DJ PAP aka Naked Soul / Black Mamba

Dj Pap has been on the Chicago dance scene since the early eighties. Back in the late 70s, he studied his brother William West spinning disco and funk for people at parties called SETS. with this knowledge, Pap merged those concepts and techniques he learned from observing the way his brother made people boogie on the dance floor and combine the 80s underground music to come up with his own unique way of mixing the disco and 80s dance like, BurninUp by Imagination and Just Like a Doorknob by Touche.With his style of blending classics with the new, open doors in 1982 for Pap. He became an established dj on the Southside of Chicago spinning countless underground parties and promoting his own dance night. This led him in the path of starting one of the longest southside functions.credited to his career, Bonnies Basement. It was a smaller version of the Music Box which was the hottest club in Chicago to hear slamming music by legendary Dj Ron Hardy. Bonnies Basement was a four year run, with other Djs like Boo Williams and Glenn Underground . It was the place to go for the younger house heads who couldnt get in the clubs.Other promoters recognized Paps underground delivery of mixing pure dance music and soulful vibes. By the end of the eighties his name was all over the city of .Chicago. He played at the Future Shock with Mike Winston, the Warehouse with Diz and Studio 57 with Brucio.Currently deejaying and working on his Naked Soul music productions which started in 1995. Pap continues to contribute to to the world of HOUSE MUSIC. His skill of mixing transcended into programming deepand soulful music for the labels Muzik Vision Records and Naked soul Records with his partner Dj Fritz has brought world recognition. From the amazing track Voices of Ituri which was featured on a Variety show in South Africa called SELIMATHUNZI to the major compilation on AFRO TRONIC on the German stamp AUDIOPHARM.Other top singles for Dj Pap include his deep and popular Smooth agent release Africa, and Come Back Baby featured on Seasons recordings ran by Californias own house music guru Jamie Thinnes. Future projects in the works consists of a collaboration with Halo of City Deep Music and remixes scheduled for several house labels in and out of the USA. recently in partnership with Ms.Nycy with the birth of Mtima Muziki Entertainment.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4