Start listening to Hip Hop seriously around 1995.
Taking it back to freestyling in the back of the bus on the way to track meets. memories!!!!!!!
Didn't get serious till I had access to some original production I'd say around 2003 right before i graduated college.
Learned a lot when I moved to springfield and vibed out with Imperial and Platinum. Still learning.

Dang! I'm a noob (yes i sed noob)

I haven't even lost my "Firstshowginity" yet.

But I just started about two years ago producing. I still got time....

(Dang i'm young, I can't even go to a 18+ show yet.....man)

40% have been in the scene since the 80's? I thought in the scene meant makin moves. If we're just talkin about bein into hiphop then add me to the 40%.

JDFlow wrote:

40% have been in the scene since the 80's? I thought in the scene meant makin moves. If we're just talkin about bein into hiphop then add me to the 40%.

Well I guess I mean making moves to where you are now. I mean since you're a DJ I'm talking about, when was it since you did your first live show (whether it'd be someones birthday party or DJing at Scribble Jam). Pretty much the point in your life when someone first affiliated you with hip hop...

Y'know?

today, maybe... i've always saw myself as a member of the urban grunge movement where we replace sweaters with hoodies

i did my first mixtape in 1985 at the age of 7 for my second grade party and professionally since the age of 15 im celebrating 14 years of being in the professional game on jan 26th my birthday is when i started doing clubs/skating rinks/high school parties

DjShad wrote:

i did my first mixtape in 1985 at the age of 7 for my second grade party and professionally since the age of 15 im celebrating 14 years of being in the professional game on jan 26th my birthday is when i started doing clubs/skating rinks/high school parties

Did DJing come naturally for you?

i kinda went towards dj'ing because i had too many records and i choked on stage when i was rapping at 15. don't trip on having an electronica influence. I grew up on house music being from outside of chicago so I was exposed to originators of house music on wbmx and dj'ed along some of the ghetto house legends. House music helped me with mixing plus electronica had influence on dilla, you check out osme of his drums you can tell the detroit techno and kraftwerk influence on the instrumental disc.

DjShad wrote:

i kinda went towards dj'ing because i had too many records and i choked on stage when i was rapping at 15. don't trip on having an electronica influence. I grew up on house music being from outside of chicago so I was exposed to originators of house music on wbmx and dj'ed along some of the ghetto house legends. House music helped me with mixing plus electronica had influence on dilla, you check out osme of his drums you can tell the detroit techno and kraftwerk influence on the instrumental disc.

Come to think of it Dilla's drums do sound like they could be laid on to like a House beat....

DR.T wrote:

Come to think of it Dilla's drums do sound like they could be laid on to like a House beat....

listen to big booty express. HEAVY kraftwerk influence in that joint.

he also did a remix for innerzone orchestra (a carl craig project) back in like 2001. seek it out!

cha-chE wrote:

DR.T wrote: Come to think of it Dilla's drums do sound like they could be laid on to like a House beat.... listen to big booty express. HEAVY kraftwerk influence in that joint. he also did a remix for innerzone orchestra (a carl craig project) back in like 2001. seek it out!

Yeah, it really shows on that joint...

Atilla_Beatsmith wrote:

cha-chE wrote: DR.T wrote: Come to think of it Dilla's drums do sound like they could be laid on to like a House beat.... listen to big booty express. HEAVY kraftwerk influence in that joint. he also did a remix for innerzone orchestra (a carl craig project) back in like 2001. seek it out! Yeah, it really shows on that joint...

I just heard it. I must say it does...

since 1964, but I was bangin out beats in the womb circa '83

trystyl wrote:

since 1964, but I was bangin out beats in the womb circa '83

Wow!