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All photos and illustrations are SECTION B copyrighted by their respec- 11 pics tive artists. All other content 12 DJ Big Dee is copyright 2007 OZONE 14 DJ RorY MacK Magazine, all rights reserved. 16 DJ Juice No portion of this magazine 18 wease may be reproduced in any way 22 big fase 26 J diggs without the written consent of the publisher. Printed in the USA. 30-33 THREE 6 MAFIA 36 X1 OZONE 11 1. Bars Summit. \\ 2. Thizz, Fabby Boo Bomb.\\ 3. Tito Bell, Traxamillion & Twin. \\ 4. BARS AWARDS Spice & Bioshi. \\ 5. Video Shoot Ghost ride it in Oakland, Bavgate & G-Stack. \\ 6. BARS AWARDS Hanny, Psd Tha Drivah & Zar. \\ 7. Thizz, Fabby Killa Kease. \\ 8.Bars Summit. \\ 9. BARS AWARDS Sleepdank & Dubee in San Mateo. \\ 10. BARS AWARDS Money B & Esenchil. \\ 11. Bars Summit in Oakland Wendy Day, J Diggs, Treal Real, Kilo, \\ 12. Bash, Paula Deondra, Danity Kane, Boo Bomb. \\ 13. BARS AWARDS Cell Ski & Keak Da Sneak. \\ 14. Rydah J Klyde. \\ 15. Bars Summit in Oakland Wendy & Davey D. \\ 16. BARS AWARDS Psd Tha Drivah & Zar. \\ 17. Fab Video, Ghost Ride It, Echo & Mistah Fab. \\ 18. Tito Bell BIRTHDAY BASH, D Ray & K- Loc. \\ 19. Psd Tha Drivah & Tuff @ The Wild Card (club). \\ 20. BARS AWARDS Kilo Chup Magnolia & Big Dante in San Diego. \\ 21. BARS AWARDS Foony & Yukmouth in San Mateo. Photos by D RAY OZONE 13 \\\\\\ WARRENPEACE dj profile \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ arren Peace developed a strong interest Most DJs seem to be converting to Serato since in music at an early age. While most kids it’s easier and you don’t have to carry around a Wsave their lunch money to buy video bunch of records. Do you think vinyl is dead? games, Warren was buying vinyl. He’s come a In general, for a working DJ, you can’t\\\\\\ get any long way from his Gemini turntable and record better than Serato. You don’t have to take too crates days. Though he currently uses a Serato much stuff to a gig; you can get any record at System to spin, he remains loyal to the roots of anytime. So in that respect, yeah I think vinyl is DJing. He’ll gladly play anything you request, dead. But for the avid fan and the avid collector, but you should know that Tupac is off limits. no it’s not dead. When did you start DJing? Are there any rappers in Vegas that are getting I DJed at my first party when I was about eight a big buzz? years old. I’d say The Chapter. They’ve been on Quest Love or The Roots Compilation. They’ve been on some How did you get into it at such a young age? national compilations and Atlantic Records is Most eight year olds are playing games or looking at them. watching TV. I bought my first record when I was five. I’ve Is there a particular song that you hate playing always loved music. You know when you were when it’s requested? little and you would sit and watch cartoons? I I want to say anything by Tupac (laughs). I would listen to the radio and hear a song and know people are gonna laugh at me but yeah, be like, “what’s that song?” or “who’s that song everyone requests Tupac and sometimes I don’t by?” like playing it. No disrespect to the artist, I’m just tired of playing Tupac. So from there did you start collecting music? I would find songs I liked and go buy the How long have you been at your current radio records. My mom would go to the super market station Hot 97.5? and the record store was right next to the super I started college radio in ’87. I think I’ve been at market and I would go next door and get a KLUC since ’98. record. I would tell them what I wanted and they would pull out the 45 of whatever it was. I You also have a website www.hiphopsite.com. would spend my birthday money on that. Tell me a little bit about that. It’s the world’s largest online hip-hop record What equipment did you start out using? store. We’ve been online since ’97. We started as I had a Gemini turntable and a Radio Shack an information website and then we moved into mixer. retail. It’s the largest online store where you can buy vinyl. I’m sure you’ve upgraded your equipment since then. What do you use now? You guys seem to have a real tight operation I use Serato. I was basically the first major with the site. What’s your role in the company? person on the West Coast to use Serato at a I’m CEO and part owner. major club. The owner of Serato had never heard scratching live at a major club until he heard me Besides www.hiphopsite.com, how can people spin it in Vegas. That’s a completely true story. get at you? Now, I use Serato, E500 headphones – they’re Email me at [email protected] real expensive headphones, my laptop and a 57 mixer. Words: Ms. Rivercity OZONE 15 \\\\\\ Dj Slimm DJSLIMM dj profile \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ J Slimm is a nighttime personality for Hot the Icehouse for P. Diddy’s party. The last day at 97.5 in Las Vegas. He’s also been involved the Icehouse I’m DJing for E40 and Too $hort. Din promotions, community activities and even rapping. You can check him out at several Has anyone ever tried to pay you \\\\\\to play their major events during All-Star Week music? If so, how did you handle the situation? It’s happened with those who don’t know the What time are you on the air? game but not from anyone really big. I’ve got- I’m on the air Monday thru Thursday, 10:00pm to ten offers from people, but I have to explain to 11:00pm. On Fridays I’m on 11:00pm to 1:00am. them that we work with a play list and I don’t On Saturdays I’m on from 8:00pm to 11:00pm. have too much control over new music I play. People wonder why there’s an absence of local Did you have to do an internship before you music on the radio. It’s because sometimes DJs were given your job at 98.5 fm? don’t have a say so. It’s a good and bad thing. Actually, I did a lot of street promotions for a It’s a good thing cause the slack isn’t all on you. couple of people before that. I just happened to You can easily say I’m not allowed to play it. But run back into one of the people I did promo- it’s a bad thing cause there’s some things that tions for back in the day. I told him that I was you might want to play but the radio station DJing and I actually won a DJ competition out says no. It’s a catch 22. here and he was the judge. So he asked me what I was doing and did I want to do radio. Pretty Speaking of local music, who’s hot in Vegas much, I worked for free. I did half of his show right now? and he just gave me the rest of the show. That’s Look out for my man Bosie-T and Pacific Time how I got the rest of my days on radio. Zone – a group that I’m a part of. I DJ for them and I rap with them every now and then. Live Which came first – your promotions or the Soul is another one. DJing? I always wanted to DJ. I was DJing in the house Do you enjoy rapping more than DJing? or the garage for my friends while they played I enjoy DJing more than I enjoy rapping for the dominos and cards. I never learned how to play simple fact that I’m making people dance. I those games cause I was always DJing.