There are not enough DJs in the world
Summary
There are not enough DJs in the world," a rider declares to Kareem, igniting a fiery debate about what separates real DJs from button-pushers. The distinction is technical. If you can't beat match by ear, drop tracks on the platter with your hand, or respond to a crowd in real time, you're just a playlist. The rider insists everyone can become a DJ but argues the craft requires 10,000 hours and can't be bypassed, lamenting that the art form is dying while poseurs multiply. Kareem floats a modest proposal: maybe cities should issue DJ permits, like driver's licenses, capping each at 2,000. The rider isn't having it. When asked about song requests, the answer is diplomatic but firm: "I'm going to say yeah and be kind. Doesn't mean I'm going to play it.
Full Transcript
There are not enough DJs in the world. 100%. Everyone's gonna get mad at me. Disagree.
There are a lot of people who play music, it doesn't mean they're DJs. Oh,
If you can't use your ear to beat match and sync music, you're not a DJ. If you can't use your hand to drop the track on the platter and you have to push buttons, you're not a DJ. Wow.
If you can't respond to a crowd in real time, you're a playlist. Okay, cook.
You see where I'm going? Yes. You were saying that there is a technical element.
Exactly. Because it is like a craft that you have to put your 10,000 hours in. And a lot of people are just trying to get to like this destination. They don't know how to storytell. They don't understand the music theory behind mixing music. They can't feel the phrasing. I'm very abundant. I think everyone can become a DJ, but you can't bypass what it takes to be a DJ. Well, maybe it should be permitted.
What? Like every city can have like 2,000.
No. Why not a little permit? You have to get a driver's license. I think the responsibility is on OGs.
We got to talk to the inks. Yeah. You have to pass that art form down to others that want to because, you know, the saying is like everyone is a DJ. But the reality is the art form is dying. And so I believe we need more DJs.
As a DJ, how do you feel about requests? If you come and give me a request, I'm going to say yeah and be kind. Doesn't mean I'm going to play it.
Play "Levels" by Avicii. Yeah, sure.
That's a great song. And MGMT, the whole catalog. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.