Puff Sez DJs Aren't DJs Anymore

[darrel855]

I think he's right for the most part hence the celebrity DJ thing being so popular . But I do think that DJs that are playing in a truly underground environment are still pushing music . But honestly who cares if I'm playing music to people who want to get drunk and stupid and get laid why am I gonna try to push something on them they probably don't want to hear I'll save that for a crowd who will appreciate it .

[Kaon]

sounds to me like hes just comparing good ol hip hop djing from the days of old, with present day club djs who only play hip hop from the top 40.
i agree with him. most of the music we listen to (dance music) won't ever get a chance to be played anywhere else unless there is a dj who likes it

[midian]

I think we are lucky in NZ to have a sweet scene, where people are activly looking for new tunes. If it rocks it fucking rocks, no matter if you have heard it before or not.... maybe thats just part of the dubstep/dnb/bass culture tho.... or maybe its an NZ thing. not sure.

[Kaon]

i think dance music/dj culture is whole other side to music econmics. small record labels dont have the money to have big lawsuits against lil 10 year jimmy who lives in the states with his grandmother and really really wanted that new britney spears song (hes gonna grow up gay).
and thus the small record labels rely only on spreading their name, weather theyre making money off it or not. the only protection from downloading and ripping is the ads on tv, and lets face it, those messages affect no one. music (and all arts), if it is to stay an art (and not just a way to make money off the unaware portion of the population) can only become more liberal with its laws and restrictions. the art side is slowly being wrenched away and i think the begginning of the battle against the multi-million dollar music corporations starts with making all your music free to download, forever. you can make money from performance. if people like ya, theyll come to see ya, ive completely forgotten what i was talking about anyway i feel like this should be a 1000 word essay and im at work so gonna cough awkwardly and stealthily move to the left, and pretend this never happened.

[Bodega Brad]

I work in Radio and can confirm Puff's thoughts. Most of the DJ's he's referring to are paid by a radio station to play what they tell them to play. NY is the number 1 US market and we don't even break many records anymore. Only late night mix shows are able to take chances and break from the "format". Every song is tested and tested over and over in smaller markets before it sees the light of dayI've done mixes for stations where they hand me a list of songs I can play and a "clock". One new song, one old, one mix, repeat. I would love for it to go back to turning on the radio and hearing something new. LOVE IT!!!

On the other hand...I feel that the artists...like Puff...aren't giving us DJ's much to work with anymore.(Hip-Hop anyway) Making up a dance or playing tinker toy beats dont impress me much, hence, don't get played.

[Kaon]

On the other hand...I feel that the artists...like Puff...aren't giving us DJ's much to work with anymore.(Hip-Hop anyway) Making up a dance or playing tinker toy beats dont impress me much, hence, don't get played.

this is what i mean when i say the big productions companies are sucking all the art out of music. the top40 is just full of macdonalds toys these days

[Bodega Brad]

It almost pains me to play Hip Hop anymore at a club because, like quoted earlier, until the cute girls see it on MTV, you won't be able to break songs without clearing the dance floor. Can anyone tell me why "Pop Champagne" is a hit? Three beats and a vocoder. Yipeee!

[Bodega Brad]

To be honest, when he was still rising, he already was amongst the group he was talking smack about. Hell, he still is....

I am really missing oldskool beats like 3rd Bass, PE and all the other oldskool pioneers.

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Keep it old school Puff...except you ask a kid about 3rd Bass today, and they won't know who Prime Minister Pete Nice is....Give 'em the gas face son.

[j1n]

I sez Puff ball aint a rapper...w00t

[tekki]

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Keep it old school Puff...except you ask a kid about 3rd Bass today, and they won't know who Prime Minister Pete Nice is....Give 'em the gas face son.

Hell, I'd be flipping of the wall like Lucille Ball representing the Cactus on his @$$ and take it Steppin'to the AM.

Ah yeah, the Cactus Album, one of my dearest vinyls.


(But that's you and Puff on the picture?)