Hey! I am DJ Judah. My main addictions are family, business and music (In that order!!). I normally rant about how business relates to music and how my family thinks I am a ATM machine with no daily limit.
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It's how I feed my kids!
I often wake up and get to the office by 4 AM. It is the time when my mind is wondering and thinking about random stuff. Here is a video from last Saturday about the truth. People think they want to hear the truth but often can't handle it. Let me know what you think
My baby is out of school today. So we are hard at work! Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
One of my favorite artist to listen to is Roy Ayers. He is a perfect example of a artist who revolutionize his field of music. Yet at 21 years old I have never heard of him. That is until artist like ED OG and Bulldogs, Mary J. Blige and Pete Rock started sampling his music. A lot of the older artist who had their music sample chose to hate. Roy embraced the new generation of artist. He even credits Mary J Blige for bringing in back in to style (and to a great financial situation). I do not understand artist like James Mtume who hate sampling. Sampling my me a life long fan of Roy Ayers. Daddy O said it best on 'Talking All That Jazz" -"Tell the truth, James Brown got old until Eric B and Rakim came out with I Got Soul"
I have been watching the production value of major media outlets for a long time. Since the Social Media movement has taking media production by storm, I have been telling anyone who would listen that you cannot over-produce web video. I can finally point to a major organization who understands this! The NBA is known as a marketing machine. The production value is normally very high. When it is too high, it loses it authenticity. Look at this video of the best two players in the game today. Since it is done in a authentic way, it comes across very good. Some of the lighting is bad, some the camera work is shaky but the clip is a three pointer! Tell me what you think
Follow Me ON Twitter: @djjudahI was listening to West Coast Poplock today and it reminded me of growing up in Long Beach during the early days of Hip Hop. The track is clearly "So Ruff, So Tuff" from Zapp! The chorus used was made famous years later by Dr. Dre and Tupac on California Love. Many people wonder why that chorus was so dope - Because us West Coast music fans had been singing it since we were teenagers! Do you remember?
I recently reviewed the 2010 Buick Lacrosse for Visit Black Dallas. When I think of a Buick, I think of the old school "Deuce and A Quarter" with the fly velour seats. You know the big gas guzzler from back in the day. I can't forget about the Park Avenue also. But this is not your Uncle's ride. It is very nice. Check out my video review and tell me what you think
If you want "authentic" Po Folks, Soul Food while in Austin Texas, you have to visit Hoover's Cooking .There are currently three locations: Manor Road, Highway 183 at Anderson Mill and the historic Victory Grill in East Austin. Don't go there if you need a little snack! The food is delivered on brown paper bag paper and you get enough food to take leftovers with you! The owner, Hoover Alexander started out as a dishwasher at the Night Hawk restaurant in Austin. Night Hawk was the first dining place in Austin to integrate. Don't watch this video while hungry unless you are in position to take a ride to Hoover's Cooking! Enjoy
The more I watch hip hip videos, the more I think the creativity has been sucked out of them! For the record, I do not consider myself a director. I am a producer. When I have a project that needs to have more creativity that I possess, I call CLIFF MACK out of Houston, Texas. Most of the videos I see from Texas video directors (Even the BIG names) are the same: Cars, Booty, Hood Shot, Club - REPEAT. Check out these two videos from my dude Cliff Mack. Let me know what you think. You can hit him on Twitter at: @cliff_mack
My football coaches used to always say "Keep Your Head On A Swivel". I never knew what a swivel was but to me it meant look around! Check out this clip from my son's football game this weekend. Pay attention to the left side of the screen and #4. My son is #20. He is the one who marvels at what happens! Oh the game - We lost but I love it when kids listen and get the desired results on a play! I also added some commentary on what I would have said had I been #20 in the game. Let me know what you think!!
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