Suzieq76 said:

Uh nice try...I grew up around old school djs, my brother is a dj, and my good friend, a female, does my fundraising parties for my organization, so I may not be able to mix, but I know a good mix when I hear one. You're right, Djing ain't easy, some are good at it and some are not. All I'm saying is that she sucks bad, yet she's getting all these high profile jobs. Man, beauty.....
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give that georgous lady her props!!!!

BlaqueKnight said:

Her DJ skills are that of a 5 year old.

Graycap23 said:

Could you be a little more specific?

BlaqueKnight said:

Honestly.....I can't because I don't think she has any skills.

BlaqueKnight said:

IN this pic, she also looks like Robin.

http://www.djrashida.com/...main_1.swf

I just listened to some of her mixes on her website. She's not god awful. She's a good "vanity"/lounge DJ like most DJs are today. She plays what she thinks the crowd will like (aimless easy blends) and enjoys the celebrity of it. I'm sure the crowds she plays for aren't real "househeads". Not risky as far as I heard. She's not the "bangin" type of DJ that would make you feel like you had the best fuck of your life. Djs like that, you don't need drinks or drugs to party to....they know how to spin and get you high off the music (have you thinkin'about that mix for months).

EXAMPLE OF A HOT DJ:
http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related
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Graycap23 said:

With all due respect, that could be said about any "DJ".

I just don't see playing records as a skill, and I've been doing to for about 30 years.

steelyd said:

Superman was gettin' on down!

RodeoSchro said:

Bro.....I know some REAL Dj's and it takes TALENT. I still have 2 1200's in my studio and they get used on a regular.

BlaqueKnight said:

I completely agree with Gray and I gave some specific examples in my earlier post.

Graycap23 said:

It does take talent. Of course you can just spin your turntable and play some records, that doesn't take much skill.

But if you play at a club full of music lovers with knowledge who look up to you after every song, you have to be able to create a certain feel for the night, comfortably moving from one musical territory to the next, without loosing the crowd and getting them hyped up, without playing them out after a while. Do that for four to six hours, and we'll talk again.

MrSoulpower said:

I'll leave that 2 the youngin's.

Graycap23 said:

I was talking to RodeoSchro, but that's cool.

MrSoulpower said:

Still.....

Graycap23 said:

Most DJs in the global Funk and Soul scene are older cats ... Keb Darge is 50. So it's not really a matter of age I think ...

MrSoulpower said:

I'm only speaking 4 me. I'd much rather spend time on my instruments than spinning.
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Graycap23 said:

More power to ya. I ended up spinning because I was never a good musician ..

SCNDLS said:

Re-read your post. Gotcha. Poor transitions can kill a vibe in a spot. I get the feeling that the "butterscotch curlytop" factor weighed more in her favor with Prince than her skills. There are a lot of good DJs but there are fewer good LOOKING DJs that fit his "type". I guess I'll pop over to her site and check out what's posted. Is she in Minneapolis or somewhere else?

BlaqueKnight said:

She's based outta LA and has done quite a few recent high profile gigs there. Don't get me wrong, I loved her music selection at 3121, good mix of old school r&b, funk, hip-hop, and Prince. But EVERY time you started getting into a groove she would literally jump to another song without mixing the new one in. Sometimes there was even dead air or a jumpy needle between songs. WTF??? That's not a good look in a club. It was so annoying. She definitely got that gig because of her looks. And just because it's not talked about much I'm sure P hit it, IMHO, cuz he's a pimp. LOL!

Rashida don't sound bad at all IMO, she gets in and out of songs with the quickness without trainwreckin'. I'd like to hear her do nothing but a Funk/R&B mix playing nothing but cuts from 75-85 just to hear what her song selection would be.

her skills are a little suspect BUT, at the DC 3121 concert she gave me a bottle of her water. i was pressed up against the stage and with 35 minutes to showtime, i was not about to lose my 7-hour-wait spot. nice lady, but no, i wouldn't hire her to do my nephew's birthday party

blackguitaristz said:

There's an resemblance.

MrSoulpower said:

We aren't necessarily disagreeing here. I appreciate anyone that can play songs a wide range of people want to hear. But what skill does that take? All you have to do is play the Top 40 and you;re going to accomplish the mission.

Basically, all a successful DJ has to do is resist the impulse to play what he likes in favor of playing what the crowd likes.

RodeoSchro said:

There's a lot more to dj'ing than song selection. I've never dj'd but I've worked in lots of clubs and I KNOW when a DJ sucks. There is definitely an art to it. Yes, an art. Kid Capri is my favorite.

BlaqueKnight said:

at the Miami show she didn't say anything. she just chewed her gum and played records.

then at the 3121 vegas i think she said, "yall know about that black sweat" and "are you ready?" when it was close to the show.

she doesn't say much.

RodeoSchro said:

I'm not talking about Top 40 DJing. You're right, anyone can do that. You gotta look at special genres to find good DJs. I DJ Funk and Soul and make my living of it. I rarely play songs that are known to those on the dancefloor. But when I still get people moving, and they are feeling the music, and I take their hand and guide them through the history of Funk and Soul music without loosing their attention, then I'm happy. And the night is perfect if people don't even ask for songs - then I know that they were really into it and didn't have the need to ask for songs they know. I promise you, if I play your party, I'm gonna burn the house down. (Now enough with this shameless self-promotion).

But in order to do that, you need to know your music. It takes years of diggin' and a good feeling of selecting the right tunes to make a successful night. You gotta know how to mix up what you got. And yes, that takes talent, if you want to be successful enough to make a living of it.
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