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| DESCRIPTION OF NYCENTRIC CONCEPT: |
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| NYCENTRIC was an idea created to go against the current trend in pop culture today. Lately it has become very difficult to go out or turn on the radio without listening to the new dirty south and miami pop craze. I started to feel as if new york city music and subculture was starting to lack an identity even here in new york city. This was frustrating to us considering the rich history of hip-hop culture that was cradled here in the rougher streets of new york city. Our city is the epoch of hip-hop culture, and nycentric is a reminder, a celebration and a symbol of the rebirth of new york. this event will re-enlighten the people about our culture defining city that is new york city. |
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Born and raised in NYC mainly Prospect Heights Brooklyn (yes DJ Cabin is a ST. Marxman) DJ Cabin was encompassed with hip hop culture by the early 80's --- djing, hip hop, urban styles and fashion, b-boying, popping, beat-boxing, graffiti, rap, urban culture, history and spirituality are all disciplines DJ Cabin studies. He has lived in almost every boro and attended school in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens including Bronx Science and Iona in New Rochelle. In the early 90s the focus became becoming a dj. Now DJ Cabin is a fully mobile dj with many crates (vinyl!) and currently switched to Serato (coded vinyl) with a virtual collection @ around 200,000 songs. all genres played are in a hip hop theme and most have that sound like its either has been looped or should be --- definitely an old school set with only a little contemporary music ranging soul, funk, jazz, world, freestyle, rock, dance/house, 80s,reggae and r&b with a focus on real quality old school hip hop and conscious and hardcore rap (conscious and gangsta - does that make me a hypocrite?)
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Throughout the years and currently DJ Cabin has worked @/performed at these live concerts, bars, clubs and radio shows:
NYC's longest running FM Hip Hop Radio show "The Underground Railroad" on WBAI 99.5fm circa 1991, Iona College Radio, Club Southpaw, The Nokia Theater, Exit, GrindTime rap battles, the "End Of the Weak" open mic, the Carmello Anthony Redhook basketball tournament, The Hook, Highline Ballroom, Novo, APT, and Sway. |
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THE SHORT VERSION OF WHY I
WANTED TO BE A HIP/HOP RAP DJ: |
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| Some of the first rap records (vinyl) I ever bought are hugely inspirational songs also the first songs i really memorized - Ladidadi/The Show - Danya Records, the Roxanne Records compilation, Whodini - Escape, It's Like That & Sucker MCs - Run DMC, I Cant Live Without My Radio and whole first LL Cool J. album, Fat Boys and definitely The Message. after those releases i found the friday and saturday/ late nite rap shows--- featuring the gods of hip hop radio djs: Mr Magic!, the legendary Kid Capri, also Chuck Chillout, Marley Marl/Pete Rock, and of course Red Alert, then the underground radio djs The Awesome Two, The Underground Railroad, Half Pint/Hank Love, Silver Surfer and of course Stretch & Bob. probably the hugest influence to start a dj career was the uptown mixtape dj: Ron G, Kid Capri, Doo Wop, S&S, Craig G, Chill Will. I saw some of these djs perform at Skate Key too. Later on Clue reinvented the exclusive then Mr Cee created the best of also other tape kings like DJ Envy also Tony Touch and now Absolut and the incredibly creative Dirty Harry. Through videos and concerts i saw some artists' djs do amazing things: Daddy Rich of 3rd Bass, Jazzy Jeff (Fresh Prince), DJ Scratch, Primo...finally even though hes technically a vj hip hop would not be anything close to what it is without the blessing Ralph McDaniels!!! also last but not least a brilliant blessing for djs dancers b boys rappers artists & hip-hop ---- Afrika Bambaataa and The Almighty Universal Zulu Nation (UZN)!!! |
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| THE LONG VERSION PLUS THE SHORT VERSION OF WHY I BECAME A DJ : |
MR MAGIC ADDIDAS & PUMA SUITS WHODINI SHELLTOES(UNLACED 2-3 SIZES TOO BIG WIT C BATTERIES IN THE FRONTOF THE SOCK) ROCKIT- HERBIE HANCOCK RED ALERT UNIVERSAL ZULU NATION MELLE MEL FAT BOYS THE BROOKLYN MUSUEM CROWN HEIGHTS AND GRAND ARMY PLAZA FILAS BEAT STREET BREAKIN WILDSTYLE TURK 182 THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X VIDEO MUSIC BOX DOUG E FRESH STYLEWARS SHEEPSKINS TWO TONE BLACK/GREY JEANS OSLOS ORCH 15'S SUSPENDER PANTS HAWAIIAN SUITS ALL KICKS UNTIED THE MESSAGE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY(THEY HAD VINYL!!!!) AND THE BROOKLYN CHILDRENS MUSUEM JAMES BROWN AJ SCRATCH PHASE 2 DONDI TRAP SEEN COPE CASIO ZEPHYR GHOST MQ SANE-SMITH CHEZ THREE LETTER CREWS JACKIE VITAL BAD BOY SUITS CUCCINI SUITS TROOP SUITS GOIN WAY BACK - JUST ICE COLD CRUSH BROTHERS FAB 5 FREDDIE KEITH HARING PUBLIC ENEMY FT GREENE SPIKE LEE 8 BALL JACKETS TROOP SUITS THE AWESOME TWO STRICTLY FOR THE LADIES-LORD FINESSE SALLY-STETSASONIC BRAND NUBIAN DR MALACHI YORK WILLIAM COOPER WHAT THEY DIDNT TEACH YOU IN HISTORY CLASS EYES ON THE PRIZE MOORISH SCIENCE TEMPLE I CANT WAIT - NU SHOOZ SILENT MORNING NOEL PRINCE 40 BELOWS COLUMBIA RAIN SUITS HUFFY BMX MONGOOSE MAGIC VS BIRD - ATARI MIKE TYSON PUNCH OUT NINTENDO TOE JAM AND EARL SEGA CARL SAGAN TOP BILLING AUDIO TWO CAUGHT UP CHUBB ROCK SELF DESTRUCTION 5 % NATION KUNG FU FLICKS MC SERCH JUNGLE BROTHERS REDHEAD KINGPIN BOB MARLEY LABOR DAY PARADE SKATE KEY UNITED SKATES OF AMERICA THE OASIS LOUIS FARRAKHAN THE FOI DANCEHALL P LON PILOT MARKERS FAT CAPS KRYLON TESTORS THE DUECE THE HARRIS 2 FOR 1 MOVIES THE METROPOLITAN AND THE DUFFIELD TWIN THE BEACON SYMPHONY SPACE 125TH STREET ALBEE SQUARE MALL COLOSEUM AND FORDHAM RD CHAMPION BLACK COLLEGE AND KARL KANI HOODIES CARHARTT JACKETS GIRBAUD CORNICHE OP LEES WINDBREAKERS THAT TURN INTO A BAG STOPWATCHES BIG CLOCKS SWATCHES ROCK N SOUL RECORDS MUSIC FACTORY TOWER RECORDS DOWNSTAIRS RECORDS UPSTAIRS RECORDS BEAT STREET NUMBERS IN QUEENS FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS AND HOT TRAX ME ANDTHE BIZ MUSIC MAN AND MOVIN ON - MASTA ACE THE FINAL CALL BLACK PANTHERS DARE BOOKS LAFAYETTE AVE A& B BOOKS NKIRU STREET BOOKSELLERS BERGEN AND UNDERHILL PALMETTO AND EVERGREEN MYSTIC (213TH) PALLADIUM FORBIDDEN PLANET HEBREW ISRAELITES BATMAN MOVIE AND MEMORRIBILIA TURKEY AND CHEESE HEROES WHITE RICE WITH SAUCE AND HOMEMADE ICE TEA PLAYLAND FASCINATION STATIONBREAK THE BROADWAY THE ALBEE THE SUPER A(QUEENS) RED HOOK POOL VAN SICLEN THE J TRAIN BOX CUTTERS TRAIN HOPPING THE 4 TRAIN IN THE BRONX THE WOP BOGLE AND WINE ELLESSE DIADORAS EWINGS JORDANS FLIGHTS SUEDE PUMAS BRITISH KNIGHTS CLARKS THE D TO THE LAST STOP IN THE BRONX USED BY ELIE DAMAGE NAUTICA POLO GUESS TRIANGLES SEWED EVERYWHERE CONEY ISLAND ASTROLAND PARK KRS ONE RAKIM KANE JUICE CREW SLICK RICK TREACHEROUS THREE SUGARHILL T LA ROCK BREAKDANCING BEATBOXIN AND POPPIN SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO THE AMSTERDAM NEWS DEF JEF LAQUAN PARIS ICE CUBE KAM WC MADD CIRCLE X CLAN TWO KINGS IN A CIPHER LAKIM SHABAZZ DIVINE STYLER KING SUN PRT AFRICAN MEDALLIONS 40 ACRES AND A MULE CLOTHES X HATS KENTE VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE ON ADAM CLAYTON POWELL THE APOLLO MJ ???!!! MR MAGIC!!?...ROCRAIDA...AM...TONY D WTF - FLATTOPS THE MIKE TYSON PART THE HALFMOON FRONTS 2-3-4 FINGER RINGS DELIRIOUS AND RAW KRS ONE LIVE HERE WE GO RUN DMC HICKEN AND 40S AT SOB'S HOT 103(FREESTYLE) WHBI 105.9 WNWK 91.5 WILD PITCH RECORDS WILD THING MC ALMOND JOY IZZY ICE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN THE FRANKLIN AVE S TRAIN LOOSIE SPOTS NOW LATERS BIG BLO CHICO STIC ALEXANDER GRAPE LEMONHEADS SUGAR DADDY RED HOTS 50 CENT SUN DEW JUICE PENNY LOAFERS RICHARD PRYOR SHOW ELECTRIC COMPANY SOUL TRAIN.
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