Monday, June 18, 2012

DJ YELLO "CHRISTOPHER" CT. BORN BRONX N.Y. RAISED DJ HAS BEEN IN  THE GAME OF HIP HOP SINCE DAY ONE AT AN EARLY AGE REALIZED THAT MUSIC WOULD BE WHERE HE WOULD FIND COMFORT IN THE WORLD WITH A RECORD PLAYER AND A 12 INCH SINGLE OF A DOUGIE FRESH RECORD CALLED ALL THE WAY TO HEAVEN ON ONE SIDE AND THE SHOW ON THE OTHER GIVEN TO HIM BY HIS MOTHER ...AFTER HOOKING UP A MIXER FROM AN OLDER COUSIN AND STEALING ANOTHER RECORD PLAYER FROM ANOTHER COUSIN CLEARLY LEARNED THAT PRACTICE AND REAL EQUIPMENT WAS NECESSARY TO MAKE A DREAM COME TRUE. YEARS LATER DJ YELLO WAS HEARD AT VARIOUS HOUSE PARTIES AND EVENTS AT NYU,UCONN,UMASS, AND EVENTUALLY MAKING AN IMPRESSION ON THE MIDWEST AT THE RADIO STATION WKMOJ IN MINNEAPOLIS AND AFTER 2 YRS MOVED BACK TO THE EAST COAST TO WASHINGTON D.C. AND CURRENTLY IS WORKING AS A D.J./PRODUCER AND FOUNDER OF A.A.C.C. RITE MUSIC AND TRYING TO HELP KEEP THE ESSENCE OF HIP HOP ALIVE AND WELL WORKING WITH MC'S FROM COAST TO COAST ON VARIOUS PRODUCTION PROJECTS.




3375 Where did it all start for you?

DJ YELLO  STARTED FOR ME WHEN I SAW EMCEES AND DJ'S MAKING SOMETHING COME ALIVE IN PARKS AT BBQ'S OR MY OLDER FAMILY MEMBERS RAPPIN' IN A CYPHER AT A FUNCTION I KNEW I NEEDED TO BE INVOLVED WITH HIP HOP SOMEHOW


3375  When did you actually realise that you wanted to be a DJ?

DJ YELLO  I KNEW WHEN I WAS THE ONLY KID THAT TOOK ALL MY MONEY TO BUY THE TAPES AND 12 INCH SINGLES OF WHO WAS HOT AT THE TIME AND MAKE MIXTAPES OF SINGLES FOR THE OTHER KIDS WHO JUST WANTED THE HOT SINGLES ON ONE COMPLETE TAPE AND I GOT 3 DOLLARS A TAPE AND LISTENING TO OTHER DJ'S THAT WERE ROCKIN' THE RADIO I HAD TO STEP MY GAME UP THEY WERE BLENDIN' AND GETTIN' MORE THAN LOCAL LOVE


3375  What is the difference between a radio DJ and club DJ? Did you start out as radio DJ or did you dabble as a club DJ at any point in your life?

DJ YELLO  RADIO DJ'S ARE NEEDED BUT 80.0% OF THEM HAVE PD'S "PROGRAM DIRECTORS" WHO TELL THEM WHAT,WHEN AND HOW TO PLAY MUSIC DURING PRIME HOURS BUT A CLUB DJ HAS HIS EAR TO THE STREET AND HAS THE FREEDOM TO BREAK A RECORD BY AN ARTIST THAT THE MASSES MAY NOT KNOW OF OR REMIX AND CHOP A SINGLE BY AN ARTIST THAT WE ALL KNOW AND PUMP IT IN A CLUB ELEMENT



3375  Do you have a sense of how many people listen to your radio show through the internet vs. standard radio? Has the online audience been growing?

DJ YELLO   HMMMMM WHEN I ANSWER THIS IT SADDENS ME THAT STANDARD RADIO IS FEELIN' ITS DEMISE RIGHT NOW BUT IT IS  A DIGITAL AGE AND THEY TRIED TO KEEP UP WITH BY PUTTIN' OUT HD RADIO BUT LETS FACE IT WE ALL LOOK AT PAY CABLE 'CAUSE WE DONT LIKE COMMERCIALS AND XMSIRIUS IS ON TOP OF THAT RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS INTERNET RADIO YES EVERYBODY THAT DOES IT CAN KEEP TRACK OF THEIR AUDIENCE AND BECAUSE ITS THE INTERNET ARTIST'S AUDIENCE IS WAY MORE VAST THEN STANDARD RADIO AND I DO PRETTY GOOD LOL


3375  What do you consider to be your best moment as a DJ?

DJ YELLO  BEST MOMENT'S FOR ME IS WHEN I GET EMAIL'S OR PHONE CALL'S FROM MY PEERS OR FAN'S THAT SAY "DJ SUCH AND SUCH" JUST REDID THE WHOLE SET YOU LAID DOWN ON YA SHOW FROM 2 NIGHT'S AGO THAT LETS ME KNOW THAT I DID SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE LIKED.


3375  What’s your view on independent music?

DJ YELLO  I LOVE IT WE NEED IT........ NOT JUST THE DJ'S BUT PEOPLE IN GENERAL IT ELIMINATES THE BIG COMPANIES FURTHER TELLING US WHAT TO LISTEN TO


3375  Any role models?

DJ YELLO   I HAVE A MILLION BUT A SHORT LIST WOULD BE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WILL NOT GIVE UP ON WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IN LIFE AND THAT INCLUDES MY HATERS I EMBRACE THOSE THE MOST THEY HELP ME GET UP IN THE MORNING


3375  What kind of support did you have from your parents when you told them about your dream to become a radio personality?

 DJ YELLO  LOL MA DUKES WAS WIT WHATEVER I WANTED TO DO AND STILL PUTS ME ONTO RECORDS FROM OTHER CONTINENTS... IRONICALLY POP DUKES WAS A COLLEGE RADIO DJ BUT ALWAYS FROWNED ON THE HIP HOP SCENE AND ME BEING SO INVOLVED WITH IT BUT THE LOVE IS THERE LUV YA POP!!!!


3375  How do you find out about new music?

 DJ YELLO  I KEEP MY EARS REAL OPEN WORLD WIDE ANYBODY INVOLVED WITH THIS INDUSTRY SHOULD HAVE ATLEAST 10-15 BLOGSITES IN THE FAVORITES FROM ACROSS THE WORLD THERE IS SO MANY TALENTED PEOPLE GIVIN' HIP HOP A GOOD NAME RIGHT NOW AND MOST DONT KNOW IT


3375  What artist are you most excited about right now?

 DJ YELLO  TO NAME A FEW ...ILLUS, SCHOOLBOY Q, ITSYABOIH2, RASPYRAWLS, JODY FLOYD, RABBITD1 THE LIST GOES ON BUT I TRULY HAVE A LIST OF ARTISTS


3375  What musicians do you admire most?

 DJ YELLO  MILES DAVIS, PRINCE, MARVIN GAYE, JOHN COLTRANE. JIMI HENDRIKS WE'LL BE HERE ALL DAY WIT THIS LIST LOL


3375  How many CDs do you own? Do you organise them?How?

DJ YELLO   LAST TIME I COUNTED IT WAS OVER 3000 AND THEY ALL IN BIG ASS CONTAINERS FROM WAL-MART BUT ALL ON THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM "ALPHABETICAL" BUT EVERYTHING I HAVE IS ON MULTIPLE TERABYTES WITH TERABYTE BACK UPS



3375  What’s the most embarrassing CD in your collection? Why do you still have it?

 DJ YELLO  UMMMMMMMMMMM LMAO ME SPITTIN' ON A TRACK THAT SOMEONE HAD CONVERTED FROM DAT TO CD I HATE EVERYTHING I DO LOL BUT IT'S ME THAT'S WHY I KEEP IT


3375  What is your favourite album?

 DJ YELLO  WOW........OF THE TOP OF THE HEAD WAS SEAL HIS FIRST JOINT WAS MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY SUPERB!


3375  Favourite book?

DJ YELLO  ANYTHING MADE BY MARVEL OR D.C. COMICS


3375  Whats next for Dj Yello?

DJ YELLO  I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ON A MIXTAPE CALLED FROM THE DMV 2 DA SIP FEATURING EMCEES FROM ALL OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD WITH @STREETDIAMONDENT AND @SUITE59STUDIOS AND 2 MORE PRODUCTION PROJECTS BY THE END OF THE SUMMER AND I ALWAYS KEEP KILLIN' THE MIXES WHEN I GOT FREE TIME


3375  How can we keep updates on Dj Yello moves?

 DJ YELLO  @DJYELLO F/B DEEJAY YELLO AND I'M NAKED IN PLAYGIRL MAG NEXT MONTH....................JOKIN' LOL THATS FOR WIFEY ONLY



3375  Do you have any shout outs?




DJ YELLO  HEAVY D. FOR TELLIN' ME HE BELIEVED IN ME R.I.P BIG BROTHA ...BIG DADDY KANE,QUEEN LAHTIFAH,3RD BASS THANK'S FOR LETTIN' ME ON THAT TOUR ....TAMPA MYSTIC, STREET DIAMOND ENT. SADAT X MOMS POPS 3375MAG AND MY WIFE AND KIDS THAT PUT UP WIT MY SCHEDULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!