Dj Playground

Hello

djplayground — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:55:12 +0000

Did a little clean up on the blog. How do you like the new (but still very much the old) look? So, the Grammy awards were on tonight and I got a chance to watch some of it and It got me asking myself…Why does the most prestigious music award show have to be so simultaneously painfully boring. Anyways, RIP Whitney Houston. She hadn’t made a hit or a song worthy of mentioning in probably twelve years but left us with some great ones. Word to DMX. My new policy regarding the passing of celebs in the entertainment world is to leave the commentary here and only here on the blog. No more poisoning of social networks of dumb and annoying status’/tweets. One of the most annoying things is when my news feed on Facebook/Twitter becomes just that. I’ll get my news from a news worthy, credible and reputable source but thanks for telling me the Yankees won. Tell em why you mad son!

Anyways, relaxing and recharging for the next few days to get ready to tackle another busy week of djing. Stay up and God bless.

Introducing: Take a listen Thursdays

djplayground — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:06:07 +0000

Introducing: Take a listen Thursdays. I’ll be posting tracks I dig every Thursday. No bias, rhyme or reason. Definitely no posts based on self interest. So, with that being said…I Found this track randomly a couple of weeks ago. Thought I’d share it with y’all. It samples the same “after the laughter” by Wendy Rene that is all too familiar. This one is just as infective on the ears. Produced by the up and coming Dj Burn-One. Peep his discography. He normally has more of a vintage southern feel to his beats however, this tracks shows his range as a beatsmith. Enjoy!

So what’s really good?

djplayground — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:41:58 +0000

People seem to ask me this a lot lately. Maybe it’s because I post way less on Facebook about what’s going on in my life. My logic: if you know me then you know what i’m up to (aside from djing). So to answer that question… a whole lot lately!!!. I’ve been busy playing dj/business man…This year I has been the busiest I have ever been ..(actually it seems like I have said that every year for the last 9 years…lol). These days i’m booked 4 days a week and most times a double on either friday or saturday almost weekly. From the club to concerts to private and not so private parties… the last 6-8 months have been fruitful. I’m not chasing stardom or pointless pipe dreams…just trying to be a good dj with an even better business sense. No shots, but I’m not trying to be rich or famous. Well…definitely not famous…haha. These days I have a lot to be thankful for. With that being said, I really cherish my free time. I am a lot more low key these days, spending my time with my girl, my dogs and a just few chosen friends. You can say that I’ve smartened up a lil bit. No more pointless cancerous friendships. On another note, fitness is still the way of the walk. These days the gym feels incredibly played out and boxing is the move. I’m working on my technique at the same time I’m getting my cardio straight. So sucka’s best not get in my way this year. Lean and mean is the objective and at 192 lbs…things are coming together. Here’s a list for those of you who been asking for a new one/ people who don’t like to read.

what’s good:

Iphone 4s. Siri is my girl son!
Building this VIP style inspired Lex. Can’t wait till people ask me “why did you do that?”
Jeremy Lin back to back 25/28 point games and the Knicks win!
my girl making my place more comfortable. nice bed/bath accessories make all the difference. If you 30+ years old and you ain’t got no soap or toilet paper. move back 2 spaces b.
Baked Lays
Gatherer’s Granola
Monta Ellis. Dude looks piru and his game is just as gangsta!
Late night drives in the Land Cruiser. No traffic. Just me, the vehicle and some beats.
This years Winter weather. No snow means no salt (I hate salt on my car) and my back doesn’t hurt from shoveling . Win/win.
Glaceau Smart Water

Not so good:

No surf/talk function on iPhone?
Gas prices skyrocketing. $80 to fill up? FOH
Being broke at 30+
Driving a luxury car and being unemployed.
Facebook (in general)
Tweeting like you got something important to say. Nobody cares that you just had lunch
Thirst buckets for attention on Facebook.
Coat tail riders. Be your own man. Pave your own path.
Jersey Shore (guilty as charged for watching). This show has run out of story lines. The only one to make it out of this on top is Pauly D. No dj skills + good personality = residency at a club in Vegas. Snooki, see you on celebrity rehab in a year boo.
Simon Cowell has a new show searching for america’s best DJ talent? FOH!!!

20 things I’m On/Off’s

djplayground — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:38:41 +0000

boxing my ass off 4-5 days a week
doing 150-200 push ups a day
Carlos Mencia’s new material
Rittz the Rapper “White Jesus” mix tape
90′s rap video automobiles
Me time
Mallory Malloy
Destroying Dj sets when I damn feel like it
Soup and sandwich season
the smell after you swifter wet jet

Off

Wack local rappers..ur not a ceo/boss. you work at Panera. Lemme get a lemon chicken orzo?
wack local rappers videos…fuck was you thinking?
wack local dj’s…don’t get me started
yes men or yes women. keep “real” people around you. Thank someone when they give you real criticism. Anyone can say “you’re awesome!”
Black Friday. What a sham. I refuse to ever participate after making the mistake of going to woodbury commons 4 years ago. The memory still pains me.
Reality TV. I’m done with it. I’m not just talking Jersey Shore. Found out Pawn Stars and Auction Hunters were just as fake and equally as produced as the worst of the reality shows out there.
Yelawolf’s new album “Radioactive”. ”Trunk Muzic” was a banger. This one…not so much.
Working out like Rocky Balboa on meth and being 3 pounds heavier as a result.
The NBA. Greedy ass muhf&$kas.
Dubstep.

Too late to write… so here’s some lists

djplayground — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:19:29 +0000

Too late to constuct complete sentences so I am compiling two lists. The titles are self explanatory.

Im on that:

Vita-Coco/Power-C all day son!
The no red meat diet
Patagonia gear (getting my urban lesbo granola steez on)
boxing classes (watch my right hook suckas!)
Qt with my few peoples and my dog Nilla
Rittz the Rapper. Peep his mixtape: “White Jesus”. On heavy rotation in the Land Cruiser
Returning all the dumb ish I bought for halloween aka unstimulating the economy
Not buying sneakers (like I used too at least)
Cleaning up my Macbook so it’s like day 1 out of the box at the Apple store
Not buying a new Macbook
How to make it in America and Boardwalk Empire (HBO son!)
Fixing my own thermostat
four wheel drive
lean and mean.

FOH!!!

Occupy wall street movement. I would love to join but I got to go to work and despite the Patagonia gear, I’m not much into camping.
LMFAO costumes for halloween. The first 3 or 4 were cool/funny. After that, you’re just a another dude wearing leopard jeggings.
LMFAO dudes on halloween asking me to play “Party Rock Anthem” at 10:15. Dude, relax. It’s 10:15. We got all night. Nice jeggings!!!
Losing all my crates on my Serato and trying to DJ a halloween weekend not knowing where any of my music is.
Upstate nightclub/bar gimmicks. Phony contests, excessive boasting about sexy and packed crowds = everyone knows you are lying.
Upstate NY weather
Upstate residents complaining about upstate ny weather…..on facebook!
Halloween in general this year. Usually I enjoy it. Maybe I’m getting too old…haha
Being a meathead. Go bang your head on a wall.

I’m baaaaaaaaaaaack.

djplayground — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:08:11 +0000

Man it’s been forever since my last post. I cannot fully say it’s because I have been that busy (even though at times I am). So, lately I have been on some other shit and for some reason I have been obsessed with change. No, not coinage haha. Just doing things differently. I woke up one day and said to myself that I am going to try different things and possibly make choices I ordinarily wouldn’t. Well…here I am. My hair is long as shit and not popular with the ladies (oh wells), I bought a new truck (it’s actually a 95 smh), and I started up a DJ school. Those are the highlights but just a few of many things that are so different from say 6 months ago. Anyways, I’m typing this laying in bed well rested after one of my infamous 12 hour dj days. Yesterday I dj’d the sold out Mac Miller concert in Clifton Park, NY. I can honestly say that the show was one of the busiest I have ever done. The crowd was young and consisted mostly of high school and college kids. These kids were hype and restless. When I say restless I really mean restless!!! I tried my best to hold them down but after a while all they wanted was Mac. At times breaking out in chants “We want MAC!!!”. It wasn’t a diss to me rather a compliment to Mac Miller. Anyways, it was interesting to observe Mac and his crew do his thing. The kid has a buzz like no other right now. No official album out yet and he’s already killing the game. Man o man…the powers of the internet. I could tell this kid (Mac) and his crew were living the dream. 20 something year old rap stars!!! Wouldn’t that be nice. Peeps are gonna hate though. Some of my friends tell me how much he sucks. Granted, all of them

are above the age of any of the Mac Miller fans at the show. I think the kid has a decent flow. His subject matter is a little young for me but I think his main appeal is that he seems like a kid we all know. Hell, I knew a bunch of Mac Milllers in college!!! Anyways, just felt the urge to write something. Sorry I have been away for so long!!!

NY sports…Big city of dreams?

djplayground — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:26:27 +0000

So the Yankees failed to sign Cliff Lee. The money was on the table but he chose to go to Philly instead for considerably less money. Wait..what? You mean the Yankees didn’t get the player they wanted? This doesn’t happen often but it may be the shape of things to come. Maybe it means money really isn’t everything. What were the factors? family? location? best chance to win a championship? maybe it was an x factor like George Steinbrenner not being around and dealing with Cliff Lee one on one like he once did with Reggie Jackson and Gary Shefield. One thing is for certain. It wasn’t all about the money for Cliff Lee. Which makes me think about the current reputation NY has as a city. I may catch a lot of heat from lifetime new yorkers but there is a possibility NY may not be the big city of dreams it once was. Have we lost our lustre? maybe the mystery is gone? have we over exposed ourselves in the media and pop culture that the rest of the country and the world are looking for excitement elsewhere? It’s definitely debatable. Just a lil while ago, I was asked to go to the Giants vs. Philly game on Sunday. My initial answer was yes until I started looking up ticket prices. $250 for a single ticket?!?!?! FOH!!!. They must be out of their cottt dayummm minds if they think I’m paying that much for one ticket. I like football. I don’t love it. I’m certainly not spending close to a g to go to a Giants game. I’m just glad my Knicks are killing the game right now. Amare is averaging 30 plus points a game and Raymond Felton is coming into his own. On top of all this, Melo Announces he will only accept a trade if it is to the Knicks? Dope!!! Maybe NY isn’t so bad after all. Let’s go KNICKS!!!

All black kicks, air zoom generation and storm shadow.

djplayground — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:40:23 +0000

So yea in case you haven’t noticed, I got a thing for those all black kicks. Something so dope about having a fly pair of kicks in all black. A few weeks back I copped the 24/7′s and the other day I couldn’t pass on the all new all black Lebron 8′s. Thats a lot of dough dropped on kicks that no one ever really notices…smh. It’s all good cause I do this for me dummy!!!

You know things are out of control when you look underneath your bed and you have a deadstock pair of lebrons (air zoom generation) underneath your bed. These are the first Lebron sneakers meaning this pair is at leat 7 years old…smh. Dusty as hell but definitely worth something to the right person. These coincidentally match Miami’s current uniforms. Hmm…coincidence?…Any lebron fans left out there?…lol.

Growing up I played with many different toys but G.I. Joes were my action heroes of choice. I spotted the re-release of some classic figurines. Here is my favorite from back in the day…. Storm Shadow. Arguably the illest and most popular G.I. Joe villain ever!!!.

Cold World, “haters”, and point guards.

djplayground — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:35:24 +0000

Damn it’s cold here in the northeast. Every year we all wonder why we put ourselves through this. Oh well, I guess until I move somewhere else…it’s going to be winter hats, gloves, and gore-tex all over again. One of these days, I swear I’m moving somewhere warmer. Until then, it’s the grind and hustle. Warmer climates are in my future though…for real.

On a completely different note, I’ve been doing a little reflection lately about this whole “hater” phenomenon that has occurred in the last 3-4 years. If you’re not familiar with it, it goes a little something like this. If someone else dislikes, disapproves, is envious or jealous of your situation or agenda then they are labeled as “haters”. Now there always will be people that dislike what you do or say. And since the beginning of time, there have been and always will be envious people. However, nowadays young bucks throw this word around way too loosely/frequently. Young people are walking around acting completely disrespectful and being totally ignorant. If anyone disapproves …they are “haters”. Sorry kids, if you are acting like a douche and someone calls you out on it, they are not hating. They are just calling it as they see it. If someone doesn’t like your car, your new song, the way you smell, your clothes or even the way you carry yourself….take note of it. They may not necessarily be “hating”. Many people out there want to see you do well and succeed. I truly believe that. There are less people out there that want to see you fail personally and/or professionally. Ask yourself if this persons claims have any validity before you label them as a “hater”. In some instances, you should thank that person. Thank them for being honest. Thank them for having the balls and courage to tell you the truth to your face. Personally, I dislike the term. It sounds immature. I truly believe at this point in time if things continue they way they have been that the “hater” movement will be the ultimate demise of our youth. Put that warm empty bottle of champagne in the garbage. Stop fronting on the costume jewelry son. This 106 and park champagne lifestyle is not real. Stop acting like a douche. Next.

Only way to roll in the Northeast.

Enough of the rant…haha. I must say that I have been enjoying the NBA a lot more than I have in previous years. There seems to be a point guard renaissance going on right now with the abundance of exciting super talented pg’s. I’m not mad at that. The guards are the players that make this game exciting. Surprisingly enough, my knicks have won the last 6 games. Amare is beasting averaging almost 35 a game and showcasing his newfound leadership skills. Raymond Felton is most definitely holding his own. New York Basketball is back. Let’s go KNICKS baby!!!

Wu-Tang December 27th

djplayground — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:04:15 +0000

So today I got word that I’m djing the Wu-Tang show December 27th at Northern Lights. I haven’t dj’d a live show in a long time so I’m definitely excited for this show especially since it’s Wu!!! I can’t believe it’s been (1993) almost 18 years since the Wu’s debut album. Now that is impressive. To all the Wu-Tang naysayers out there I dare you to explore the idea of any current relevant hip hop performer that could still pull off live sold out shows 17-18 years after their debut album? It’s hard to deny the success of the Wu. See yall on the 27th!!!

Got those tickets too. W/S/G stands for with special guest. Yea boi!!! Hit me up on facebook or email me at djplayground@gmail.com if yall need some tickets.