I've been asked to DJ an event in a couple of months where the music selection will be a challenge, once I get into the specifics. The genres of the music will be pretty much all Blues, R&B, and some funk and old-school hip-hop. I listen to this type of music on occasion, but I'm certainly not familiar enough with it all to select 5 hours worth of it - not yet anyway. While I'm still sifting through CDs, I'm also taking note of songs of interest for this event, and I'm doing a lot of online research. Soon, I'll hit up the libraries and bookstores. Of course, I'm working with my client for particular artists and songs, which helps a lot.
The hardest genre for me will be the blues, but on the plus side, I know a lot more of the modern R&B and as for the hip-hop...let's just say it brings back some real good memories of my preteen and early teenage years. As I listen to Coolio's "Fantastic Voyage," the warm fuzzies all return. I miss the fun hip-hop, but more on that later.
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