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10 THINGS REAL DJs HATE
As told to Randy Roper // Photo by Julia Beverly
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Shady Promoters When you’re a big time DJ, everybody’s trying to make a buck off of you. Clubs With Bullshit Equipment Clubs should have up-to-date equipment. Most of them don’t understand the DJ is the most important part of the muthafuckin’ club, not the bar. Cause if the DJ ain’t good, no one’s gonna come in that muthafucker and drink from the bar. And some clubs don’t have speakers with enough bass, some clubs don’t have enough highs and mids. And some clubs don’t even have turntables, only CD players. DJing For a Club That Doesn’t Really Fuck With Black Clients They need us cause they need to make money to save their muthafuckin’ club. The black dollar goes a long way. And these white clubs need that black dollar to keep their business afloat. White folks don’t drink like black people do. White folks drink $5 drinks. A nigga will come in that bitch and spend $30 on one drink. White folks don’t do that unless they’re buying champagne or something.
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Groupie Bitches That Wanna Get In the Club For Free I hate groupie bitches that you fuck and they think you owe them something.
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DJs That Can’t Spin Vinyl Real DJs know how to spin vinyl. That’s how DJing started. Now, a muthafucker puts in a CD, presses play and the song plays. What about a DJ that knows how to play records and actually mix two records together? What happens if someone spills water on the CD player and the screen goes out? Then what? The party can’t go on.
Artists That Think You Are Their DJ Some artists come to a show and don’t have a DJ and expect you to be their DJ. Some artists come to do a show and expect the DJ there to have all their records for their show. I’m not your muthafuckin’ DJ.
Undercutting DJs Know your worth. Don’t let these clubs make you think you need them. They need us. Warm-Up DJs That Think They’re the Headliner DJ When you go to the club and you hear the biggest song at 11:00 and it’s supposed to be played at 12, the warm-up DJ is trying to get shine the wrong way. The warm-up DJ is the most important part of the night if they warm the crowd up and get them ready for all the big records. If you have a good warm-up DJ that knows when to play a record and how to warm the crowd, parties go a lot better. It’s fucked up when you go to the club and they’re playing the biggest record at 11:00. The customers are wondering, “I hope they’re gonna play that again, because there ain’t nobody in this muthafucker yet.” Overrated Big Name DJs If you read that and got mad, you’re one of those overrated big name DJs.
Artists Thinking Their Records Broke Themselves These artists don’t respect the DJs. Without us there is no you. I don’t give a fuck if your record is the baddest shit on the planet. If no DJ plays it, no one’s ever gonna know.
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