Tag: stepping dj
24
Apr
DJ Vell Shares His Journey and Motivation
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 7 minutes When I first heard Lovell “DJ Vell” Ballard playing, it was somewhere in Chicago – probably at the HollaBack Thursday sets...
03
Oct
Oh So Smooth Radio DJ Battle and the Matter of The Music
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 4 minutes INSPIRATION: DO YOU KNOW A STEPPIN DJ THAT STEPS IGNITES OH SO SMOOTH RADIO DJ BATTLE I have heard many opinions...
09
Aug
Remembering Willie Casper Perry, The Renaissance Man
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The stepping community mourns the passing of Willie “Casper” Perry and celebrates his life. The tremendous outpour of condolences and memories...
05
Apr
DJ Raphael from Chicago On Learning to DJ as a Craft
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 5 minutes DJ Raphael is from the South side of Chicago – Morgan Park. 2023 makes it forty-two years for him as a...
24
Aug
WLSC Contest DJ Perspective with DJ Cross
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 8 minutes When steppers decide to enter the World’s Largest Steppers Contest, one of the most critical factors they can control as a...
30
Jun
Back from the Pandemic – The Return of DJ Black Cool
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Part 1 Born in Englewood, Chicago, Michael “DJ Black Cool” Thornton eventually moved to Calumet Park, the suburbs on the southside...
30
Jun
What to Expect Next From DJ Black Cool
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Part 2 What is the difference between playing at an out-of-town event and playing in Chicago? I think being a DJ...
18
Jan
DJ Sam Chatman Shares What Happens When You Follow the Music
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Who is DJ Sam Chatman? A lot of out of town steppers I have talked to do not know a lot...
31
Jul
The DJ Responsibility of the Music and the Mic
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 4 minutes The future of Chicago style steppin' may be all in the hands of our deejays - the masters of the music....
10
Apr
Old School Steppers. I Really Love Mondays with DJ Sam Chatman
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes This year, St Patrick's Day was my first time going to the Fifty Yard Line Sports Bar on a Monday to...
27
Feb
In Memory of Art “DJ Art of Noyze” Thirus
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes I met DJ Art of Noyze in 2012 when I first entered the steppin' community. Over the years I have known...
27
Oct
Step Every Tuesday with Inspired Music “Live” from DJ Shorty Smooth
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes When you turn on the regular radio station, most times you don't hear a steady flow of music you can step...