7.) Chicago DJs Don’t Break Local Artists
Once upon a time, DJs were the driving force in breaking new artists in their respective regions. But over time, and thanks to technology, aspiring MCs took matters in their own hands and utilized their mouse pads to breakout. DJs were the unofficial A&Rs of the hood, but over the past few years blogs, Tumblr, Facebook Soundcloud and YouTube have created more stars than the actual A&Rs. Yes, the DJs still have power, but it’s not as dominant as it once was.
But we still have to give credit when credit is due — many of Chicago’s DJs are making a concerted effort to support local talent. DJ Victoriouz has been instrumental in breaking most of the new Chicago street acts, and is arguably the most in-demand DJ in the city (he’s even planning his own album to be released later this year.) DJ MoonDawg also keeps his ear to the streets, leveraging his power on radio and reaching out to the younger artists like Chief Keef, Spenzo, and Chin Chilla Meek for mixtapes. DJ V-Dub continues to drop mixtapes (and was awarded for his efforts) that include the biggest and smallest of indie talent . And guys like DJ O-Zone and Sean Mac constantly spin Chicago stars in the clubs. There are too many to name here, but there’s a lot of great things happening within the Chicago DJ community.
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Great piece. Certainly didn’t realize so much was happening in the Chicago hip hop scene. Picked up on a few artist names I’m going to check out too.
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You really make it seem so easy with your presentation but
I find this topic to be really something that I think I would never understand.
It seems too complex and very broad for me. I am
looking forward for your next post, I’ll try to get the hang of it!