Aboutmartinstjohn Expertise I can answer general questions about the golden age of hip hop, mostly the 1980s breakbeat era. SInce i collected many rap artists Lps and tapes in the 80s, i can answer most song titles by lyrics.
Experience Hip hop music is what got me into dj mixing in the first place. I still have those lps by rappers Mc Shan, LL COol J, UTFO, WHistle, Beastie Boys, Choice Mcs, Run DMC, Juice Crew, Kool G Rap, Mantronix, Ice T, 2 live crew, Biz Markie, Big Daddy Kane, Eric B and Rakim, Dana Dane, Stetasonic, Fat Boys, LA Dream Team,Kurtis Blow,Dj Jazzy Jeff and the fresh prince. In addition, i can answer questions about electrofunk that came from that era: Twilight 22, Newcleus, Egyptian Lover, Arabian Prince, Kyper,Cybotron, Reggie Griffin and Technofunk, Hashim. In addition to that my knowledge of 80s hip hop and r&b extends to the r&b/funk side with Cameo, Loose Ends, Lakeside, Gap Band, Sos band, and others.
Education/Credentials 2 years college..but i couldve had a college degree at a four year university with the money ive put out on vinyl records over the years.
Expert: martinstjohn Date: 5/24/2008 Subject: old school
Question Hi, Im looking for a hip-hop song, I rekon made in the 90's, all I remember is the title 'Weekend' and that a girl was singing the chorus...I also remeber a bit of the video..something bout them all working in the factory and just waiting for the weekend... i loved this song..please help!
Answer Possibly..the song is "lookout weekend" by Debbie Deb. It also has been done more recently by Janet Jackson. It was not on the album 20 years old, but i 'reckon' was a bonus track from the '20 years old' sessions.
The Debbie Deb version can be found more easily on the various artists cd called Trinere and Friends -greatest hits (pandisc records).
The song was first recorded in the early 1980s, btw.
Thanx
DJ Martin
b'ham,al
Followup: Oh yeah, i forgot about that song from Black Eyed Peas. I downloaded that song a couple years ago, tried it, but it never caught on. I tried mixing it back to back with Janet's 'lookout weekend' and it never stuck with my crowd. It cleared the dance floor most of the time, no matter how smoothly i mixed it in. I liked the song tho...much better than the mind-numbing omni-present "my humps", which was an still is a floor-filler with my crowd (how old aka tired is that song?)
Best,
Dj Martin
