DEFT Magazine

The Summer (Camps) of Hip Hop
Hip Hop started in the 1970’s in New York City’s South Bronx. Since then, Hip Hop has blown up worldwide, adapted to different music styles, and generates millions of dollars each year. This summer consider enrolling your kids in a music or Hip Hop based summer-camp.

A DJ spins and mixes music at social functions, public and private events and night clubs. DJs also play music for AM, FM, satellite and internet radio stations. Many DJs begin their career as disc jockeys during their teen years. A DJ summer-camp such as DUB COURSES–one of the first of it’s kind in Texas–teaches kids the history of disk jockeying and how to be a DJ in a fun atmosphere. The camp offers course for kids ages 9-13, 14-17 and 18+. DUB Academy has professional DJ equipment for kids to learn on, such as Technics 1210 M5G, Rane TTM 56S, Serato SL 3, Ableton Live 8 and Logic Studio 9. For more information and camp registration log onto www.dubacademy.com.

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Hip Hop Video Games
Video game development company 4mm Games and Def Jam Enterprise combined to develop a karaoke themed rap video game, due to be released on October 5th, 2010. The game, Def Jam Rapstar, is based on Hip-Hop & Rap music that’ll give Hip-Hop Gamers the music game they’ve been looking for. Do you have what it takes to be a Def Jam Rapstar? That question will be answered during the game play as you are
given scores for your lyrical accuracy, timing and cadence. However, it doesn’t stop there– that’s only the beginning.

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It’s time to get your swag on and be a Rapstar as you direct, edit and star in your own music video. If you’re up for the challenge you can Freestyle and see if you can make the ‘Top Five Dead Or Alive” list. Def Jam Rapstar will feature different Old School and New School tracks from some of the hottest artists on the market.

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Keeping The Movement Going

Some of the Rap songs made by male rappers today portray women as sexual objects. These songs may provide the male Rap artist with fame and dollars but they do nothing to uplift their fellow female rappers. As a female RAP artist, Quintescence has had her share of pressure to show that she has what it takes to go toe to toe with male Rap artists. As she continues to polish her skills and talent, given the time she’s bound to outshine them.

You can read the entire article at:

http://deejayclyde.blogspot.com/2010/07/female-rapper-quintescence.html

 

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FOLLOW-UP: AKSHAN!! WHAT’S HE UP TO?

His music is like liquid love for your body that fills it with rhythmic pleasure

I had a chance to do a followup interview with music artist Akshan. The first time I spoke with him I was immediately hypnotized by his star quality, his ambition and professionalism. What impressed me the most about his music then and now, is his creative and innovative music versatility. What impressed me about the artist himself is his passion for his music.

You can read the entire article at:

http://deejayclyde.blogspot.com/2010/09/follow-up-akshan-whats-he-up-to.html

Writing Samples @ Serenity Groove International Online Radio

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MESSAGE

Sometimes situation and circumstances have an away of directing ones path in life. Family pressure, pier pressure and society can push a person down a road they don’t want to travel and years later they look back on their life with regret. For Gospel RAP artist MC Pslamist, there’s no regret for the path that he is on. During a Christine youth camp function he realized that gospel RAP music could be used as a creative form to spread the Christian message.

You can read the entire article at:

http://deejayclyde.blogspot.com/2010/07/christian-rap-artist-mc-psalmist.html

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GO FOR THE STARS

Why is it that a person can be given a gift for a special occasion or a birthday and that gift is not set aside or ignored it’s opened right away. However, when a person is given a gift that comes from inside of them, many do not pursue theirs and sadly some do not even recognize their gift. This is not the case for musical artist D-Millz, he began his musical journey at the age of 4 and by the time he was a teen he knew that music was his gift. While perusing his music degree in college thats when he knew that he wanted to performing and create music.

You can read the entire article at:

http://deejayclyde.blogspot.com/2010/09/neo-soul-artist-d-millz.html