Here I am with the hardest working man in UK hip-hop so it is only natural that I begin by asking:. Boy, basically I just wanna keep doing what I have been doing. You know, when I started off doing it, I started being involved in music just because of being into the music and ended up being a DJ and then ended up on the radio.
And I just wanna keep putting that love and passion and time into making something happen- you know what I mean. I may not even be around when it does but just to know that for the time that I am doing it that I can actually help to help move things forward in some way. He takes a bite of the chicken twister and begins to explain the mechanics of promoting to me. What I had to do with the whole Flava of The Month thing was, I think…when I started it about eight years ago there was nothing as far as hip hop goes really there.
The music has become quite influential in lots of areas; pop music, jungle, drum and bass, RnB and because of that it has been accepted in a lot more areas.
And then there is another set of people who only want to hear hip-hop and I think those people are in the minority at the end of the day. So that is where I see myself, as one of those people. Everyone wants to be free, everyone want to be a VIP and on the guest list.
No one is prepared to put their hand in their pocket and support the parties. And the motivation for a lot of them to come is not there. So to quantify that, if you look at something like Wu-Tang. But if you stand in the crowd and watch when Wu are performing they will be singing every word to the albums.
A sort of political situation blew up cos after I initiated the whole thing he started to get popular and the record company came and put a strangle hold on it, and started dictating what can go down. So a lot of the times when I do stuff I just have to keep it under raps until I either have to send someone to New York or make some calls, deal with the whole situation and get everything sorted, everything paid for and then tell the record label. Cos if I do it the other way round they just always wanna try and get involved in what I am doing and just mess the whole shit up.
I am quite surprised to hear a promoter take the view that cramming people into sweatboxes is not the main concern, but the quality of the performance and ensuring that the consumers are pleased are the integral elements. As you can see the man appears to be in it for the love and not the money. However, its all good having Flava of the Month at Subterrania Ladbroke Grove every couple of months but what about us!
Why have we got nothing down this end of the world? How long has the radio show been going on for now? I actually started it at the end of October 92, and that was something I always wanted to do. I suppose I just followed my dream and got lucky, and ended up getting a radio show. But I actually started off helping Steve Ren; he used to do it before I did it. I used to just answer the phones and stuff just like Jane Flame and Tosh do now. Click here to find out more. Coronavirus update: View cancelled events here.
Navigation Skiddle. Tracking artist Track artist. DJ tickets and tour dates 0 upcoming events 82 previous events 4 tracking this. Biography DJ a. DJ News DJ has been mentioned in our news coverage. Read Article ». Awaken Ibiza Returns for Snowbombing - Line-up News. He is an exceptional talent and ambassador of Hip-Hop with many strings to his bow. In May Choice FM made the decision to network Friday Nite Flavas thus making the show the first to be available on both their FM frequencies as well as all of their digital outputs, the show can know be heard in Leeds, Bristol, Newcastle and Manchester Friday Nite Flavas has been voted second by the readers of the UK's first Hip-Hop magazine - Hip Hop Connection a staggering six consecutive times beating stations with 4 times his audience reach - which is no mean feat!
The success of 'Flava Of Da Month' led to rapid expansion of the production company, and its remit. Numberman Productions created and presented a series of showcases featuring a variety of US artists performing alongside some of the UK's finest home- grown talent.
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