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DJ DROP
Words by Jee’Van Brown
DJ Drop isn’t afraid to take
risks. As CEO and one of the
founders of the Definition DJs,
Drop has created his own lane
and established a coalition
that is growing more and more
each day. He’s responsible for
breaking some of the biggest
party records that have exploded
out of the Dallas AREA in the
past year, and in doing so, he’s
gained major respect.
As a founder of the Definition DJs, what
are you guy’s working on right now
Right now we’re letting the whole world know
about the power of the Definition DJs. We’re
trying to get people to know that it’s not just
about the dancing music. The Definition DJs
are really overlooked in this market, but we’re
really responsible for the whole D-Town movement
that’s going on right now. If you notice
every record that’s popped has been a party
record, and that right there let’s you know
it comes from the club. It was really ground
breaking to me because a lot of DJs gave me
get credit for the beginning of this movement.
I think the Dallas movement has been going
on for over several years, but this “Boogie”
movement is the new Dallas movement.
“Boogie” kind of combines your swag with your
personality, and also the music. “Boogie” is a
word that we use down here often, like if it’s a
day where you haven’t made that much money
then it’s a “slow boogie day.” If you’re about to
go whoop someone’s ass, then you’re in “gangsta
boogie mode.”
You were around before the beginning of the
digital era of MP3s, Serato, and downloads.
Has the transition helped or hurt you, and
how has the game changed from your perspective
To be honest, I love it. I love the digital age
coming from the analog era. I was fully trained
in the analog era, I’m the last of a dying breed.
Other people call me “the last of the true DJ”
just due to the fact that I can still get on vinyl
and still go as hard as I do on digital. When I’m
on Serato, it’s still the same. Some people get
it twisted. They think Serato is going to make it
easier, but it’s not. The one thing Serato does do
is create a better show and enhance everything
you’re doing, but it doesn’t make anything
easier.
Are you DJing anywhere for All Star Weekend
I’m DJing at Club Mystique in Ft. Worth on
Thursday, at Southside Lamar on Friday, at Mansion
on Saturday, and at the Grand Opening of
Fat Dallas on Sunday. //
What made you want to start the Definition
DJs, and for the people who don’t know,
what does a DJ Coalition do
I can’t speak on other DJ Coalitions, because I
don’t really agree with the way some of them
are run. In the beginning we were only supposed
to be a three-man crew. It was going to
be a DJ version of a rap group – we were going
to go out and perform through turntables,
mixing, and MCing on the mic. It started with
me, a Latin DJ named DJ Lil E, and DJ Chicken
from New Orleans. The concept was that I
would bring the hood crowd, Lil E would bring
the Spanish crowd, and Chicken would bring
the New Orleans crowd. The main goal I had
was to put my city on, so that’s why we took it
from a crew to a coalition.
How did the name “Boogie” come about for
the new movement
You would have to see it to really understand
it – it’s dancing, but it’s really not dancing.
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