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WEBSITE: www.djrev.net
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DJ Revolution said it best in a recent interview: “The connection between the DJ and the emcee has been severed. "King of The Decks” is my attempt at reconnecting it."
DJ Revolution did just that with his new album, as he brought together some of the most talented names in hip hop today, who not only produce quality music, but also respect the craft of the DJ Culture.
DJ Revolution has spent 15 years perfecting that craft on the 1200’s. He’s currently behind the wheels of the longest running hip hop show in the history of US commercial radio, “The World Famous Wake Up Show”, alongside Sway & King Tech.
Aside from his weekly duties on the show based in LA on Power 106, and syndicated worldwide, he has lent his now infamous scratch techniques to countless records, and his production skills to many established artists. Rev has also taken his skillz to the far corners of the globe and ripped clubs in Japan, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. He has also shared the stage DJing for many artists including legends like Rakim all the way to current superstars such as Kanye West. Revolution has released two full length LPs on his own (“In 12’s We Trust”, "R2K") and one with his partners Sway & Tech (“This or That”).
As DJ Revolution readies “King Of The Decks,” in stores in September, he divulged further on the issues of the lack of communication between the MC and the DJ, stating that “it is one of the most obvious reasons hip hop has devolved so drastically over the years. Since MC’s in general decided to toss aside the DJ as an asset and integral part of their success from production to performance, the music has suffered tremendously. My goal is to re-introduce to the world what a DJ is. He or she is not just a celebrity, or someone who plays records, or makes funny sounds with turntables. He or she is all of that and more. I recruited some of the most legendary and also most talented up-and-coming artists to help me express all of this within the context of the music. The title of the album is by no means a way of saying I’m the best on the turntables. "King Of The Decks” is obviously just a wordplay related to a deck of cards. However, it is also a statement that needs to be remembered. The DJ is King."
(Quelle: Groove Attack, Aug. 2008)
FORMAT: CD
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