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DJ BlacKnight

Some men aren't looking for anything logical...

About Me

ADD THE MYSPACE FOR THE RADIO SHOW I DO IN MY TOP FRIENDS! RETURN TO THE BOOMBOX RADIO! TUNE IN EVERY SATURDAY AT 6PM EST TO HEAR US LIVE! WWW.BROOKLYNCOLLEGERADIO.ORG


Radio DJ and Turntablist, Producer, Journalist, Computer Technician & Sound Engineer, what can't he do? DJ BlacKnight (known by many names), is not a jack of all trades but a multi-talented genius who promises to bring something different to the game with all that he has learned. Born and raised in Bed Stuy Brooklyn, the vast history of music in his neighborhood is enough to have its own history book alone. This naturally gave him the exposure to various types of music, as well as family members whom had large collection of artists for him to listen to. His interest in hip hop was always there but was not fully realized until high school, where he felt disappointed in the direction hip hop had taken and started to write rhymes in his spare time. Feeling the need to shift directions, he decided to invest his time and resources into going behind the boards, and hasn't looked back since. Being an ambitious and active college student while putting his writing skills towards a degree in Communications has slowed his music career down, but has also given him more opportunities as he is now a radio personality with a college radio show that is aimed at painting a bigger picture of the definition of hip hop. Currently he is the engineer at WBCR radio station and remains involved with student activities on his campus, but finds the time to mix records and produce.
My first music video cameo, look for me with the boombox near the end:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/10/2006
Band Website: Under Construction
Band Members: BlacKnight, Lazy-Assed Contender, DJ Huey, BrooknamX, HawkEye...just me doin the thing
Influences:

Also Jazz, Blues, Soul, Funk and R&B music has been a big influence on me.
Sounds Like: Nobody else...I can only do me.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The Anti-Obama rebel helps McCain.

I found this statement from Amiri Baraka recently that he made a couple of months ago after Obama clinched the Democratic Nomination. I had the honor of metting him a while ago and chatting with him a...
Posted by DJ BlacKnight on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:56:00 PST

The artist vs the real person.

So I saw The Dark Knight like the rest of America did, and it really struck me on many levels. I could go on about the plot, the cinematography, the acting and what have you, but I wanted to hit upon ...
Posted by DJ BlacKnight on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:47:00 PST

The Hip Hop Journalist...doesnt know shit.

So I was part of a panel this past Tuesday with executives and editors from CNN, New York Times, Fox and other media companies and something really struck me. For all of the writers and self proclaime...
Posted by DJ BlacKnight on Sat, 17 May 2008 06:40:00 PST

How Hip Hop Failed To Become Conscious

For this blog I am going to spare you of my typical ranting, because I found someone else that has worded some ideas and points I've been meaning to say. I don't agree with everything here, but this d...
Posted by DJ BlacKnight on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:17:00 PST

The 30 second clip summary...

You know, it bothers me the way our nation tries to revere and honor Dr. Martin Luther King. I say this because were not honoring the man for his true greatness, his life story that truly deserves to ...
Posted by DJ BlacKnight on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:49:00 PST

The 08 Election & The People...

Its only a few months in and already we’ve seen a all time high interest in politics, maybe the highest in the last few decades. We all know about the social implications of the two Democratic c...
Posted by DJ BlacKnight on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:49:00 PST

Keep it real, Radio Host...

I know I've only been doing radio for like a year, but already it seems like I'm beginning to understand the difference between a radio host that does it for the check, and one that does it to give ba...
Posted by DJ BlacKnight on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:03:00 PST

The Conscious DJ and Producer?

I don't really blog on here or that much, but I have a quick thought I'll share with you. Looking at my non hip hop record collection, I have a variety of genres I listen to, and from different times ...
Posted by DJ BlacKnight on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:12:00 PST