Although everyone can become a DJ, only those with exceptional musical talent can rise to the pinnacle of their field. DJs are new-age rock stars, performing at the greatest festivals and clubs throughout the world and going on international world tours. DJs come in a wide variety of forms,...
Young M.A is a talented New York-based rapper whose breakout hit "OOOUUU" earned commercial success in 2016 and garnered millions of YouTube views. Openly lesbian, Young M.A has proudly embraced her identity, unapologetically bringing it to the forefront of her music and challenging gender nor...
Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York Also ranks #3 on The Real Names of 100 DJs Also ranks #14 on The Most Influential DJs of All Time Also ranks #19 on 50 Famous Celebrities of Caribbean Descent Al B. Sure! Age: 56 Albert Joseph Brown III (born June ...
Hip hop, a genre birthed in the vibrant streets of the Bronx, has journeyed from being a simple countercultural wave to a global powerhouse of influence. Its inception in the late 1970s was a revolutionary movement, with DJs stretching out breaks from funk and soul music, while emcees unlea...
By the ‘80s DJs were using jazz samples from those earlier post-war decades and mixing them with things like hip-hop, rap and dance music. For the novice listener, acid jazz can be described as funky, grooving music with plenty of brass – either live or sampled – mixed with rap, lo...
he was a fixture of L.A. rock radio and later joined SiriusXM in 2011. He was considered one of the few remaining freeform rock DJs in U.S. commercial radio and inspired Tom Petty’s song “The Last DJ.” Ladd interviewed rock legends like The Doors, Pink Floyd, and John Lennon. ...
Vic Latino is a radio DJ from Long Island, New York. He’s also the co-founder of JVC Broadcasting. This company owns 5 radio stations in New York and 12 in Florida. He’s also released several mix albums and DJs in clubs from time to time. Over his long career, Vince has earned...
’s Echostage club is clad in their finest Fashion Nova and has just erupted into “Bodak Yellow,” a cappella, in anticipation. Three hours later, that same crowd is still waiting. Fights are breaking out; DJs can no longer trick the audience into thinking Cardi is coming out at any ...
Daniel Glass, CEO of Glassnote Records, home to alternative perennials Mumford & Sons and Phoenix, puts it this way: “The best DJs in the world are those who aren’t afraid to clear the dance floor.” But with money came the need to play it safe and not alienate that audience. “Th...
Every week, there were talented new dancers, new DJs and new MCs. Hip-hop culture was born. It was 1980. I was at a party in New York. There was a young DJ at the party. He was playing records. While he was putting a record on, a kid picked up a microphone(话筒) and began...