Word: deejaying
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David O. Nauen '94, who was a streetbeat deejay in the alternative rhythm and blues(AR&B) department, says he quit because of the"tyrannical way" the overhaul was carried...
...Atlanta-based group Arrested Development does both in a way that strikes a novel note. For one thing, consider its makeup. There are four men and two women (itself unusual, since rap groups nearly always divide strictly along gender lines): a lead rapper- singer named Speech, a deejay, another singer, a traditional African dancer and -- get this -- a 60-year-old spiritual adviser, who doesn't appear onstage with the group but draws on the lore of precolonial African societies to instruct them on maintaining their familial structure...
...speakers of a New York City nightclub called the Shelter. On the fringes, others watch an upside-down projection of Flintstones % cartoons or sidle up to the nonalcoholic "smart bar" for bottled water or vitamin-enriched fruit juice. "It's a good crowd tonight," observes Moby, a techno deejay with a loyal following. "I don't sense the usual nightclub aggression...
...local promoter had him record The Coldest Rap in 1982, which led to deejay stints around L.A., including shows at the now defunct Radio dance club downtown. For $50 a week, Ice-T spun the records and rapped to mostly white crowds. "I had this double identity," he says. "Deejaying for trendy kids on the weekends, and doing the dirt on the street the rest of the time...
...deejay gigs led to another career move that, some have since suggested, should supplant his rapping. He was offered a small part in the dance movie Breakin' in 1984. "They said they'd pay me $500 a day. S---, I was spending that on sneakers," he laughs. But his street boys, according to Ice-T, wouldn't let him turn down the part. A few of the gang had already been taken down by the police or other gangs. "You got a chance," Ice-T recalls them saying. "White people like you, man. They've got their hand...