Shop.Talk: DJ Craze
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Arielle Castillo
AT UNCLE SAM'S MUSIC IN MIAMI
ART OF NOISE
“Moments in Love” (Zoo)
I have this already. It's the boning song! You throw it on when you want to get freaky…or when you're really sad.
BLUE MAGIC
“We're on the Right Track” (Atlantic)
Nope. I don't like it — nothing to play with. Nothing that anybody would like. I can't do anything with it; it's not funky. Well, it's just not my flavor because, again, I'm probably dissing somebody really famous.
D-TRAIN
“‘D’ Train (Theme)”/“Tryin' to Get Over” (Prelude)
What the hell's wrong with that guy? It sounds like he's speaking in tongues. On the other side, I think I found another 10 seconds. Nah, forget it. Oops, I found a little dope part! This one's going to be made into some bass shit. I can hear some nasty rapping over it. Oh, there's a break in the middle, too! That was a nice surprise.
LUPE FIASCO
“Dumb It Down” (1st & 15th/Atlantic)
It's good hip-hop. I don't have the instrumental; I've been looking for the instrumental online. See, that's the only thing about getting beats online: You can't get a lot of, like, instrumentals or a cappella, which was the good thing about records.
I love Lupe. Lupe's one of the last lyricists left in hip-hop. He actually is a good MC and doesn't really care about selling records, which is maybe why he isn't going to be signed for long. [Laughs.] On the new record, I think a lot of his beats were a little too golden-era feeling, but lyrically he's amazing.
“Dumb It Down” is a real dark hip-hop beat. It sounds really '80s, like they used some old sampler or something. It just sounds good; it sounds grimy.
FOXY
“Party Boys”/“Get Off” (T.K. Disco)
The beginning of the other side, “Get Off,” was sampled by some old-school bass track. I think it was “Give It All You Got” by DJ Magic Mike. I could use this just for that little part at the beginning.
GWEN GUTHRIE
“Peanut Butter” (Island)
Oh, it's produced by Sly and Robbie? I was about to say, it sounds like something Puff Daddy would use. It sounds kind of like that old Biggie flavor. I'll skip on this; I wouldn't sample it.
LL COOL J
“Kanday”/“Go Cut Creator Go” (Atlantic)
It's classic LL Cool J stuff. The other side, “Go Cut Creator Go,” is, like, a scratch song. That was one of the first records my brother ever bought because he was a DJ before me. It was one of the first songs where I ever heard scratching. Memories, memories.
SHARON REDD
“Beat the Street” (Prelude)
This sucks. It just doesn't go anywhere. It's just not good. It sounds like a boring disco track. Watch it be some classic I'm talking shit about. Actually, there's a nice little break on it. I'll use a record for just a break, maybe. That's how hip-hop started! This has a nice little 10-second loop I can probably use. I'll transfer it to my computer and play something over it. If I'm really bored, I'll make a whole beat out of it.
Read the Remix “Shop.Talk.” article on DJ Craze. Craze goes shopping at Uncle Sam’s Records in Miami Beach, Fla.
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