Salute The DJ

Salute The DJ: House Shoes From The Skinny Boys To Seoul And Everything In Between

by Jeremiah February 22, 2012 Exclusive

Welcome back to another edition of Salute The DJ. When Arasia brought this idea up, I made a list of the DJ’s I wanted to chop it up with. That list contained some of the DJ’s I felt were extremely important figures in Hip Hop and this month I had the honor of having [...]

Salute The DJ: DJ Rob Swift From X-Men to Chopin & Everything In Between: Part Two

by Jeremiah January 25, 2012 Interviews

In part one of my conversation with Rob Swift, we discussed how he became Rob Swift, his influences, belief in Bruce Lee philosophies, and much more. For the second part of our conversation, we delve into Rob’s relationship with Roc Raida, his new found love with classical music, how it played a roll in his [...]

Salute The DJ: DJ Rob Swift From X-Men to Chopin & Everything In Between: Part One

by Jeremiah January 19, 2012 Interviews

As we continue to salute the DJ, I reached out to DJ Rob Swift, someone I’ve been listening to and in been in awe of since the days of the X-Men. The first actual interview I remember seeing with Rob Swift was in the 2001 in Doug Pray’s film Scratch, but the film left me [...]

Salute The DJ: DJ Babu Speaks On Changes In Technology During His Career [Pt. 2]

by Jeremiah December 21, 2011 Salute The DJ

Last week, you had the chance to read part one of my in-depth interview with DJ Babu. Check out part two where the Dilated Peoples & Beat Junkies member speaks on his struggle to accept Serato, how DJ’s are historians, going off the cuff, and a thorough rundown of his equipment setup…. old and new.

Salute The DJ: DJ Babu – From Navy Brat To World Famous Beat Junkie & Beyond [Part 1]

by Jeremiah December 14, 2011 Salute The DJ

DJ Babu has made a long career out of his love for music. Showing no signs of letting up anytime soon, Babu coined the term “turntablist” sixteen years ago and has now been rocking two generations of parties through his wheels of steel. Babu took some time out a couple weeks ago to talk with [...]