Ok… I've said this before so this time I'm going to write it down. As I was visiting a club over the weekend, I watched artists commit some of the worst music sins known in the industry. These things will continue to drive the wedge in between Artist and DJ.
Don’t crowd the DJ, don’t interrupt (artists that means you too)and let them work! Should you be an aspiring artist, DO NOT approach the DJ during their set. They already have their playlist mapped for the evening. That is their “mes in plaus” or game plan for their show. If anything, the DJ will remember you as “the MF that has no respect” as they throw your CD in the trash. Want respect, then give respect… Be cognoscente and approach them AFTER their set. (Before hand they are in the zone)
Ask for feedback (be it good or bad) make sure it’s the genre of music that appeals to their sets. After all, the main objective is to get your music out to be heard…the more ears that listen the better. Just because one doesn’t care for it doesn’t mean it’s bad, they just can’t work with it. Respect and thank them for their feedback and keep grinding. You will get a lot more “no’s than yes’s,” but this doesn’t mean the DJ won’t cooperate. They have a right to choose what they play, just like you choose what to perform. Don’t get it twisted…DJs love to break records, it just has to fit their flow and ultimately their crowd.
Be different, be you…Don’t bite off someone else. There can only be one Drake, Jay-Z, or Biggie. Take it from Dr. Seuss - “why blend in when you were born to stand out!”
The conflict between artist and DJ can be resolved: build that rapport, respect each other and the art of music. So in the meantime and in between time, keep grinding and break some records.
You never know when our paths might cross, BOLO.
#LeslieMac
by Yung2 ft. Joker B seems to be more than inspiration for Juicy J. According to a video uploaded yesterday by @LilRockObama http://bit.ly/bwareJuicyJ, the 2 Arkansas artist tell Juicy J to pay them for jacking the song. There will be no shows for the Memphis Tennessee rapper until he handles the "music biz"! The hook that Joker B spits definitely connects the two tracks, there's even a YouTube video that puts Yung2s "WTF" with Juicy Js version and calls it a remix. We all know music takes a path from the studio to the world, and that might take months or even years, but clearly we see @Yung2TSE & @JokerBeezy version hits the World Wide Web first. There's another "WTF" out there by @LonnieDaDon that's not related to the other version and has its own identity (produced by @ZaytovenBeatz). We Salute originality and All we can say is "Arkansas STAND UP!"
