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DJ Agile 1

Educate for liberation, not subordination.

About Me

I am: Korean by birth, American by 25 years of osmosis; A Hip Hop DJ going on 10 years--battles, radio shows, clubs, mixtapes, weddings, demos for kids, various venues city and nationwide; Deeply rooted in the elements of hip hop culture, my repertoire includes old and new school rap, throwback jams, r&b, dancehall... basically whatever gets you off the wall.Best STL hip hop DJ nominee in 2003 and 2006; Thoroughly midwestern, growing up in Columbus OH, Baton Rouge LA, Iowa City, IA, St Louis, MO, and Detroit MI; Resident DJ at the Science Blueberry Hill for 6 years-longest running real hip hop club night in the city. Teaching the truth about American history to sixth graders.If you want a look (or a battle) that will kill, call me "good...for a girl". Love to the whole universe! Myspace Codes, Layouts, & Graphics - CodeMyLayout.comSeoulPhat Laces Reunion

My Interests

Digging through records, unexplored bits of American history, and/or thrift shop clothing, breaking stereotypes, opening minds, uncovering what is hidden, breathing clean air, hearing powerful and moving music, building with people who take action for social change. Asking questions!

I'd like to meet:

People with fearless style and grace and a steel will to change the world. People who DO something instead of complaining all day. People who believe education matters (as long as the teachers are teaching the truth!). People who understand racism affects all types of people (including white!). People who make me laugh until it hurts. Margaret Cho.

Music:

I'll take any combination of a bangin beat, soulful melody, and insightful lyrics. Ghostface, Lupe, TI, Nina Simone, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Grant Green, Sly and the Family Stone, Kelis, Jean Grae, Amerie, MIA, anything produced by Timbaland or J Dilla, DJ Crucial (my honey), Jia Davis and The Committee, Hi-Fidel, Plan B, Serengeti, Nelly Furtado, Boot Camp Clik, Show & AG, Organized Konfusion, Big L, Nas, Common, Outkast, Cee Lo, Thelonious Monk, Max Roach, John Lennon, DJ PREMIER, Wise Intelligent, Run DMC, MC Lyte, Latifah, SWV, MF Grimm, K-Salaam, Goapele, Kid Sister, The Cool Kids, The Strokes......... THE KINGS! RIP Jam Master Jay ...................One of my favorite MCs................. THREE DA HARD WAY: We don't play records. We cut and mix fool.

Movies:

THE US V JOHN LENNON, Anchorman, Family Guy, Syriana, Motorcycle Diaries, Good Night Good Luck, Ghostbusters 1 & 2, Beat Street, Scratch, Confederate States of America, old futuristic sci fi from the 70s, The Shining ..ay wow, Bullitt

Television:

I only use the TV to watch DVDs except for Lost (probably the only show where I can see real live Koreans on TV) 30 Rock and the Office. I'm a cartoon junkie. Old school and Adult Swim!

Books:

Pyongyang, Shame of the Nation, Kite Runner, Persepolis 1 & 2, Enemy Women, People's History of United States...Old favorites: 1984 Orwell, Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury, Inivisible Man Ellison, Go Tell it on the Mountain Baldwin, Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day Giovanni, Black Boy Wright, Catcher in the Rye Salinger, Bell Jar Plath, Grapefruit Yoko Ono, Feminist Theory bell hooks...

Heroes:

My friends and family, independent women who hustle!

My Blog

the end of my hiatus

I can't believe my baby boys are going to be a year old in a little over a month. They are almost walking, exploding with energy, and fill my days with complete joy. My transition to working-mamahoo...
Posted by DJ Agile 1 on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:06:00 PST

No Sleep Til

I haven't slept since March 11. Attempting to return to deejaying by the end of the month (see calendar). The boys are beautiful and amazing and the biggest challenges of my life. That's all I have ...
Posted by DJ Agile 1 on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:29:00 PST

doctors wtf

being pregnant with twins is hard enough but every time i go to the doctor or get an ultrasound they gotta tell me something else that could "possibly" go wrong and kill me or the babies. just so i w...
Posted by DJ Agile 1 on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:31:00 PST

what is the deal with ching chang chong?

Can someone please explain to me why ignorant strangers get the impulse to blurt ching chang chong or some other equally meaningless yet totally disrespectful and racist comment when they pass by me??...
Posted by DJ Agile 1 on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 06:28:00 PST

You won't be seein me at the club...

If you didn't know by now, I might as well announce that I'm expecting a baby in April-ish. So I will be on hiatus from rockin the tables for a good while here. Right now I am working on the finish...
Posted by DJ Agile 1 on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 04:31:00 PST

Damn racists.

This article describes daily incidents that I would go through in my youth growing up in the midwest, where asian-americans are few and far between and still seen as foreign in many places. By Cariss...
Posted by DJ Agile 1 on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 07:59:00 PST

this is old publicity but check it

Here's an excerpt from the March 3 2004 issue of the Detroit Metro Times (like the RfT). I spent 2003-2004 in the D getting my masters in education, teaching at Mumford High (see Eddie Murphy in Beve...
Posted by DJ Agile 1 on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:44:00 PST

public farting is ok

You could really get some wear out of a pair of galoshes during a Korean July.  Yesterday we got around pretty well with my limited repertoire of touristy phrases like "where is the bathroom" and...
Posted by DJ Agile 1 on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:09:00 PST

broken korean

it just stopped raining after about 36 hours straight--monsoon season.  feelin a lil trapped indoors.  i love it here b/c it's like what the future is supposed to be.  billboa...
Posted by DJ Agile 1 on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 04:31:00 PST

I'm living in tomorrow

Touched down 15 hours into the future 2 days ago--sea of homogeneity and interesting outfits.  Waiting to get picked up at Incheon airport I saw a sixty-year old man wearing a Suicidal Tende...
Posted by DJ Agile 1 on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 04:50:00 PST