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WMC In Short!

Posititves:

*The Music: Oh me oh my, from Goldie to SS to Twisted to Ed Rush to Roni Size to Donald Glaude to Rabbit In The Moon to Timo Maas to Christopher Lawrence to Marky to even the local, the music is the s**t and it goes on all day and night non-stop!!!!

*The Women!!!!!!
*The cool ass cats u meet: People at the conference are so so so so so so so so so so Chill!!!!! It is comforting for sure.
*The tunes: So many new tunes we probably won't get for a long while, but they were killers!
*The lukewarm beach water!
*South Beach shops!
*Kickin' it with my homies, rollin in a Suburban, living like rockstars!
*Being able to drink till whenever u'd like, lax security at clubs, nice posh clubs, pools, atmosphere!

Highlights (sets and whatknot):

*DJ Die w/Tali & Dynamite @ Ultra
*Goldie @ Metalheadz (his first tune is one of the best tunez i have ever heard from the Metalheadz camp)
*Marky @ Metalheadz
*Seeing Armani and J-Messinian blow the fukk up out there . . . gawddamn they are huge!!!!
*Empress @ Something Sick (her set was sick)
*Audio Angel closing out at World of DnB (the best i have ever heard u Rashida)
*SS @ World of DnB
*TC Izlam @ World
*Twisted Individual @ Beatcamp Party
*DJ Gigantor w/MC Illy (DJ from Atlanta & MC from Baltimore): Fukkin' best producer/DJ IMO that the states had out there.
*Concord Dawn @ Hangover DnB Sessions
*Donald Glaude @ Ultra
*Rabbit In The Moon @ Ultra
*Loxy & Ink w/Rhymetyme and Armani @ Metalheadz
*Killa Kel (beatbox extrodinaire) @ World
*The Streets Intro tune @ Ultra
*Getting to really chat with all the MCs from Rhymetyme, 5-0, Lindzee, Mystee, Sharpness, $pyda, Navi, Skiba, Audio Angel, Kenny D, Dred, Armani, J-Messianin
*Andy C w/Sharpness & Rhymetyme @ Ultra After party
*And so many more . . . .

Personal Highlights:
*Performing with Fresh @ RAM v Virus afterparty for Ultra. Much respects to Rhymetyme for getting me up there.
*Performing @ Ultra in front of thousands, much respects to Armani for calling me out of the crowd, ha ha!
*Performing with Ink & Loxy @ Beatcamp Party alongside Armani, Sharpness, Mystee, Kenny D and Dread, that was the s**t!!!!!!!
*Meeting and chatting with the likes of MC Illy (Baltimore, sick MC), Sharpness (hip hop stylin' but sick), Lindzee (outta NY), Rhymetyme (coolest guy in town), MCMC (always making me laugh), Messianian (that kid got the juice), Armani (#1 in US), Mysty (glad we met cause we'll be performing together in April).
*Meeting mad agents, promoters, DJs, producers etc..

Lowlights:

Coming back!


*the rest stays. au revoir for a while folks*

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Watchin Maxx wreck fools in the break circles!!!!

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glad u guys had a dope time
im even happier that u made it home in one piece!!!



*pouts* dj die .....

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*Mampi Swift @ World
*Reid Speed @ World
*TC & Skiba @ World

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FUCK! Glad you had a good time man. THat's awesome! THe MC'ing must have been a personal all time high for you.

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oh wow! that's awesome man. i'm jealous. seems like u got a good balance of business and pleasure. congrats on the mcing. wow man. i'm going next year for sure. count on it.

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damn that sounds like fun...

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It was a great pleasure trip (met a lot of dnb headz from across the world), but for sure i am so xcited i met a couple of interesting agents, more produers, DJs, got info from all the MCs . . . . for me it was worth every damn dime i spent (and i spent a grip).

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big respect brother! glad you're getting your name out there! your talent needs to be recognized by everyone fi real!

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aww, I'm glad you had a good time.

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All I know is that MIAMI has the most bangin selection of Latin women!!!!

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oh man.. I wanna go back !!!

I had the best time of my life over there... what am I doing back here ??

hahaha

damn ... you wrote alot Chris ... I can't write it all... to much to say to much to write..

stories after stories of good times.. and pics!!!! omg..

yo Chris the 2nd cd never came out . DAMNNN... pissed at that s**t

well... if anyone wanna know how everything went.. you gotta hit me up in person... cuz I dont wanna type everything down.. to much to type..

haha

hit me up when you see me.... =)

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4real Maxx? Damn itz cuz of that bitch at Office Max. Oh well i got pics that i'll post soon . . .

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hey XYZ from what I understand 2002 was a year that D&B was hot @ WMC...

What impact if any did it have on WMC this year?

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*where is my hateraide?*




hahah glad you had a bomb ass time!

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Dimas to answer ur question in my opinion, the impact dnb had on this conference (as in all the others) would be to expose more people to it and that's it. There is nothing "ground breaking" that u discover in any of the musics, but every year the conference grows and gets noteriety in the local and national newspapers, ULTRA is the biggest party in North America, Miami is literally turned into the WMC playground that is the impact of all the musics. Honestly this year it was the year of the American based MCs (IMO and not cause i am a MC). Some of the UK talent didn't show (ie. GQ and Fearless), but Armani and J-Messinian stepped up and got the accredidation and approval of the UK DJs and MCs. That is a major step for US MCs. I chatted with Rhymetyme for many days about MCn' and the differences i saw in UK v USA and how it is in LA and our scene and just talked to him about everything related to MCn in the US and he was really receptive. Enough so that to close out the RAM v VIRUS party he said "U rock with FRESH to end it man". The focus of dnb will always be the Music, but to see Armani, Sharpness, Myself and Rhymetyme have a crowd of 50 people around us as we freestyled to 'beatbox'd' jungle outside of WORLD OF DNB (when it was over) was awesome, u swear there was still a party going on (we would do call and response and they were on it). Also now agents are trying to get at stateside mcs by themselves and not necessarily as a DJ/MC tandem is a step of progression, IMO. I always liked J-Messinian, but to see him rock out with for instance SS instead of Dieselboy was a great thing. To talk to agents regarding representing MCs in the states as their own entity is refreshing. It is good because it also makes a standard of quality that agents expect thus pushing the artform and making everyone work that much harder! That is the impact within dnb i saw, but on a overall DnB was huge this year and just attracted more heads, simply put. I will say that WMC makes u see that LA is but a piece of the nationwide and worldwide DnB pie. My world of drum n bass literally shrank after meeting so many people and contacts in Miami. Like Philly for instance is not that far to me (mentally) so for myself it is important that i stay busy and in contact with the MCs out there or in NY or in Miami. The USA can not be London (a country and a city), but we are only maximum 6 hours away from each other by plane. U think outside of the box after going to WMC.

Stateside MCs on the scene in Miami:

*Armani: Solidified himself as #1 in my book. Played with Goldie, SS, Dieselboy, Dara, AK1200 and everyone else. Very chill fellow.
*J-Messinian: Showed that he can rock it with or without Dieselboy. He personally got the nod to rock over Goldie's set at Metalheadz. He is a sick MC and chill guy!
*Mis-ty: Rock'd over Loxy, Ink, Twisted Individual and others. Comes from Philly and has the confidence of a lion on stage. April 19th she'll be in SD.
*Sharpness: From Philly also. Performed about everywhere Armani did. Hip Hop style, but very energetic and funny.
*Illy MC: Performed with Loxy, Ink & Gigantor. Very good flow, i thought it was MC 2Shy at first, he's from Baltimore.
*TC Izlam: Performed with everyone, very energetic, very dope. Sick skills.
*Kenny D: A local from Miami, but tight. Very fast on the chat!
*Dread MC: Local Miami, sounds exactly like DET . . . .


*don't get me wrong it was all about the tunez played, but seriously the energy was electric when say like Messianian would take over etc..

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werd XYZ....

well the reason I was asking was becuase I had heard that last year MARKY, REID SPEED, and HIGH CONTRATS were big highlights of the entire WMC event...

and I was wondering if any D&B really stood out in the entire scene as opposed to only within itself...

I feel that your answer is regarding D&B within itself and not on the entire electronic music scale.... if you know what I mean???

[ dj_dimas - 26 Mar 2003 16:24 ]

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Well last year was the year of "Liquid" and the re-emergence of "soul" in DnB that High Contrast brought to the table (year before the Brazilian Sound). Of course after that explosion there were many many imitators (ie. Housey DnB tracks called Liquid) (i saved the article interview with High Contrast in the Miami Paper it is an interesting read). This year there was no "standout" sound. I think this is the year of the REMIXES! Now a tune comes out and if it is hot then u can expect at least 4-10 remixes! We even now have LPs of all remixes of the same tune. Everyone had a remix of something in Miami. My favorite was Shy FX's remix of Original Nuttah (yet another one, but this one was very good and double dropped with another tune @ Ultra).


[ mcxyz - 26 Mar 2003 17:23 ]
[ mcxyz - 26 Mar 2003 17:22 ]

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wmc 2003 in a word...WEAK!

haha kidding, i knew i'd get some attention. this past week has to be THE single most inspiring week of my adult life. see im a dnb head to the fullest and a hiphop head at heart who has been to 5 Rock Steady Anniv., 4 B-Boy Summits, Gavin, New Music Seminar, 2 Scribble Jams, Audiotistic 02, and countless ITF's, DMC's and concerts for days and i must say the raw energy felt at WMC was unmatched. it was a pure vaction for my girl and i, along with one hell of a learning experience to boot. being a dnb mc myself, it was dope to take note at what the "big guns" of our culture were handeling the mic. i must say that the state side mc's impressed me far greater than the UK ones. armani kills! mcmc, rhymetime, 5-0 although cool heads just dont do it for me. im into crowd control as well as technical prowess and the uk cats lacked in the 2nd department. it was great to be able to take home the vibes as well as the mic lessons learned back to hawaii.
highlights for the wmc include:
-goldie @ metalheads
-kenny ken @ next door to metalheds (i forget the venue)
-armani rippin all week
-skiba b2b w/ tali @WODNB
-andy c b2b w/bad co
-dynamite @ ultra
-THE WHOLE DAMN VIBE AT WODNB
-my girl and i peepin spanish girl booty all trip.
-watching much fools get shut down by my girl all week.
-hearing punjabi mc w/jay z on miami radio all week (i like that song)
-navi and spyda doing mo fire live @ WODNB
-seeing mapi swift, ss, andy c, fresh, ink, loxy, baily, goldie, influx, kenny ken, krust, die, reid speed, shy fx, I CANT FRIGGIN BEIEVE I SAW ALL THESE CATS!!
im from hawaii and s**t like this is a dream come true, trust.


easy,

womb raider

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i think that some of the sets (from what my friend tells me) will be up on the Internet soon~

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well common! ofcoarse US MC's got skill we made the art form up for pete sakes!!!!

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my highlights:

*the subUrban! BOSE rocks it.
*metalheadz party for sure!
*drugs
*awesome people, we made friends with the coolest cats.
*Jamaican herb! (thanks Natalie)
*Cuban coffee
*aligator bites
*tyra banks on the beach
*watching a car wreck unfold if front of us (surreal)
*almost running over AK1200 on the street
*Valida's BBQ!
*Soft and bouncy BBS room at world party
*Forrest's love for the red bull & vodka
*metalheadz stickers
*goldie pics
*marky's set at the metalheadz party
*did i mention drugs?
*Ultra: downtown green park, one side sky scrapers, the other, Carnival Cruisliners.
*Dancing on the beach to house music
*Ashley & her friends
*The STREETS live! (rollin)
*and all of the drunkendruggedoutmadness we went through.
Lord'aveMercy!!

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im so jealous!

glad u guys had fun!!!

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Lord 'ave Mercy is right!!!!!

And best of all is just chillin' with Max, Vlad, Steve and Forrest . . . damn we had crazi adventures!!!!!!!


"I got dibbs on the chair"

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According to mcxyz ...

"I got dibbs on the chair"
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Bwahahaha! That s**t was pure comedy.

Some highlights for me:

Number one on my list ... Being on the beach watching the fiery red sun RISE out of the Atlantic Ocean and having my beautiful girlfriend there in my arms to share it with me.



The Metalheadz Party (ezily the best night)
Something Sick (DCSI4)
Hangover (Chill day thang)
World of DnB
Ram Vs. Virus
Substitution/BeatCamp thang
Part of Ultra

Getting in free to just about every event. :P

Marky's surprise set at Metalheadz

Moshing and pogo'ing with Goldie

Realizing my love for sexy drum n bass. Thank you Fabio!

Shy FX with Skibba

GROOVERIDER's intro track OHMYGOD

Hearing that one track with the double drop getting caned everywhere. God what is the name of that tune. Vlad? (I don't think its 'Bubble')

Smuggling a twelve pack of Corona and a fifth of Vodka into each party we went to.

Running into Damian and James

Hanging out with Bad Company reminiscing about our skydiving adventure.

Meeting John B (Anti to Forrest for tricking me into asking John, for you, if he was selling E ... you got me good dickhead ... goodtimes)

Seeing lots of people I know from DC, New York, Philly, Atlanta and of course LA and San Diego.

All of the new peeps I met. Natalie and her friends, alot of the agents I deal with, all the soldiers, all the locals, etc.

Seeing Hazen in true form every night. "Flowbie" is a nut.

Being backstage for World of DnB. Meeting Skiba, Ckickaboo, Twisted Individual, Fresh, Mampi, SS, Navigator, Empress, Adam F

Trainspotting on some heavy sets at World and getting great flicks

Watching Dylan, Rene from BSE, Quiff, Paul, Trace, Vegas and Maldini and many others act like total lunatics getting sloshed and raving with us all on the dancefloor.

Taking the bus to Ultra and having a kid give me his extra ($70) ticket.

Seeing Rabbit in the Moon

Fixing the PA at the Hangover party as it was about to die a violent death.

and

The reward I got from AK1200 for doing so (gotta love the Jamaican sinse). I guess being from Florida has it's advantages ... LORD A MERCY!

Watching stateside MC's blow the f**k up and witnessing XYZ move to the "Next Level"

Seeing Rashida close the World party. She was so f**king amazing and she got the crowd going more nuts than anyone else could when she talked about freedom. I enjoyed her performance so damn much. Bigup your chest sista, you rock!

Seeing Rhymtyme chase after "that hoochie in the pink booty shorts"

Beautiful people, beautiful homes, beautiful cars, beautiful clothes, beautiful everything.

Standing at the stairs where Gianni Versace was gunned down in front of his palatial estate on Ocean Blvd. So sad, so tragic , so wrong. R.I.P

Walks alone down the beautiful Lincoln Road Galleria at twilight.

Seeing photographers shooting famous models everywhere you went and how woven into the local culture it is.

Seeing the best visual art I have seen in a loong time. Do you guys remember that shocking black and white of the man in the wig and a womans mask with a gun to his/her head. Whew that one was good.

Cuban coffee

Internet cafes

Window shopping.

Bomb Sushi

Taking in Miami high fashion.

The Suburban.

Cheap (well-regulated) taxi-cabs

Cool cops who don't f**k with you for having fun.

Witnessing a gnarly accident on the 95 South. I will never forget that.

Getting tore up off of Alize for the first time.
"I know I did something ... Lord what can it be? Woke up in the morning now all my friends hate me." - Sublime

Seeing and partying with most of the people who straight up created this music we love so much was such an honor.

The amount of inspiration and renewed vision I received while in Miami was absolutely priceless.

Being away from SoCal raving and partying with The Wanksta Kru without any responsibilites or worries was just what the doctor ordered. I never get to dance like that here anymore.

There are tons more highlights. Maybe I will post them as I recall them ... maybe I won't.



[ the_rippa - 28 Mar 2003 12:05 ]
[ the_rippa - 28 Mar 2003 09:07 ]
[ the_rippa - 28 Mar 2003 08:53 ]
[ the_rippa - 28 Mar 2003 08:42 ]

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That fukkin' Rhymetume s**t was funni. That fools a pimp . . .

Also seeing Tyra Banks on the Beach was kindof awesome .. . it took us like 30 minutes to realize it though. And yes "Burby" (the Suburban) was ill!!!!! And the FEARLESS CD!!!!!

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According to mcxyz ...

That fukkin' Rhymetume s**t was funni. That fools a pimp . . .
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The funniest part is how he was walking very quickly after her, refusing to run, all the while looking around to make sure no hardcore junglists were around to see him. Little did he know that we were rollin out in the Urban Bourbon and caught the whole damn thing.

Bwahahaha

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i wish i could have made it...

next year

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According to cowboy ...

Pics?
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On their way my friend. God help us all ...



http://junglescene.com/forums/browse.php?fid=11&tid=37224

[ the_rippa - 28 Mar 2003 11:49 ]

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There will be a bunch more later but here atre 6 that the homie Kelly took:


http://junglescene.com/photos/show_group.php?mid=&Id=2962