| Influences | My upbringing as a US Air Force brat and all the wonderful places and friends who have been down with me since day one as well as the ORIGINAL AND SECOND GENERATION Hip Hop Community and The ORIGINAL House Nation, Afrika Bambaataa, Kool DJ Herc, Grandmaster Flash, Grand Wizard Theodore, DJ Charlie Chase, Grandmaster Caz, Lovebug Starski/Busy Bee, The Cold Crush Brothers, Run DMC, The Fantastic Five (Freaks), Jazzy 5, Soul Sonic Force, The UNIVERSAL Zulu Nation, DJ Disco-Wiz, DJ WizKid (RIP!), Force MDs (RIP most of y'all), DJ Hollywood, Eddie Cheeba, Pete DJ Jones, Fab Five Freddy and Lady Pink even though she be hatin on some of the culture, Crazy Legs and Baby Love. Closer to home: My Yokota boys: Dynamic Rock Force (DJ Roonie G (now of Club Ra in Vegas and RoonieTune Productions), DJ Alvin D (now the hottest DJ for Violator) and Suwat, Art C., Craig "Kid White" Huggins, even Norman "Mr Glas" Glascoe, (RIP!) Also: The king of sound and our hook up man, Mike "G-Man" Gunderson. Also Icy J from Yokota. See us Tokyo Kids (Gai-jin/Koko-jins) got down too and still doin' it! My first DJ hero was DJ SuperDiscoMarty from Okinawa. The Electro Funk Pioneers Egyptian Lover, Arabian Prince, Dynamixx from LA/Las Vegas, also Candyman from Rome NY and his son, DJ Kurt (one of the first to give me lessons and let me spin at the kiddie clubs, also the same with DJ Kirky-Love.
The Great R&B Music Producers including Norman Whitfield, Quincy Jones, Kashif, Maurice White, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, LA (Reid) and Babyface
DJ Speed in Yokota/Tokyo, My parents who played music all the time so it was in my psyche (my mother says it was to keep me from crying), My brother Jeffrey B, My parents friend Mr Burgess who's extended record collection was my first porn, DJ Honda, the Late Great Larry Levan, Frankie Knuckles. WAMO in Pittsburgh, PA, DJ Jazzy Jeff and DJ Cash Money, DJ Jazzy Jay, Pumpkin, Jam Master Jay, Grandmaster Dee, DJ Scritti from the UK, Mr. Magic, Grand Mixer DST, Kool DJ Red Alert, DJ Tony Touch, Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito, The DJs of the ATL: DJ Mello, DJ Nabs, DJ Cowboy, DJ Si-Man (BABY!), DJ Emperor Searcy, DJ Chaka Zulu, DJ Poon Daddy, DJ Toomp, and Radio Jock Ryan Cameron, Gregg Street, & Frank-Ski, Lady B from Philly, DJ Dr Dre (NY from Yo! MTV Raps, OC and Spectrum City Radio Show on the Island), DJ Scott La Rock, all the NYC DJs from WBLS, Kiss back in the day and WKTU during the Garage Movement, All the Miami Jam-Pony DJs of the early 80s rockin' that bass shit. The Bay Area's DJ Flash and Dragon Style DJ Rick Lee and of course Sway and King Tech with DJ Revolution! The UKs finest Tim Westwood.
The Movement: Supersize Spanish Fly Lynx, Jeff Chang, Davey D (Bay Area), Ronin Ro, Nelson George, dream hampton, Chairman Mao, The Teacher KRS One.
The mighty beat makers: The Greatest DJ Premier, Dr Dre, The RZA, The Neptunes, El-P, Jermaine Dupri, Arthur Baker, Prince Paul, DJ Muggs, Marley Marl, Sam Sever, Prince Paul, Easy Mo Bee, Bobcat, Teddy Riley, DJ Scratch, Dallas Austin, Hitman Howie Tee, Lil Jon, Mr Collipark aka DJ Smurf/BeatsInAzz, Pete Rock, Rick Rubin, DJ Quik, The Bomb Squad, DJ Mark The 45 King, SThe Roots, Kayne West, The Alchemist, Larry Smith, Pumpkin, Marley Marl, Davy D(MX), Pete Rock, Erick Sermon, Ali Shaded Muhammad, Sly and Robbie, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
House, Garage Freestyle and Electronica Nation: Kraftwerk, Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO), Information Society, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Full Force (okay they are R&B too), Stevie B, Dino, Heaven 17, Human League, Paul Van Dyk, Shep Pettibone, Jellybean Benitez, Junior Vasquez, Jazzy B, Todd Terry, Thunderpuss, Miguel Migs, Paul Oakenfold, Artful Dodger, Dizze Rascal, So Solid Crew, MJ Cole, Madonna
Dancehall/Reggae Ride The Riddim: Lee "Scratch" Perry, Bob Marley, Damien "Jr Gong" Marley, Yellowman, Beenie Man, Bounty Killah, Black Uhuru, Sasha, Rita Marley
R&B and Blues Name Check: Jill Scott, Floetry, Goapele, Angie "Angie B" Stone (formerly of Sequence), Candye Kane, BB King, Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, Van Hunt, Anthony Hamilton, Jahiem, Leela James, Prince, Mary J. Blige, Commodores (before 1983), Robert Cray, Janet Jackson, RIP Rick James, Earth Wind and Fire, Parliament/Funkadelic.
Rock and Roll/New Wave Name Check: The Police, The B-52's, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Duran Duran, The Communards, The Fixx, The Romantics, Yes, Journey, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Cars, J Geils Band, AC/DC, Queen, Foreigner, The Clash, The Smiths, The Cure, The Who, Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Journey, The Clash, Cheap Trick, Styx, The Eagles, Boston, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Quiet Riot, Twisted Sister, Tigers Of Pantang, UFO/Michael Shanker Group, Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne
Hip Hop Name Check: Rakim (Supreme Allah), The Greatest MC of All Time!, The Funky Four Plus One More and Double Trouble, Busy B, The Fantastic Five (Freaks), Cold Crush Brothers, Fearless Four, Treachours Three, Dream Team, West Street Mob, Spoonie G, Sequence, Sugarhill Gang, Hasim, Whodini, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, X-Clan, De La Soul, Stesasonic, Audio Two, EPMD, Roxanne Shante, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Lauryn Hill, Harmony, Ms Melody, Salt N Pepa, Lin Que (aka Isis), Nas, Jay Z, LL Cool J, Ultramagenic MCs, Gang Starr, Beasite Boys, Wu-Tang Clan, Redman, Black Moon, Brand Nubian, Mos Def, Common, Ice Cube, Third Bass, Scarface, Mad Lion, NINE, Missy Elliott, Green Lantern, DJ Clue, DJ Head Honcho, , DJ AM, MixMaster Mike, Fat Joe, NWA, Whodini, Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, Ultramagnetic MCs, EPMD, Run-DMC, Cypress Hill, Beastie Boys, Fat Boys, Heavy D/Hev, Chubb Rock, Skinny Boys, Ice T, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh and The Get Fresh Crew, Special Ed, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, MC Shy-D, Outkast, Ludacris, Goodie MOB, Gnarls Barkley, T.I., Bubba Spraxxx, Field Mob, The Clipse, Too-Short, E-40, Profile Records, Prelude Records, Sugarhill Records, Def Jam Records, Tommy Boy Records, Streetwise Records. RIP to: Jam Master Jay, The Second Greatest MC:Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G.also known as Biggie Smalls and the Black Frank White" Wallace, Tupac Shakur, Scott La Rock, Big Pun, Big L, Jay Dee, Ted Demme, Cowboy (Furious Five), MC Trouble, Freaky Tah, Old Dirty Bastard, T-Roy of Heavy D and Boyz and a MONSTERSHOUT out to all the DJs rockin' the House, Reggae and Hip Hop clubs. REMEMBER: skills isn't shit if you don't know the history of the dance music culture, learn!
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