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so... what is it you do again?
when the very cute girl, in an actual very nice manner, comes over to you to pester you non-stop to ask for hip hop? i'm talking constantly, yet in a very civil, respectful manner, as to not let me get pissed off and tell her where to go.
hmm. i kept stalling her, but in the end, the truth is i just don't have any. best i could do was Chem Bros. - Galvanize (Switch Remix).
later on last night, the funny thing was they kept bugging the manager till he was fed up, came over, and asked me to play some hip hop. (ok, so not hip hop, a crappy ass gay latin version of it, reggaeton). anyways, i tell him if he wants, he can use his PC with a playlist, and i'll stop spinning. i spin 2 more tracks, he cues hi PL. last track winds down, and...
for some reason, everything in his reggaeton folder was Oldschool ABBA. bahahaha, quite the floorkiller. whilst he sroted it out, he asked me to spin a track, and when he couldnt figure out what happened, he said to just keep going...
(btw, i went to this club to spin as a favor to a friend, which got me and a few others to do it becayse it was her bday).
by the middle of my 2nd part, i had some of those hip hoppers dancing to acid. heh. but only some, they started leaving, which was cool, as it was packed as hell in there...
so, yeah, what would you do?
I would do exactly what you did.
unless you are hired for being an all round dj or reggaeton dj or wtvr, i dont think you should be expected to play it. i would feel expected to play it.
however, if she was really hot, id bust out some rap remixes.
Snoop Dog - Drop it like its hot (sharam jey edit) 
got em in mah box just in case
I actually do spin hip-hop, so I would have just started playing hip-hop.
stick in t3h pooper.
Oh, wait, this isn't the COR.
If you got no hip-hop, you can't play any hip-hop. End of story.
Plus, if you were hired to play whatever you play, its a bit unreasonable to expect you to change. Yet, you can't ignore the audience, you gotta play what they want. However, you also said it was packed, ad you gotta please the majority, and by the sounds of it the hip-hop crowd was the extreme minority. I really gotta stop sitting on the fence.....
if she's fit, tell her you got some hip hop back at home if she's a munter, tell her to hip hop her ass all the way to the front door!!
horrible situation to be in...it all comes down to what you were hired to play...if you were told to play whatever you want and they were fully aware of your style of music then it is unfair to even ask you to change your style...
considering you didn't have any hip hop, i doubt you can pull some songs off...that being said if the customers are nice you can't just simply ignore them either...they paid to get entertained...
in the end, what club was it (music style wise)? so best advice is not to play in a club that has a different style of music than the one you spin (why...to save you tons of headackes)...
Don't have people in the DJ booth you don't know/want up there. That way people won't bother you :P
I'm not playing hip hop.
I wouldn't play hip hop, but i would play house remakes of it. If the mood was right....Everyone love Crazy in love vs Junior Jacks or what not. I even have 3 50 cent remix's that are housey. Most ppl if they are tanked, will dance to house if it has a bit of a hop hop feel.
Other hten that its sorry I dont have any of that. Ask the next person
Ampz
i'd throw down some breakbeat tracks
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| Originally posted by DJ Lucas i'd throw down some breakbeat tracks |
Would probably have scouted the place first. Asked my friends etc.
When I am dealing with the unknown I tend to have a broader selection than if I know the place.
The thing I find is that when people are talking about Hip Hop, what they really mean is that weak ass chart stuff.
Parties are a totally different ball game and I will perhaps drop some earlier.
I have been known to start parties with Pharoah Monch... Dun dun dun dun... Get the fuck up! Makes for a dramatic intro and work up into breaks and then chunky house opening the door for what we love.
Cheers
Nem
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| Originally posted by Nemesis44 Would probably have scouted the place first. Asked my friends etc. When I am dealing with the unknown I tend to have a broader selection than if I know the place. The thing I find is that when people are talking about Hip Hop, what they really mean is that weak ass chart stuff. Parties are a totally different ball game and I will perhaps drop some earlier. I have been known to start parties with Pharoah Monch... Dun dun dun dun... Get the fuck up! Makes for a dramatic intro and work up into breaks and then chunky house opening the door for what we love. Cheers Nem |
hip hop vs. top 40
real deal hip hop however is really dope. It's basically breaks hence the term break dancing.
orignial hip hop DJ's didn't have "hip hop records" they took some popular club songs and rock and would only find the breaks and play that just to keep the party hype. MC's came way after that.
get some tight breaks and some house and any true hip hop crowd will be jumping up.
If you look at the DMC championships (some of the more hardcore hip hop heads) they incorporated 80's, Rock, Techno, Electro, House all sorts of things to make a short tight set.
The sad part is that most clubs that play "hip hop" or "reggaeton" aren't real hip hop at all. They just like to hear the stuff on the radio. Doesn't even matter if it's mixed.
If i was hired to play EDM then i will stick with EDM (as would anyone). But if i got hired to play all around and was really in the mood for EDM (which im always) and the crowd seems to like it, then i'll just tell her to get away or ill thrown down some happy hardcore and really piss her off and most likely a whole lot of other people 
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| Originally posted by TaylorR If i was hired to play EDM then i will stick with EDM (as would anyone). But if i got hired to play all around and was really in the mood for EDM (which im always) and the crowd seems to like it, then i'll just tell her to get away or ill thrown down some happy hardcore and really piss her off and most likely a whole lot of other people |
Re: hip hop vs. top 40
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| Originally posted by tamtui real deal hip hop however is really dope. It's basically breaks hence the term break dancing. orignial hip hop DJ's didn't have "hip hop records" they took some popular club songs and rock and would only find the breaks and play that just to keep the party hype. MC's came way after that. The sad part is that most clubs that play "hip hop" or "reggaeton" aren't real hip hop at all. They just like to hear the stuff on the radio. |
Re: Re: hip hop vs. top 40
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| Originally posted by Nemesis44 Amen to that! If we are talking real Hip Hop you might as well throw in some of the great Electro Tracks like Alaafysh, Clear, Juice and so on... Or go way back like Michael Viners incredible Bongo Band or groups like Babe Ruth or the Meters... or even James Brown! Graff breakin etc.... Amen Brother Nem |
Re: Re: hip hop vs. top 40
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| Originally posted by Nemesis44 Amen to that! If we are talking real Hip Hop you might as well throw in some of the great Electro Tracks like Alaafysh, Clear, Juice and so on... Or go way back like Michael Viners incredible Bongo Band or groups like Babe Ruth or the Meters... or even James Brown! Graff breakin etc.... Amen Brother Nem |
Re: Re: hip hop vs. top 40
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| Originally posted by Nemesis44 Amen to that! If we are talking real Hip Hop you might as well throw in some of the great Electro Tracks like Alaafysh, Clear, Juice and so on... Or go way back like Michael Viners incredible Bongo Band or groups like Babe Ruth or the Meters... or even James Brown! Graff breakin etc.... Amen Brother Nem |
Re: Re: Re: hip hop vs. top 40
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| Originally posted by dinoXpress mebe some george clinton as welll! |
Re: Re: Re: hip hop vs. top 40
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| Originally posted by dinoXpress mebe some george clinton as welll! |
yeah, normally i wouldn't have played at the place i did, (but they HAVE, in fact, had a couple of international DJs there...), but i did it for free, for a friend's bday party. she, and our group were having a lot of fun, yet, you DO get those retards that see a DJ with 4 decks, spinning techno, acid and electro, and go up to ask him for reggaeton.
if only she wouldn't have been so nice about it, or so hot, i could've told her to fuck off. but alas... i'm a sucker for a pretty face i guess.
i think i would first tell her to come back later then whenver i saw her put my headphones on and ignore her...problem solved 
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| Originally posted by Inertia yeah, normally i wouldn't have played at the place i did, (but they HAVE, in fact, had a couple of international DJs there...), but i did it for free, for a friend's bday party. she, and our group were having a lot of fun, yet, you DO get those retards that see a DJ with 4 decks, spinning techno, acid and electro, and go up to ask him for reggaeton. if only she wouldn't have been so nice about it, or so hot, i could've told her to fuck off. but alas... i'm a sucker for a pretty face i guess. |
...why? b/c if she's that hot then she definelty doesn't get a lot of "no" answers
heh.
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