Let's see... I've been writing this Blog for a little over 2 yrs now ( I think) and for the most part I have gotten 99% positive feedback.( this Blog may be part of that 1%) I started writing this simply because I felt we ( meaning both Chicago and Detroit) were not getting the nods that we so deserve.
I see and have known DJs to play for free.. some do it to get their foot in the door, others do it to get their name out there.. others do it just for the love of it all. Above everything... KNOW YOUR WORTH!!!!!!!!!!
I write because I have a lot of shit on my mind! I write because I do believe. I write because I whole hardheartedly believe in everything that is this underground world we live in. Sometimes through musical rose colored glasses.
I watched Karizma spin at the Sick party, watched his face and his every move. I understood the power a DJ has over the room. I, "get it" ! I see the sacrifices the people in this game make. Family friends, and loved ones sometimes feel left behind because they DO NOT get it. I saw the love in his eyes, the prowess in his turn-table skills, his selection of music.. taking the crowd into a frenzy.. I see this is most DJs. I didn't fully understand until I saw the look on that mans face.
I watched Rick at the end of the night and alls I can say is..that Cat was feeling the music., I would have taken a picture but it would not have done justice the joy in his heart he was feeling at that very moment. Like a holy ghost type trance.. it was just Rick and the music!
I ran from... ok I walked from room to room between Norm's set and Karizma's set. Norm, sweetie.. I kinda cheated on your with Karizma, and once with Cary Chandler ( ok THERE Ive admitted it)
Per his usual Norm came in with a smile on his face., ready for the kill, ready to destroy, ready to make us happy. I watch the pride on Kelli's face knowing she is married to a man that makes so many happy both here and abroad! She...supports him!
It brought joy to my heart to hear Delano say, " his wife makes him a better person"!
Now, let's take it to another level...
Support, when you have someone who believes in you, who understands that what you do may not bring fame and fortune., who may be out to the wee hours of the night, you have a winner!
DISCLAIMER: pussy is the most powerful tool/weapon on the planet! Wars have started and ended because of it! Its for that reason that I KNOW its so hard (pun intended) to turn it down... but real talk
You watch with pride and admiration as that the person you share your life with brings joy to so many. Real men who do this understand.. boys do it for the pussy factor. So let me say this... most of you are in your mid 40's some even 50's and if you dont get your act together you will be a nothing with no one. Cause ya hands and ears will eventually give out and Viagra is $1000 a pill! So while you are on the hunt for the next piece of pussy you need to realize what you already have... but then again, that's what grown men do. Not boys who are still trying to make their place in the game..
But again, I get it! I don't get paid to do this. ( although I have been told I could) I do it cause I love it. Someone made a pitch to me to write an article ( weekly) but the cheap motherfuckers ran like roaches when you turn on the lights when I ask about paying me. I still speak and hold them in high regards.. but if you are getting something out of this and you ask ME to do something then understand my time and skill is just as valuable as yours and if you can not support me the way I support you then please... have SEVERAL stadium size seats!
Ya see I'm so DONE supporting and believing in people who do not give the same level of friendship, love, and respect. Done supporting and defending people who do not afford me the same courtesy. Done running around looking foolish because I believe...because I get it! Done understanding that bullshit part of the game!!
I have had so many tell me how good I am, how I have helped keep peoples names on the minds and tongues of others..but get NATHAN in return!!! So for that reason I gots to let go of that which is not good for me. Selfish, self-centered ego driven stupidity!
When you do what you love you have to give it 100%!!! I see this in most DJs, but the ones I respect are the ones who understand that the person they walk with side by side everyday is the one that makes them a better person. They play better because they are better! They give more because they get more.. all that starts in the home. ya know, the place where the heart is.
DJs your heart is in the music, as fans our hearts are with you and the music. To the women that support you .. we BELIEVE in you. Hell some of us.. even "wife" ya asses.. ( dumb move) We do it because you move us motivate us, we take pride in you, you drive us crazy with what and how you play! THIS is what Karizma made me fully understand.
We watch the DJ as he/she manipulates sound and instrument they just "do it" for us! ...and since we are all grown here, most often times based on whats played we wanna fuck y'all simple and plain! But again, if you have a person in your life who is your ride or die and you are too simple minded and selfish to respect it, then everything in your life is going to crumble. You will never be at the level of a Delano or a Norm or a Cedric or an Alan King or a Wayne Williams they can do these things with ease because they have support and they respect that support system. If you have someone who supports you when most everyone, thinks nothing of you then you my friends are just living in a world inside your own head..one made up of days gone by, and all of your conquest are just good enough for a smoke and a stroke!
...but I write, I write to tell people have some common decency, have something more to bring to the table.. stop using people. Be it free ANYTHING!( ok, let me pause here cause there have been more than a few times I needed to be on someones guest list)-hell times are hard! I failed to realize my worth, as a person and a Blogger. I know that now, and I, Paula Michele Johnson am taking it to another level. Some will be with me others will not! Those who support me.. thank you! Those who use and shelve me to take out only when needed ( well.. if the shoe fits) then lace that son of a bitch up and keep on walking! I've been lied on and too but I still believe. In the music and the DJs who play it. I will continue to support and write for those worth supporting and writing about!
Let The Music Play!!!
In the mean time.. enjoy Rennie Foster's new mix!
https://youtu.be/w-sP9wNP13c
I see and have known DJs to play for free.. some do it to get their foot in the door, others do it to get their name out there.. others do it just for the love of it all. Above everything... KNOW YOUR WORTH!!!!!!!!!!
I write because I have a lot of shit on my mind! I write because I do believe. I write because I whole hardheartedly believe in everything that is this underground world we live in. Sometimes through musical rose colored glasses.
I watched Karizma spin at the Sick party, watched his face and his every move. I understood the power a DJ has over the room. I, "get it" ! I see the sacrifices the people in this game make. Family friends, and loved ones sometimes feel left behind because they DO NOT get it. I saw the love in his eyes, the prowess in his turn-table skills, his selection of music.. taking the crowd into a frenzy.. I see this is most DJs. I didn't fully understand until I saw the look on that mans face.
I watched Rick at the end of the night and alls I can say is..that Cat was feeling the music., I would have taken a picture but it would not have done justice the joy in his heart he was feeling at that very moment. Like a holy ghost type trance.. it was just Rick and the music!
I ran from... ok I walked from room to room between Norm's set and Karizma's set. Norm, sweetie.. I kinda cheated on your with Karizma, and once with Cary Chandler ( ok THERE Ive admitted it)
Per his usual Norm came in with a smile on his face., ready for the kill, ready to destroy, ready to make us happy. I watch the pride on Kelli's face knowing she is married to a man that makes so many happy both here and abroad! She...supports him!
It brought joy to my heart to hear Delano say, " his wife makes him a better person"!
Now, let's take it to another level...
Support, when you have someone who believes in you, who understands that what you do may not bring fame and fortune., who may be out to the wee hours of the night, you have a winner!
DISCLAIMER: pussy is the most powerful tool/weapon on the planet! Wars have started and ended because of it! Its for that reason that I KNOW its so hard (pun intended) to turn it down... but real talk
You watch with pride and admiration as that the person you share your life with brings joy to so many. Real men who do this understand.. boys do it for the pussy factor. So let me say this... most of you are in your mid 40's some even 50's and if you dont get your act together you will be a nothing with no one. Cause ya hands and ears will eventually give out and Viagra is $1000 a pill! So while you are on the hunt for the next piece of pussy you need to realize what you already have... but then again, that's what grown men do. Not boys who are still trying to make their place in the game..
But again, I get it! I don't get paid to do this. ( although I have been told I could) I do it cause I love it. Someone made a pitch to me to write an article ( weekly) but the cheap motherfuckers ran like roaches when you turn on the lights when I ask about paying me. I still speak and hold them in high regards.. but if you are getting something out of this and you ask ME to do something then understand my time and skill is just as valuable as yours and if you can not support me the way I support you then please... have SEVERAL stadium size seats!
Ya see I'm so DONE supporting and believing in people who do not give the same level of friendship, love, and respect. Done supporting and defending people who do not afford me the same courtesy. Done running around looking foolish because I believe...because I get it! Done understanding that bullshit part of the game!!
I have had so many tell me how good I am, how I have helped keep peoples names on the minds and tongues of others..but get NATHAN in return!!! So for that reason I gots to let go of that which is not good for me. Selfish, self-centered ego driven stupidity!
When you do what you love you have to give it 100%!!! I see this in most DJs, but the ones I respect are the ones who understand that the person they walk with side by side everyday is the one that makes them a better person. They play better because they are better! They give more because they get more.. all that starts in the home. ya know, the place where the heart is.
DJs your heart is in the music, as fans our hearts are with you and the music. To the women that support you .. we BELIEVE in you. Hell some of us.. even "wife" ya asses.. ( dumb move) We do it because you move us motivate us, we take pride in you, you drive us crazy with what and how you play! THIS is what Karizma made me fully understand.
We watch the DJ as he/she manipulates sound and instrument they just "do it" for us! ...and since we are all grown here, most often times based on whats played we wanna fuck y'all simple and plain! But again, if you have a person in your life who is your ride or die and you are too simple minded and selfish to respect it, then everything in your life is going to crumble. You will never be at the level of a Delano or a Norm or a Cedric or an Alan King or a Wayne Williams they can do these things with ease because they have support and they respect that support system. If you have someone who supports you when most everyone, thinks nothing of you then you my friends are just living in a world inside your own head..one made up of days gone by, and all of your conquest are just good enough for a smoke and a stroke!
...but I write, I write to tell people have some common decency, have something more to bring to the table.. stop using people. Be it free ANYTHING!( ok, let me pause here cause there have been more than a few times I needed to be on someones guest list)-hell times are hard! I failed to realize my worth, as a person and a Blogger. I know that now, and I, Paula Michele Johnson am taking it to another level. Some will be with me others will not! Those who support me.. thank you! Those who use and shelve me to take out only when needed ( well.. if the shoe fits) then lace that son of a bitch up and keep on walking! I've been lied on and too but I still believe. In the music and the DJs who play it. I will continue to support and write for those worth supporting and writing about!
Let The Music Play!!!
In the mean time.. enjoy Rennie Foster's new mix!
https://youtu.be/w-sP9wNP13c
LOVE THIS!!!
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