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::KJ::

Now I'm shining like you do, it was dim before i knew you...

About Me

PHARCYDE REUNITED!!
Jeepney by Bambu
International Guerilla's Anthem by Bambu and Do D.A.T.
New Pilgrimage DVD Trailer
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YES WE CAN!!!
TRIBUTE TO JAM MASTER JAY
PARAISO
NATIVE GUNS @ MASS LINE EVENT
Check out my mixes!!
Transitions Mix - KJ Butta
Kellyjean & Kaya Drop
Exposed - Wayna feat Cy Young
Fly Away - Goapele
Think It Over - Darien Brockington
Do Your Thing - Jneiro Jarel
Got Til It's Gone (Ummah Mix) - Janet Jackson feat Q-Tip
Sweet Thing - Bambu feat Lauren Santiago
All Times (Kev Sakoda Remix) - Trek Life
Miss You (Bring It Back) - J.Rawls feat Jonell
When I See Love (ColdFusion Mix) - Lizz Fields
Change - Mr J Medeiros feat Strange Fruit Project
Come Around - Foreign Exchange
Silent Treatment Remix - The Roots
Electric Relaxation - A Tribe Called Quest
'03 Electric Relaxation - Consequence & Kanye West
Relax - Marco Polo feat J*Davey
Electric Relaxation - Unwrapped Allstars
First Things First - Blu & Exile feat Miguel Jontel
Take Your Time - Choice37 feat Aloe Blacc
All Day Love Affair - Cee-Lo
Forever Begins - Common
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
A Change Gonna Come - Lauryn Hill
Loyalty - Blue Scholars
Love Continued - Kiwi feat Golda Supanova
Summer Soul Mix – KJ Butta
If You Stay – Backstreet Boys
Everything’s All Good – Roscoe Umali feat Bambu & Camile Velasco (prod. by Rhettmatic)
Love Bird (Khalil’s Theme) - Gretchen Parlato, Self Scientific & Stefon Harris
I Got You – Platinum Pied Pipers feat Tiombe Lockhart
Pretty Little Thing – Freddie Cruger feat Linn
Sex on the Beach – Johnny Five feat Bambu of Native Guns
I Will Survive (Remix) – Chantay Savage feat Common
Right Here, Right Now – Kiwi feat JenRO
Baby Love – Groove Theory
Caught Up – Teedra Moses
Sexy – Brian McKnight feat Bambu of Native Guns
Still – Dawn Robinson
Close To The Front – Amy Winehouse
When I Think of You – Allison Crockett
B Boy Baby – Mutya Buena feat Amy Winehouse
If I Don’t – Amp Fiddler feat Corinne Bailey Rae
Bravebird – Amel Larrieux
All I Do (U-Tern Disco Edit) – Stevie Wonder
Tears Dry On Their Own (Al Usher Remix) – Amy Winehouse
A Woman’s Work – Aloe Blacc
Want to download these KJ Butta Mixes? Visit my dj profile HERE
FEEL GOOD SATURDAYS W/KJ BUTTA @ POP BURGER

My Interests

traveling, enriching conversations, humble acts of compassion, good music, conscious verses, eating out, bustin' (wiz kid style) -especially when i'm a little faded, live shows, djing, working - when it doesn't feel like work, meeting interesting people, rockin' a party

I'd like to meet:


LISTEN NOW

TOP 10 OF THE WEEK as of 5/23/08

Rivers of Babylon - Boney M
Let it Fall - Lykke Li
California Soul (Diplo Remix) - Marlena Shaw
Come Over - Estelle
Spazz - N.E.R.D.
Don't Change - Lyrics Born
Endless Flight - Wyclef Jean feat Lauryn Hill
Damn I'm Cold - Bun B feat Lil Wayne
Best Thing - Usher feat Jay-Z
Morning of America - Blue Scholars

Music:

frank sinatra, dean martin, nat king cole, bob james, isaac hayes, herbie hancock, roy ayers, grover washington jr., idris muhammad, herb alpert, jimi hendrix, chili peppers, violet femmes, twisted sister, linkin park, incubus, sugar ray, nirvana, parokya ni edgar, no doubt, save ferris, kelly clarkson, death cab for cutie, jimmy eat world, dashboard confessional, james brown, stevie wonder, prince, michael jackson (pre -1985), lionel richie, bobby caldwell, ibrahim ferrer, poncho sanchez, sergio mendes, afrika bambataa, sugar hill gang, boogie down productions, big daddy kane, biz markie, stetsasonic, public enemy, eric b and rakim, epmd, nwa, rodney o and joe cooley, dj quik, x-clan, beastie boys, native tongues - de la soul, a tribe called quest, jungle brothers, black sheep, queen latifah, monie love, da bush babees, mos def, talib kweli, common, chi-ali. boogie monsters, poor righteous teachers, the future sound, the roots, digable planets, diamond d, big l, gangstarr, jeru the damaja, lords of the underground, kmd, main source, freestyle fellowship, the pharcyde, the alkaholiks, nas, jay-z, notorious big, 2pac, rahzel, jurassic 5, lootpack, dilated peoples, ugly duckling, n.e.r.d., trek life, the procussions, deux process, move.meant, la-ment, lightheaded, visionaries, ill again, murs, kanye, looptroop, promoe, platinum pied pipers, ge-ology, blackbeard, yam who?, j-dilla, pete rock, large professor, rich medina, bobbito, zion i, prints haze, erykah badu, jill scott, vinia mojica, res, alicia keys, adriana evans, leela james, goapele, sade, amel larrieux, groove theory, sweetback, india aire, lauryn hill, mary j, musiq, dwele, john legend, slum village, stones throw, quannum, up above, rhymesayers, GAMM, raw fusion, wild child, oh no, immortal technique, alkaholiks, pigeon john, la symphony, x-ecutioners, beat junkies, q-bert, mass influence, sound providers, blackalicious, bob marley, barrington levy, gregory isaacs, beres hammond, the breakestra, nobody beats the beats, red astaire, linn, time machine, hieroglyphics - del, souls of mischief, the prose, casual, encore, and Last but not least, the most prolific lyricists of our generation:

Native Guns - Bambu, Kiwi & DJ Phatrick

Movies:

star wars, beat street, the goonies, usual suspects, dying young, the freshest kids, the butterfly effect, a lot like love, the notebook, e.t., far and away, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, coming to america, mystic river, sleepers

Television:

grey's anatomy, law and order, arsenio hall (especially for the performances), rap city (early 90's), yo mtv raps

Books:

Currently Reading: The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
Favorites: When The Elephants Dance by Tess Uriza Holthe, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama, There's a God on the Mic by Kool Moe Dee, The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell

Heroes:

my parents, lola, my close family, kids at smokey mtn., mother theresa, anyone that whole-heartedly puts others before themselves

My Blog

expect the worst

Expect the WorstWritten and Performed by Stro the 89th Key of The Procussions(Verse 1)I read the book of love and got stuck at the start of the second chapter,My rules of livin won’t let me expe...
Posted by ::KJ:: on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:50:00 PST

Music Moves Me

this triple M phrase truly exemplifies my life. I usually associate a memory with a song. From long family trips as a kid in our family's brown Volkswagen Rabbit listening to Carpenters' songs to pla...
Posted by ::KJ:: on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:10:00 PST

why did Will.I.Am. record Yes We Can...

In his own words..."I was sitting in my recording studio watching the debates...Torn between the candidatesI was never really big on politics...and actually I'm still not big on politics...The outcome...
Posted by ::KJ:: on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:54:00 PST

celebrate life...

So today is my born day. I woke up, checked my voicemail, and listened while my mom sang happy birthday to me. Especially today, it's hard being away from family. Everyone is in Cerritos today, cel...
Posted by ::KJ:: on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:44:00 PST

can i get a minute to breathe...

i just needed to let out a big sigh of relief, now that i'm just lounging on my comfy chaise in my living room. I haven't really found time to relax this past week. I've definitely have been burning...
Posted by ::KJ:: on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 04:55:00 PST

a conversation with Dr. Aleida Guevara

In an interview that Michael Moore did with Che Guevara's daughter, Dr. Aleida Guevara explained her views on the health care system in Cuba and the fundamental right of taking care of and being taken...
Posted by ::KJ:: on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:41:00 PST

partners and marriage...

PARTNERS AND MARRIAGEBy Eduardo Jose E. CalasanzI have never met a man who didn't want to be loved. But I have seldom met a man who didn't fear marriage. Something about the closure seems constrictin...
Posted by ::KJ:: on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:43:00 PST

love is ...

home cooked mealswaiting up til you get homerespectgiving someone a choiceforgivingphone calls just becausesharing a momentnot thinking about yourselffound withinunderstandingfeedbackcomplicatedbalanc...
Posted by ::KJ:: on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:09:00 PST

de-stress

exhale!!... wow, the long weekend has come to an end, even though it wasn't really a break for me, as far as djing is concerned. I did work pretty much all weekend, but djing really never does feel l...
Posted by ::KJ:: on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:09:00 PST

good times

Just got home from a real good night at POP Burger. It was actually quite busy the whole night and I could tell that there were a lot of people from out of town spending the holiday weekend in the ci...
Posted by ::KJ:: on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:13:00 PST