dj issue change soon though, mark my words.” – DJ Magic Mike “Hip Hop isn’t dead until all the elements of Hip Hop are dead. We’re not at that point yet. Hip Hop is dying but not dead. I figure after 25-30 years of being the same, something’s got to change.” – DJ Who “Hell no. Every time the East Coast is not number one on the Billboard, they start claiming that bullshit about ‘Hip Hop is dead.’ Hip Hop is a way of living. It’s not really a black thing. It’s the way of the streets. The East Coast did that shit 10 years ago with the West Coast.” – DJ Wildhairr
What is the most money someone offered you to play their song at a club? Did you take it? “$2,500, and it was an okay joint.” – DJ J-Nice “People have offered thousands of dollars for me to play their records. I don’t feed into that. If I like a record and think it will work for the crowd, then I’ll play it. If not, then it won’t get played.” – DJ Suss One
“Someone from a professional boxers’ camp recently offered me a measly hundred dollars to play a song in the middle of my heat set. Of course I didn’t take it.” DJ Nabs “$100 and yes I took it.” – DJ J Hustle “$100. No, I’m not for sale!” – DJ Don Juan “$100. Yes I took it.” – DJ Freeze “I usually don’t take requests and I’m known for that. But if someone really wanted me to play their track, I would consider it for $100.” – Jane Dupree “$100. I didn’t take it.” – DJ Princess Cut “$100. Yeah, I took it. The record was straight but I would like to let artists know something: If you have a shitty record, don’t think money is going to get it played all the time, especially by me. It has to be bumpin’ for real.” – Sam Sneak “$100. Hell yeah, that’s a phone bill.” – DJ Slym
“A couple of stacks. Hell no, I didn’t take it. It wasn’t hot enough.” – DJ Smallz
“The most I have ever been offered is $50. I didn’t accept it, but I did listen to it and would have played it if it was a good record.” – DJ Bounz
“$2,000. Hell yeah I took it! I was a starving college student.” – DJ Blak
“$50, I didn’t take it.” – DJ Hella Yella
“I’m pretty non-flexible about just dropping in random stuff I’ve never heard. My reputation is worth more than that $1,000.” – Mick Boogie
“$50. Of course I took it.” – DJ Spinz
“$1,000. No, I didn’t take it because I never play anything I never heard. That is a rule I live by.” – DJ Camilo
“$50.00. I took it and played it on my headphones. It was horrible so I played it at the end of the night. Needless to say, it cleared the dance floor.” – DJ Stilo
“Back when Jeezy blew up in the A, some dude offered me $100 for every Jeezy song I played. I played 10 Jeezy songs back to back and had the dope boys going crazy.” – DJ Teknikz
“Probably about $50. I don’t take money to play songs because I usually don’t take requests. If it’s a good song, it will get played anyway.” – DJ Magic Mike
“$500 and I didn’t play it ‘cause the song was whack as fuck.” – DJ Dady Phatts
“$20. I don’t ask for it, but if someone wants to give, I’m not gonna say no.” – DJ Headbussa
“$500. I didn’t take it because I feel that if I like the song I’m going to play it anyway. I feel as a DJ, your job should be to find that next record that’s gonna blow and give it that push. Too many whack records have made it big through the payola route, not the talent route.” – DJ Shakim
“Probably no more than $20. If the club was packed best believe that price goes up. No, I didn’t take it. I’d hate for someone to waste their money thinking one spin in the club will break there song or career.” – DJ Grip
“$500 and yes, I played the record.” – DJ 007
“Cats in my area would never offer you money to play a song. They hit you with the, ‘Show some love’ line.” – Wiz Hoffa //
“$500. Hell yes.” – C-Wiz “Some cats tried to slip me $400 to play a song in the middle of a large event. I don’t play records on the fly like that, so you can pretty much keep your money while I’m spinning.” – DJ Who “$300.00. Hell yeah, I took it. The song was pretty good, to my surprise.” – DJ Snake “$200.00. I didn’t take it. I don’t have time to get caught up with snitches and tax evasion.” – DJ Deliyte “$200. No, I did not take it. The song was terrible.” – DJ Fresh “$200. I didn’t take it.” – King JB
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Prefer Vinyl
“$200, and yes, I did take it. At that time that was more than the club was paying me.” – DJ Rob Storm “$200 and nah, I didn’t take it.” – DJ 3 “$200. Hell yeah, I took it.” – DJ Boz “$200. No, I didn’t. I don’t like to take money from artists.” – DJ D Lowe “$200. Hell yes.” – Freddy Hydro “$150. I have had artists offer to buy me drinks, give me weed and even offer female companionship for the night. I have never accepted any of the female companionship; my wife is a bangin’ Georgia peach.” – KD aka Han D Man “I have been offered $150 and yes sir, I took it.” – DJ Sir Swift 94 // OZONE MAG
66%
MP3s or CDs only
20%
All of the Above