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Core DJ's Founder Speaks on Young Buck Altercation, National G-Unit Ban Rumored
Sunday's (November 26) altercation between G-Unit artist Young Buck and Atlanta's DJ Will has prompted an outraged reaction from many DJs throughout the country.
Atlanta's WHTA Hot 107.9 radio station has pulled all Young Buck records from their rotation following an incident at Club Nocturnal on Sunday, when Buck (born David Darnell Brown) got into a physical conflict with a DJ after he played The Game's "It's Okay (One Blood)." Now it appears that Interscope/G-Unit and the music industry as a whole may have a bigger problem, since hundreds of DJ's are currently preparing for a telephone conference that will decide what will be done in response to the incident.
"DJs are disgusted on what happened. Cats are disgusted right now, as a whole," Tony Neal, founder of the Core DJ's said. "I'm sure after hearing Game say his beef with 50 was ended on BET, that was enough to say 'alright I get to play this record whenever I want to play it.' Had it been me playing the Game record and Young Buck saying to my audience that I deal with every week, that right there is a conflict to me, " Neal continued. "I might say something back, I might say 'fuck you *****' and play the record again."
"All that could've been avoided by not saying nothing. Or having someone at the beginning of the night, your publicist say, 'listen we'd appreciate if you don't play these records.' On our Shade 45 show they tell us upfront no D-Block, no Fat Joe, and if you can't do that you can't play your mix."
Neal's organization has over 300 members, all of whom take their motto "The Core DJs... for DJs by DJs" to heart. Although DJ Will is a member of a different DJ crew, the World Famous Superfriends, a Core DJ "All DJ" conference call is beeing held tonight (November 30) to decide the fate of Young Buck, and perhaps other "beefing rappers" who've caused problems.
"I'd be looking crazy if I didn't say anything. First you said something out of line in a man's house, then you put your hands on him. What the fuck is the next step? The only motherfucker that can stop the onslaught now is Will. Other than that, it's all out. We are all for one right now," Neal told sources.
Neal says Sunday evening's incident is just the latest in a string of conflicts between DJs and artists. He lists exchanges between Busta Rhymes and DJ Big Gee in the Bahamas, Fat Joe and DJ Epps in Miami and Benzino and Funkmaster Flex all as precursors to the current scandal. In this case, many DJ's are finally deciding that enough is enough.
"We aren't hurting for music to play, we'll just have to move on to something else. I'm with the DJ. The DJ is justifiable. He didn't do nothing wrong to the cat but play a fucking record. It's a fucking record man. That's it," Neal told sources.
While the Core DJ's will make a final decision tonight, another source told sources that Young Buck's actions Sunday night may result in a nationwide G-Unit boycott that can significantly harm the company. Sources at Hot 107.9 have also said that DJ Will is not speaking about the incident publicly because he may take legal action.
Source: sohh.com
Atlanta's WHTA Hot 107.9 radio station has pulled all Young Buck records from their rotation following an incident at Club Nocturnal on Sunday, when Buck (born David Darnell Brown) got into a physical conflict with a DJ after he played The Game's "It's Okay (One Blood)." Now it appears that Interscope/G-Unit and the music industry as a whole may have a bigger problem, since hundreds of DJ's are currently preparing for a telephone conference that will decide what will be done in response to the incident.
"DJs are disgusted on what happened. Cats are disgusted right now, as a whole," Tony Neal, founder of the Core DJ's said. "I'm sure after hearing Game say his beef with 50 was ended on BET, that was enough to say 'alright I get to play this record whenever I want to play it.' Had it been me playing the Game record and Young Buck saying to my audience that I deal with every week, that right there is a conflict to me, " Neal continued. "I might say something back, I might say 'fuck you *****' and play the record again."
"All that could've been avoided by not saying nothing. Or having someone at the beginning of the night, your publicist say, 'listen we'd appreciate if you don't play these records.' On our Shade 45 show they tell us upfront no D-Block, no Fat Joe, and if you can't do that you can't play your mix."
Neal's organization has over 300 members, all of whom take their motto "The Core DJs... for DJs by DJs" to heart. Although DJ Will is a member of a different DJ crew, the World Famous Superfriends, a Core DJ "All DJ" conference call is beeing held tonight (November 30) to decide the fate of Young Buck, and perhaps other "beefing rappers" who've caused problems.
"I'd be looking crazy if I didn't say anything. First you said something out of line in a man's house, then you put your hands on him. What the fuck is the next step? The only motherfucker that can stop the onslaught now is Will. Other than that, it's all out. We are all for one right now," Neal told sources.
Neal says Sunday evening's incident is just the latest in a string of conflicts between DJs and artists. He lists exchanges between Busta Rhymes and DJ Big Gee in the Bahamas, Fat Joe and DJ Epps in Miami and Benzino and Funkmaster Flex all as precursors to the current scandal. In this case, many DJ's are finally deciding that enough is enough.
"We aren't hurting for music to play, we'll just have to move on to something else. I'm with the DJ. The DJ is justifiable. He didn't do nothing wrong to the cat but play a fucking record. It's a fucking record man. That's it," Neal told sources.
While the Core DJ's will make a final decision tonight, another source told sources that Young Buck's actions Sunday night may result in a nationwide G-Unit boycott that can significantly harm the company. Sources at Hot 107.9 have also said that DJ Will is not speaking about the incident publicly because he may take legal action.
Source: sohh.com