NASTY TAI BOOGY INTERVIEWED DJ SMOKE ON TWITTER
NASTYTAIBOOGY: so the people want to know who are you? what do you do? whats your name and where are you from.
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES:I'm Dj Smoke a mixtape dj out of Chicago.
NASTYTAIBOOGY: DJ Smoke what made you decide to get into the mixtape circuit? how old are you by the way if you don't mind me asking.
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES:I'm 31 and I used to listen to the dj's spin on the radio when I was a kid like I can do that!
NASTYTAIBOOGY:so when exactly did you start DJin? were you the house party DJ in the neighborhood first lol
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES: so I started making pause button tapes...lol and it began from there but i took it seriously much later in life...I wasn't a house party dj...lol I was more the studio dj, mixing and scratchin hooks, sampling beats for my guys to rap to.
NASTYTAIBOOGY:some people might now know what "pause button tapes" so can you explain that plz for the yougins lol
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES:4 all that dont know pause button tapes were a way to make a mixtape, an actual tape and mix songs together. for me it was..it was nutz!! i didn't have money to buy the dj equipt so I would get 3 tape players, wire them up to play like 2 turn tables
NASTYTAIBOOGY: wow so you were seriously passionate about DJin and you got some electrical wiring experience lol
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES: and I did it like that til I got my 1st mixer and later got a turntable I made do with what i had...and it worked. I tore sum shit up back in the day but i got by....lol
NASTYTAIBOOGY: how did you move on up from there? lol
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES: well I got old enough to get a job and got my lil set it was cheap belt drives n all but I had what i needed
NASTYTAIBOOGY:lol so when did you drop your first official mixtape?
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES:back then I wasn't droppin tapes i did them just for me real talk. i wasn't feelin myself yet...lol I did pass a few to my close friends later I would get in to mixin beats to make instramentals for my guys to rap to, and started makin beats. from there we made some hood classics, from 1996-2002 and i fell back in the mixtapes cuz I hated dj's screaming over tracks.
NASTYTAIBOOGY:I hate DJ screaming over tracks too smh and they are still doing that in 2009 smh
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES: yea i still hate screaming but now I understand the reason behind some of it...I dont talk all on my tapes...unless ppl request it then they're paying me so I'll do it for them if thats what they want
NASTYTAIBOOGY:lol so when did you drop your first official mixtape? what did you do to get yourself known? I see you have some mixtapes on DatPiff.com
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES:I did my first "official" Dj Smoke tape sept 2007 it was called something like 50 vs kanye...did it to get heard.
NASTYTAIBOOGY: and how well did that go?
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES:I put it on datpiff and it got over 5000 downlods the 1st week so I dropped another and another wanted to open doors for ppl
NASTYTAIBOOGY:since september 2007 how many mixtapes have you dropped?
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES: since sept 2007 I've dropped over 70 mixtapes and I got more on the way this month and august is going to be STOOOPID!
NASTYTAIBOOGY: wow so you are doing not big but major things right now...where can I get a DJ Smoke mixtape from?
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES:my mixtapes can be found on datpiff.com 4 free, I have tapes on many other sites, blogs as well. best way to find a dj smoke mixtape (im from chicago, there are other dj smoke's out there)go to datpiff search by keyword: smoked out radio (include spaces) and you will be cool...lol
NASTYTAIBOOGY: if an artist would like you to do a drop how can they contact you?
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES: I can be contacted via email: tc27chitown@yahoo.com
NASTYTAIBOOGY: what are your future goals?
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES: I'm working within our group "Die Hard Grindaz" and we are working on a mixtape and our 1st single. other than that...I'm also working with @coast2coastmag to sign artists and drop a couple digtally distributed albums, I'm doing a few things
NASTYTAIBOOGY: can you tell me a little about "Die Hard Grindaz"
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES: Die Hard grindaz is composed of Dj's, (Bootleg, Whut It Dew, Re-Up, Smoke) and Artists (Dirty Smurf, Young Zasta, Big Shane, Young Shadow, K.Dot, Major Payne, Dae Dae Brown) and we are working together..I can't forget Barret J he's our in house producer and he comes with the heat!!
NASTYTAIBOOGY:cool...how and when did Die Hard Grindaz get started?
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES:to make a dent in the industry....we got together only a few months ago
NASTYTAIBOOGY:thats what up. so Die Hard Grindaz are DJs and Artists. and is everyone from the chi?
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES:No...K.Dot is from Chi, Dirty Smurf is from Indiana, Dj Bootleg & Zasta, are from florida, Dae Dae Brown is from Texas...Dj Whut it Dew, Major Payne & Big Shane are from Louisanna, Dj Re-up is From Texas, Barrett J is from Canada. I think thats everyone!!! lol
NASTYTAIBOOGY:lol well thanks for taking the time out for this interview. Keep me posted on when the next mixtape drops... any shout outs? lol
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES: Thanks for choppin it up with me! I appreciate that no doubt!! New mixtapes!! Frank Whyte-Got Whyte v.2, Independantz Daze v. 2 (2cd), more on the way!!
DJSMOKEMIXTAPES: Shout Out to @sevdaproducer & @NastyTaiBoogy for hooking this up! Shout out 2 Die hard grindaz, Yung Rell, Frank Whyte... I could go on and on wit the shout outs..shout out to all my ppl!!
NASTYTAIBOOGY: @DJSMOKEMIXTAPES lol I can dig... I want to shout out @SEV_DA_PRODUCER for the networking link
You want to link up with DJ Smoke? Hit him up on http://twitter.com/DJSMOKEMIXTAPES or http://twitter.com/DJSMOKEMIXTAPES
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