Although I've spent most of the last 10-15 years in the world of hardcore, metal, pop-punk, and so forth, the truth is that hip-hop was my first love. Waaaaay back in the day, before I knew what hardcore even was, I was all about EPMD, Rakim, Gangstarr, Doug E Fresh, and all that. Later on, I was very into the emerging Bay Area scene that brought together a bunch of subcultures that I was part of including skateboarding, graffiti, punk rock, and hip-hop: Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Kool Keith, Cut Chemist, etc.
Ever wonder how to beatmatch like your favorite DJ? Here's how-- from DJ Hapa's CL class "DJ Fundamentals"
For our latest podcast, we caught up with DJ Hapa, who is not only a CreativeLive teacher and the National Brand Director for Scratch DJ Academy but a cool guy who has a lot to say about hip-hop/DJ culture. We talked to him about turntablism, what it means to be a DJ, how the role of the DJ has changed over the years, why he has a passion for teaching, and tons more.
[powerpress]
Although I've spent most of the last 10-15 years in the world of hardcore, metal, pop-punk, and so forth, the truth is that hip-hop was my first love. Waaaaay back in the day, before I knew what hardcore even was, I was all about EPMD, Rakim, Gangstarr, Doug E Fresh, and all that. Later on, I was very into the emerging Bay Area scene that brought together a bunch of subcultures that I was part of including skateboarding, graffiti, punk rock, and hip-hop: Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Kool Keith, Cut Chemist, etc.
Ever wonder how to beatmatch like your favorite DJ? Here's how-- from DJ Hapa's CL class "DJ Fundamentals"
For our latest podcast, we caught up with DJ Hapa, who is not only a CreativeLive teacher and the National Brand Director for Scratch DJ Academy but a cool guy who has a lot to say about hip-hop/DJ culture. We talked to him about turntablism, what it means to be a DJ, how the role of the DJ has changed over the years, why he has a passion for teaching, and tons more.
[powerpress]