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More Than Pizza: Applying Basic Business Principles to the DJ/Entertainment Industry Part III

There's always a bachelorette party that wants to hear Pony.

This is last installment of DJ Bobby West's series about the DJ/Entertainment industry. Make sure to read Part 1 and Part 2. Are you tired of eating pizza every night?

A Song Request Gone Wrong, But Right

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We all know that if there’s one thing that DJs really don’t like, it’s song requests. Of course, there are do’s and don’ts when it comes to getting your favorite song played. If you haven’t read DJ Bobby West’s guide to requesting songs, you should definitely check it out. It’s one thing if the request makes sense and goes along ...

Greatest Night of My Life!

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I went to see Raekwon and Mobb Deep perform at Kung Fu Saloon. These where two artists I grew up listening to and to say I was excited would be a massive understatement. I got there 5 hours early to make sure I could get in. By the time the concert started the only thing in front of me was ...

It’s a Wrap! The End of Year Hip Hop Party

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2011 is almost over, already… We thought we’d squeeze in another party… Top Floor, ASOM, The FeedBak, Proper Entertainment Present: It’s A Wrap! The End of Year Hip Hop Party Friday, December 9th @ Lucky Lounge at 9pm

A Hip Hop State of Mind

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When discussing hip hop over the past few years a couple of the favorite words in my vocabulary have been “f*!#” and “you”, but I have been trying to expand my vocab on the matter. Like the other day when this gentleman that I know said that “Rakim was overrated“, I wanted to put my two favorite words into action ...

How Do You Top ACL Day 1?

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ACL Day 1 should have been Day 3 to close the festival, so many good artists, all performing on the same day! Big Boi, Foster the People, Nas & Damian Marley, Santigold, Pretty Lights, and Coldplay! Kanye West took to the stage on Day 1 to close out the night during ACL! Fans had a hard decision to make on ...

9th Wonder Was Here. Who Cares About The Rest?

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So the Austin City Limits festival is in full swing at this point. I’ve never been but I appreciate the music that comes to town during any of these festivals (SXSW being the biggest of course). As pre-ACL show, I was excited to go see 9th Wonder, the DJ/producer of one of my favorite rap group, Little Brother. I’ve seen ...

Pretty Hardcore For a Fancy Place

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Have you ever been to the W? The hotel is run by Starwood Hotels and Resorts Woldwide, one of the largest hotel company in the world. They also own Westin, aLoft and more. Anyway, when you think W, you think luxury. Everything in that place looks expensive, from the furniture to the drinks. Of course, its clientele is mostly made ...

Door Slam Music

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People go out for various reasons A special occasion like a birthday or a bachelorette party (*Clickety Clack*), You’re bored and don’t want to be home alone, You’ve worked hard all week and you deserve to let loose, You just want to get drunk, You want to get laid, All of the above. I left out one important incentive on ...

FLASHBACK: Two views from the concert of the year!

I know ya’ll remember the surprise concert that Kanye West and the GOOD MUSIC family put on at SXSW at 2am in Austin, TX! Well at least the people that were lucky enough to be there remember =) Vevo recently released the video shot from the concert online. Check out Vevo’s video and the video I shot on my iPhone4. ...

The Hip Hop Mecca That Is Plush

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I love new ways of life like jumping out in your fresh gear feeling and know everything is on point. Soooo, where do I go after P vs. M boxing match??!!! 1 party that moves from a house to a club type of style but grimy with the same type of vibes that carry real tradition hip hop (TMC) traxx. ...

Hip-Hop in Austin: Blessed or Cursed?

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I have been a fan of hip-hop since the early 90′s (if you’re wondering I just turned 30 so more or less since I was making my own decisions about music to listen to). Since moving to Austin I have been blessed to see Common, Nas, GZA, Raekwon, Wu-Tang (minus RZA & ODB), and a bunch of random hip-hop around ...

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