MIXTAPE MONDAYS: DJ Roctakon

Monday, March 23 2009

This week’s entry for Mixtape Mondays is an incredible mix of oldschool classics, funk and soul called “The Good Life” and can be considered a staple here at KNYEW. Every time we play it at the shop, I get atleast 2-3 requests for the CD. My boy DJ Roctakon aka Andy Brown made this mixtape a few years back when we were all spinning on vinyl, carrying 4-5 crates to gigs, digging 2-3 times a week and spending anywhere from $500-800 a month buying records. I remember hearing Roc at this club “Happy Valley” in New York around 3am on a Friday night in 2004. All the male busboys, barbacks and bartenders were shirtless, almost butt naked, wearing tightie whities with rollerskates on and the dj booth was incased in a big giant disco ball…soooo gay. Ofcourse, who did I see spinning in the giant disco ball but Mr. Andy Brown who was just killing it with reggae, classics and soul. The crowd was going bananas, the energy was amazing and they were all vibing to awesome music like Luther Vandross, Frankie Beverly, Maze and Mcfadden & Whitehead. Roc is one of the most knowledgable and technically flawless club dj’s in the biz and he’s one of the most passionate, hardworking and sincerest guys I know (almost too sincere…borderline asshole on occasion, lol). Thanks to Roc for the download and check out “The Good Life” yall…

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