X Factor or The Miseducation of a former DJ Princess

Yeah,,, the title alone already has a few tongues wagging, a few waiting with baited breath to read past this intro and then there are those who are reading this thinking, " who is going to think this is about "me" ( insert anybody) or as I like to call it.. To whom it  may concern.. but no worries it concerns  all of you, us we, you, he, she, me!

I belong to a few groups in cyberspace and someone ask a good question. " What do you do when one  woman has your heart and the other has your back? As I was deep into the conversation I realized. You go with the one who has your heart. Cause you will only shit on the one who has your back. 

Now you may  be wondering what in THEE hell this has to do with the House music scene.. well it has a lot to do with it. 
..as most of the people I deal with are in that scene and I have seen far too many tears from my sister's.

1st I'm going to offer an apology to The House Gallery Cats cause I had full intentions on writing about them for the next Blog. 

But then Lauryn Hill came on the radio and I had to listen as I always do to each and every word of that song.  I thought about that question.." who do you love? I thought about the conversations I have had with DJs both locally and globally who have said they had a woman who did not understand them who did not believe in them. Hell one DJ told me he and his then wife had actually drawn a line through the house all because if his love for the craft. "WOW how sad" was my thought. 

I've known DJs to get with and and marry some women who, once that ring goes on the finger or that comfort zone sets in, wants that dj to stop doing what he loves.

But then I thought about some of my House sisters who have understood and have had the backs of their men be it pseudo boyfriend or real..for real for real boyfriend/husband.

I thought about some of the beautiful sisters who have been so  disrespected.. - cause fellas we DO talk. We may not name names but the situation(s) are still the same. You fucked faced retards are all the same. ( and I say that in a loving way) The ones who used these sisters always cry that same bullshit, " I'm married to the music"! to that I say..."NIGGA WHAT"!! well.. the music ain't married nor is she faithful to your ass! ( and when I say NIGGA - Im talking to yall white boys too) 

I've known some of my House sisters that have helped you build your brand.. sell your wears.. promote ya parties, take you to gigs.. been your biggest cheerleader only to continuously get treated so so badly.. but your heart belongs to a woman who didn't or doesn't understand your passion. I've seen some of you use these women who want to see you get to that place you've been trying to go since you started spinning. 

But here's the thing once a man get's his heart hurt, he will take ALL his toys and bust up out the sandbox. Some of you are too silly and simple minded to see that with this woman who has your back.. who has put up with more shit than a little bit could build mountains together.. but no,  please by all means run back to the one you love the one who has your heart.. cause she is the one who rolls over your and makes you feel..less than however she is also the one who does not support or understand your dreams and passion ( yes this is a run on sentence) 


I was once a DJ Princess then I became a Queen and I have never known a Queen to need a Prince( yeah... marinate on that for a hot second) .. the key word is "NEED" sister's you are your own Queendom and if these middle ages boys don't appreciate all that you have done FOR them, then be done WITH them! You see they were so busy reaching for Jupiter they neglected to see Venus was right within arms distance.

I was disrespected on SO many levels  - wow how much I have grown... ( can't fully blame the dude cause this is MY life and when its YOUR life its up to YOU to accept or not accept bullshit! My point being we BELIEVED in y'all..ran you from gig to gig and in some cased city to city., only to have your utter disrespect for us thrown in our faces..

There have been public displays of stupidity.. I know cause I have been involved in one or two in my House head lifetime. 

Ya can't continue to treat good people like shit. You can't continue to bite the hand that LOVES you.. cause one  day... oooh one day all that shit you pulled with come back and bite you on the ass ( or other parts of your anatomy) - then want to yell.. " I brought her on the set" Yeah brotha.. and she helped elevate your sorry ass existence! So you need to be thankful and grateful and mostly...respectful!

One sister told me the DJ she was dating told her, " I have no more use for you" that hurt MY feelings and it made me realize Karma has every ones address and you WILL have a seat at the karma cafe and get EXACTLY what is being served! Some of you have nothing but a record collection., but you have a woman who is your Harriet Tubman your Sojourner Truth trying to get you to the promise land..but you want to stay on the plantation and continue to be a slave to madness. I guess the saying is true.., " hurt people., hurt people"! Are you hurt because you haven't been elevated to the place you feel you're supposed to be in this game? Are you hurt because the one you truly love can't or won't be your...ride or die..your..right hand high!? Or are you just a selfish prick! And Mr. DJ(s) if this beat I'm bangin makes you feel," some kinda way" then feel free to match that bitch up and spin yo ass on to the next one! One day when you're old and grey you will look back on the days when you made a good woman turn into a vicious vindictive crazy person. But you married to the music..news flash that bitch don't love you!  The ones who sacrificed her soul..who has let her pride down who loved a broken man and loved him with that agape type of love did..she had your back! She danced to your tunes when no one else in the room did! She protected you and your interest. And you foolishly let her go! I hope that brings you comfort when your hands no longer work. When you have no more gigs to play. When people only remember you in passing.

 It could all be so simple

But you'd rather make it hard
Loving you is like a battle
And we both end up with scars
Tell me, who I have to be
To get some reciprocity
No one loves you more than me
And no one ever will

Is this just a silly game
That forces you to act this way?
Forces you to scream my name
Then pretend that you can't stay
Tell me, who I have to be
To get some reciprocity
No one loves you more than me
And no one ever will

No matter how I think we grow
You always seem to let me know
It ain't workin', It ain't workin' (No, it ain't workin')
And when I try to walk away
You'd hurt yourself to make me stay
This is crazy, this is crazy (This is crazy, uh-huh!)

I keep letting you back in
How can I explain myself?
As painful as this thing has been
I just can't be with no one else
See I know what we've got to do
You let go, and I'll let go too
'Cause no one's hurt me more than you
And no one ever will

No matter how I think we grow
You always seem to let me know
It ain't workin', It ain't workin' (It ain't workin')
And when I try to walk away
You'd hurt yourself to make me stay
This is crazy, this is crazy

Care for me, care for me!
I know you care for me!

There for me, there for me!
Said you'd be there for me!

Cry for me, cry for me!
You said you'd die for me!

Give to me, give to me!

Why won't you live for me?!

Sisters..hold yo head HIGH AND ALWAYS REMEMBER..YOU ARE THE BADDEST BITCH IN THE ROOM! Continue to love that brother because as much as I hate to admit it..we wouldn't be where we are in this game if it wasn't for them..but only from a far! They did not deserve the love you gave them. This is a game of chess not checkers. Protect the king..but ONLY if he treats YOU like the queen you are!!

Let The Music Play

~P

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Osunlade, and 2 from the Nu!

Once again TV was the backdrop setting for Osunlade. He graced us with his vast array of work and worked that room like he had complete control of our conciseness. As always... as it is with our Yoruba High Priest, the room was slaveship hot and we liked it just the way it was. Hot, steamy, sticky, freaky... 

.. let me precursor:  this Blog will get a little risque.. sexual in nature even. Please stop reading now if you are too delicate to continue on.

The one thing about House music as it was with Disco., is the sexual energy that's derived from it. Rather it be in musical content or the feeling you get dancing to it. Or perhaps...its the DJ, knowing what, when and where to drop it! (It. being the tune selection) and placement of said tune. 

When bodies are packed together in a room filled with a sexy base line, hard bottom, melodious highs..and someone easy on the eyes dancing just inches in front of you..that just makes for a hedonistic good time. The DJ., a good DJ knows this and he/she will play to his/her crowd like a good porn director, he/she wants to see where all of this will lead and make us wet( one way or an other)... and if the DJ is really doing their job it can be promising for them as well.

The original name for this Blog was The Blow Job set!- Cause that is exactly what each and everyone of the DJs that spun this weekend deserved from their significant other!

You see, when a DJ plays a good set AND if they have a girl/boyfriend they get just regular sex if they are NOT too tired from a night out...BUT!!! when a DJ plays a HELLUVA SET if their partner is there.. ( and TRUST ) me on this one... A Blow job is in order and should be given without hesitation.. don't wait until ya get home.,do that shit in the car on the way home... once you get home..again in the morning before work.. yeah that's how good those gentlemen played last night... each one of them deserved a standing ovation and a wee bit of skull action!

Trust me, it encourages them to make sure every time the play and you are there they play their best set ever! We all know how much men love a good blow job..its kinda their favorite thing besides the music! Ladies enjoy good head game too but they didn't play this weekend so I'm only talking about the menfolk! 

Beautiful Sunday... word had gotten around that Osunlade would be performing once again at Motor City Wine! - (That Rick Wilhite/David A-P  are something else ain't they- lil stinkers)!!


Surprising us with not only Onsunlade but his Nu Bang brothers.. Sensie Sweet Daddy aka Cordell Johnson(no relation) and Sensei Melee' aka Greg Gray (Greg, I hope I spelled that right) but you know who you are!!! and now Detroit does too!


ANYWHO!!!

My home girl and I, DJ Create Rogers aka Coochie had gone down to Mercury burger cause we were hungry as a hostage.. we knew Osunlade would be coming on by the time we had gotten back. So we did our thang swallowed up some good meat and made our way back down to MCW fully expecting Osunlade to be beating the box..but much to our surprise and delight is was 3rd Sunday resident DJ Rick (middle name unknown) Wilhite playing an edit or remix( hell I don't know the difference) of La Costa by Natalie Cole.. and the dance floor was packed! With our stomachs full we still got on that over packed dance floor and grooved our tails off. The energy was already high and again.. hedonistic.  The people were please and laughter good times and jovial behavior were the norm for the night!

Now...normally and it doesn't really matter who is playing, you will have people both in and outside enjoying themselves, but on this night we stayed inside cause, "Real Right" Wilhite was on some otha shit! Mr. Everything is gonna be Alright!! Yeah he deserved one of the aforementioned benefits as well! cause that bright smiled DJ was in a zone!

Onsunlade came and laid down some straight fiyah, and while I liked his set, I did enjoy his set the night before a tad bit more! MY BLOG.... MY THOUGHTS

Now, The Nu Bang Clan are a collection of DJs across the globe and include two of my favs. DJ Alan King ( who's Nu Bang name I don;t recall-and this is HIS baby)  and DJ Uchikawa., but last night Sweet Daddy and Sensei Melee' RIPPPPPPPPED IT!

I had the pleasure of hearing them both before and to tell you the truth the 1st time I heard them I was not really that impressed. I mean I thought they were good but that was back in the days before I became fully enlightened. My assessment of Cordell was ol' sexy drop top down, deep soulful tune selector. and Greg (IMO) back then, before I had become enlighten, well I thought Greg was just another Top 40 House DJ who could blend his ass off!


WRONG!!! WRONG!!!

WHEN I TELL YOU GREG GRAY CAME IN THERE AND SET THAT FUCKING PLACE ON FIYAH THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT! 

That man tore us a new A'hole I can't name ONE track this kneegrow played but what I can tell you is each and every track was killer!! OMG!!! He misbehavied his ass off! 

Now a few Blogs back I told you a good indicator of how good a DJ is is to watch the club owner... if he/she stays on the dance floor then its pretty safe to assume that the DJ is hot as fish grease.. Normally, it's our human Unicorn that stays on the floor aka Melissa A-P for the last couple of sets its been David! and he danced all night! but back to, NOT about Dave!! 

In my opinion Greg owned last night.. NOT because he was any better than Osunlade or any worse.. but because he kept the crowed super ampt AFTER the headliners set was over! and... this mofo was so good Osunlade himself was in awe of Greg's power and prowess... somebody PLEASE give that man a blow job... hell swallow cause he deserved it! 

Then, when I posted on Facebook, Gregs ol'humble ass wanted to down play it! 1st off Greg is a Que and I have never ever met a "humble" Que! Second!! I wanted to get in my car. Drive to Chicago. Find Greg. Give him, " shakin DJ syndrome" get back in my car and drive home ( -quickly- cause it looks like Greg is pretty good at throwing hands so.. yeah)  for posting that foolishness! He blew the doors off with his set! Yeah Greg I said it and ain't a DAMN thing you can or will do about it! - Greg I was not taking away from the man of the hour, the great Osunlade.. but it takes a special kinda DJ to not only follow him but keep the crowed elevated.. Kinda like that Magic Johnson basketball analogy thingy we talked about - you are gifted my friend!


Then enter.. Sweeet Daddy, Cordell Johnson ( no relation) most in Detroit outside of the Nu Bang clan and their respective groupies know him for the Excursion parties he has every year at Dysards spot! 

To be honest by the time Cordell comes on I'm either too tired or too inebriated to give him my full attention but last night he COMMANDED my attention and I was fully engaged and became his, " speaker freaker"-  I'm so sorry Cordell, I missed judged you were completely disrespectful to those decks last night and showed NO mercy! ...and we loved every minute of your set!

Cordell took us on a musical odyssey. Most often with our age demographic (IMO) being the closing DJ is like Dinner Theater.. (no body is really paying attention) shiiiiiiid last night they did cause Cordell Johnson created some brand new funk! 

Cordell gave us some of the coldest tunes of the night and he even gigged a lil bit! Cordell is kinda shy behind the tables.. at least he has been whenever I've observed him! 

Osunlade fed us all with his special gift. He was a tributary so to speak each DJ that touched the tables last night. The sets they played are direct result of his greatness.. 

You see, the mid west was well represented last night.. 

I've always said DJs make other DJs bring their "A" game!! and when you follow someone like Osunlade anything other than your "A" game is foolish!

I know the blow job analogy was a bit much.. but I had to get your attention and make you understand! 

Ok and I wanted to get a little freaky with it.. nothing wrong with freakiness when you

Let The Music Play

~P

Warming up with the Midwest best! Taz..your time is NOW my friend!!

High off  the Moodymann birthday getdown and fresh off the Motor City Wine dance floor with Jeff Arthur aka DJ Taz, Omar S., and Norm Talley (who.. by the way just celebrated another full spin on this big blue ball November 16th) 

I can't express how lucky we are to be in the Midwest where House music is the underground soundtrack of our lives. It also saddens me a great deal since those who "claim" to be House heads are REALLY only House Heads pro tem. Meaning you ain't really down. Case in point - and I understand.. I "get it" music is universal it  knows no color- but people do! You say you love this music so much but the demographic at the events I've been going to show the exact opposite! 

Ive spoke on the crying that went on about the pricing of Charivari Detroit tickets.. but you will support MOVEMENT!! GTFOH...

....but I digress lets make this a happy Blog.. since, as of late I have been PJ the "mad as hell Blogger"

We have Osunlade coming up I urge all of you to not only listen to his music but his teachings as well. Now is the time for us to stand together. Unite in dance and hope the next four years pass quickly!

Now back on to Moody and the night he turned the Tangent Gallery into (insert ANYBODIES basement) circa 1980-2009! The Tangent was full of people that night and we grooved right along with Moody and his NYC guest. He always has great surprises for us. - I feel so bad I can not remember his name. Theresa will surely pull my coat tail for this I'm sure-lol

You know how that man does it... HIS way, and we LOVE it! His guest for the evening was a Cat out of NYC did his thang. It was enjoyable but honestly I would have loved to hear more of an NYC vibe..but that's just me. Once Kenny hit the tables he proudly proclaimed his birthday was in fact in January and that on THIS night it was EVERY ONES birthday. Then, SHE stepped on the stage, Ms. Norma Jean Bell-homegrown talent with Moody on background vocals

You see what I LOVE about KDJ is his funk'ta'tude( yeah, I  made that word up) the way he does things. You see, some were just born with a certain something and when the Dr. slapped that lil yellow booty, the world was set to know who Kenny Dixon Jr. was. He was going to make his mark. But he loves us so much that he takes us all along for the ride. 

While most of you dance to his music, that would be the music he produces, wear his gear the  lot of you won't come out and hear this man getdown! Thank God for airplanes and overseas appreciation. I wish I was more like Kenny cause from the cheap seats my assessment of the man is, your lack of support is fine with him, He is going to always be Kenny and he will always love each and every one of you!- afterthought, Kenny, to me.. and Harry Todd is like the Miles Davis of the underground. Now, Miles looked like a roach but his presence and power made you listen, made you love him, made you understand yourself a little more. Kenny makes you question what is what, what is this, why is that.. and so forth and so on!

Big mad shout out to Theresa Hill... you handle your handles baby girl! I am in awe of both she and Flossie Bohannon!

 I was finally able to hear Omar S spin at MCW, but we will get back to him in a second. 

No introduction needed but that damn Taz a/k/a Jeffery Arthur or the "other" Rick Wilhite KNOWS how to tell a story with his music coming on after the Sunday Jazz set he took us on a slow ride based on the BPM's from the jazz set and by the end of his we were all on the dance floor. I have seen Taz give 400% to a crowd of 2 or 2000. His DJ skills and music selection put him in the upper echelon of the Midwest best! Taz is on heavy hitter and should be seen as a step above the rest! I got to hear well, experience Omar S, both he and Norm A/K/A #myfav should not only collaborate more on tracks but also on them tables.. that night was ablaze with awesomeness... BUT!!!!! Them ninjas did NOT play, The scene was set.. I was sad about that! 

Once again the high priest Osunlade will grace us with his musical presents (yeah I know how I spelled it) his music is our gift! Wonder how many of yall brown House heads will show up for this one. Bet I can count on one hand the number of nigglets in the room. 

We have a rough 4 years ahead of us! now is the time for us to stand united- I said that already...my bad peoples...Come together, don't be a lame duck Househead.. We understand the top 40 DJs are what you are use to. BUT!!! Just as we have to get use to this walking Cheeto in the White House with a trollop as a 1st lady we can surely support people we know make us dance all of our troubles away!

Let the Music Play!!!

~P