip-hop weekends at MOD; or, plays her own tunes live... - Paul Oakenfold, "Starry-Eyed Surprise" - Jurrasic5, "What's Golden" - Res, "They say Vision" (Robbie Rivera mix) - OK Go, "Get Over it" - Wilco, "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" DJ Center (September '02) Ft. Greene bounces when DJ Center pumps the soul, grooves, and vibes into Sol on Friday nights! - Raphael Saadiq, "Still Ray" (Universal) - KRS-ONE, "I Remember" (Front Page Entertainment) - Ohio Players, "Ecstasy" (Westbound) - DJ Spinna, "Starz" (Female Fun) - Ely Guerra, "Prometo Ser" (Paralso Mix) (EMI Mexico) Tony Tantrum (August '02) Super DJ and Producer extraodinaire, Tone is definitely the pride of JC. - Bob Marley and Wailers, "Small Axe" - First Choice, "Dr. Love" - Leaders of the New School, "Case of the PTA" - Musiq, "Realove" - The BluRoom Project, "The Step Out" (if ya don't know this, ya betta ask sumbody) DJ Jay Moodee (July '02) Representin' BK to the fullest, Jay Moodee can be heard Saturday nights @ 203 Spring St. Lounge. - Fela Kuti, "Zombie" - Nas, "One Mic" - Ghostface Killer, "Flowers" (DJ Clue rmx) - Eric B. & Rakim, "Don't Sweat the Technique" - Nickodemus & Osiris (w/ Carole C. of Si Se), "Mariposa" DJ 4Sight (June '02) Based out of New Haven, CT, DJ 4Sight gets ill with the soul, funk, and that ol' boom bap. Trust me. - The Roots, "Thought at Work" - GZA, "Fame" - Jaguar Wright, "The What Ifs" - Keith Murray, "The Rhyme" (Slum Village rmx) - Fela Kuti & Roy Ayers, "2,000 Blacks Got to Be Free" Top