I was thinking about this the other day, I have to say Id consider upto 96 oldskool. Thats over ten years so its good enough for me. But oldskool conversations can get a bit confusing. I remember when NWA, Slick Rick, EPMD, Big Daddy Kane ect was considered oldskool. And then theres taking it back further and into the rare groove & breaks selection. But with regards to moving a crowd, if a beats hot its hot, theres no debating if it will move the crowd. Id say a good mix of upfront brand new hits or soon to be hits with some classic gems thrown in to get the older people relating to the music. Like Kurtis said its about reading the crowd, watching how they react to the music. Once thats sorted then you can think about hyping it up with an mc, the mc needs a warmed up crowd to help get them responding. I beleive the main responsibility in hyping a crowd is a good creative dj that has a good ear for good new music as well as knowing how to read a crowd and feel what they are liking and when to drop a classic bombshell track and pick things up again when they start to slack.
I understand the reason for this topic as I can understand how "SAY HOOOOOO YEEEEAAAA" and "All the ladies say ...." "All the guys say..." etc etc, is wearing thin with me. I personally hate all that, but if it gets a crowd participating, thats the important part. I really like the ladies show ya tits one, and the winner gets $100 thats thinking on your feet. Thats what its about, either you got the hustle or not.
I understand the reason for this topic as I can understand how "SAY HOOOOOO YEEEEAAAA" and "All the ladies say ...." "All the guys say..." etc etc, is wearing thin with me. I personally hate all that, but if it gets a crowd participating, thats the important part. I really like the ladies show ya tits one, and the winner gets $100 thats thinking on your feet. Thats what its about, either you got the hustle or not.
