Shift: DJ Rhettmatic in Santa Ana, CA - 5/3/12

DJ Rhettmatic & Plann.B return for Shift with a tribute to the Native Tounges! NO COVER!

DJ Rhettmatic @ Church in Venice, CA: 4/26/12

DJ Rhettmatic will be the guest DJ at Church this Thursday, April 26th in Venice, CA. Check the flyer for details.

Beat Junkies at Savile Row (The Luxor) 4/18/12 - Las Vegas, CA

WEDNESDAY - 4/18
THE BEAT JUNKIES
(RHETTMATIC, J.ROCC, MELO-D, & BABU)
THE CUT @ SAVILE ROW (THE LUXOR) LAS VEGAS

Feel Good Tuesdays w/ DJ Rhettmatic: 4/16/12

DJ Rhettmatic (Beat Junkies/Visionaries) will be the special guest DJ tomorrow for Feel Good Tuesdays at Envy Ultra Lounge.

FREE COVER!
120A W. WILSHIRE AVE.
FULLERTON, CA 92832

DJ Rhettmatic Shows: April 5th & 7th

DJ Rhettmatic will be spinning in the Los Angeles area this coming Thursday & Saturday nights. That means you have two chances and no excuses! Check the flyers for info below.

Shift w/ DJ Rhettmatic at The Crosby: 3/1/12

Shift will be cracking off this Thursday, March 1st with DJ Rhettmatic, Plann.B and very special guest J.Rawls! As always, the event is FREE all night at The Crosby in Santa Ana, CA. Be sure to get there!

WHUTUPDOE MIX VOL. 2 - J DILLA TRIBUTE MIX by Rhettmatic

Rhettmatic just released a new Dilla mixtape! Download here (click).

From DJ Rhettmatic:

Peace Everyone,

As I type this, it's 6:55am & I am running on fumes....LOL!

I know today is Valentine's Day, so Happy Valentine's Day to all the lovers around the world. Me personally, I don't really like to celebrate Valentine's Day…..i tend to have some bad memories due to Cupid's sadistic jokes on me (I usually like to choke Cupid out like a MMA fighter...LOL!) So instead, i celebrate Dilla Month during the month of February. My good friend, James Yancey, better known to the world as J Dilla, was an Aquarius; born on Feb 7, 1974, but ironically passed away on February 10, 2006, due to complications from Lupus. He passed away 3 days after his birthday when he released his final album "Donuts"…….Even though Dilla was from & repped Detroit to the fullest, he also called Los Angeles his home where he was really appreciated out here. And as for his request, Dilla asked to buried in LA. Dilla was buried in the hills of Glendale, Ca; which ironically on Valentine's Day, on a beautiful sunny day, with two heart shaped clouds that was made by sky writers.

Anyways, here's a new installment of the "Whutupdoe" Mix Volume 2……i made this late last night into the early morning, just for all you Dilla heads & music lovers alike. You'll hear some familiar beats/songs, as well as some Dilla treats that you might have or have not heard. From soulful type beats to club bangers….and if you know Dilla, you would know that he got a sense of humor as well as a fetish for the Female's Glutius Maximus…..Personally, i still think my fellow Beat Junnkie & brother, the Funky President J.Rocc, can make a better Dilla mix than me & anyone out there, with a exception of Houseshoes & others. But i was inspired to make this…..I try to go for a longer mix but i was getting sleepy….Ha! Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy the mix…this one is for you….and this one is for Dilla!

Now it's time for me to go to bed....LOL! Salute!

Rhettmatic
Beat Junkies
Crown Royale
Cypress Junkies
Visionaries

PS. There is no tracklisting...just listen to the greatness of Dilla & vibe out to the music.....

Blazing 45's at The Echo in Los Angeles: 1/19/12

Head down to the Echo this Thursday, January 19th 2012 for Blazing 45's with Rich Medina, Peanut Butter Wolf, DJ Rhettmatic and Shortkut, who was just added!

DJ Schedule:
Inside:
9 to 9:20.................JENKINS
9:20 to 9:45..............INKA ONE
9:45 to 10:15.............DJ EXPO
10:15 to 10:45...........SHORTKUT
10:45 to 11:15...........RHETTMATIC
11:15 to 12:30...........RICH MEDINA
12:30 TO 1:45............PEANUT BUTTER WOLF

Shift Podcast 001: Houseshoes

DJ Rhettmatic & Plann.B have been running Shift for a long time now, but at their first show of 2012, the guys recorded the night and are letting the world hear and download it. Special guest Houseshoes on the 1's & 2's!

Shift w/ DJ Rhettmatic in Santa Ana, CA: 1/5/12

DJ Rhettmatic & Plann.B will be throwing the first Shift event of 2012! This time the special guest is none other than DJ Houseshoes! Head on over to The Crosby in Downtown Santa Ana, CA, you can't miss this one!

DJ Rhettmatic in San Francisco, CA for NYE!

**NEW YEARS EVE** Spend it with the homies! Bring you and yours to 330 Ritch in SF as we bring in 2012 with legendary DJs from East to West: MASEO of De La Soul, DJ RHETTMATIC & SHORTKUT of the Beat Junkie Sound, Miguel Escobedo aka MR.E of Papalote Hi Fidelity & Prince Aries Nuñez of the D2S crew. Reserve your table now and come kick it with the homies with good music, vibes and bring in the new year RIGHT!

Tickets: http://330ritchnye2012.eventbrite.com/

DJ Rhettmatic at The Crosby in Santa Ana, CA | 12/1/11

DJ Rhettmatic & Plann.B will be rocking the Holiday Edition of Shift, live at The Crosby in Santa Ana, CA. Peep the flyer for details.

DJ Rhettmatic in Palm Springs: 11/17/11

DJ Rhettmatic, Plann B and DJ Day will be spinning at The Ace Hotel in Palm Springs, CA this Thursday, 11/17 and best of all, it's FREE!

Click here for more info.

DZTLA @ XLARGE: 11.10.11

Come welcome Dissizit to Los Feliz! Free drinks, free gift bags for the first 100 guests and of course, DJ Rhettmatic, Babu, Phoreyez and more spinning all night!

Xlarge Store
1768 N. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, California

Bobo Meets Rhettmatic: The Cypress Junkie Mixtape / EP

DJ Rhettmatic & Eric Bobo just dropped their free Mixtape EP The Cypress Junkie Mixtape. The Mixtape EP features guest spots from Rakaa Iriscience and Noelle Scaggs.

Download: Bobo Meets Rhettmatic: The Cypress Junkie (FreEP)

Bobo Meets Rhettmatic in Santa Ana, CA | 11/3/11

DJ Rhettmatic & Eric Bobo will be celebrating the release of their forthcoming EP by blowing minds on Thursday, November 3rd at The Crosby in Santa Ana, CA.

DJ Rhettmatic in Australia [10/26/11 - 10/30/11]

DJ Rhettmatic will be down under in Australia this week for a few shows with Dilated Peoples' own Rakaa Iriscience as well as our good friend Tassho Pearce. See below for info.

Interview: Hey Mr. DJ Rhettmatic

The art of deejaying has evolved over the years since the days that Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa and DJ Kool Herc founded hip hop music. Hip hop is a microcosm of society and has always been about creativity and self-expression. Different ethnic groups have impacted and have made positive contributions to hip hop culture.

Filipinos have long been involved with hip hop and have made their imprint on the culture through their contributions mainly in deejaying and b-boying. DJ Rhettmatic is a Filipino hip hop DJ and is widely recognized as being one of the top DJs and turntablists in the world.

iHEARTDilla recently had an opportunity to speak with the Beat Junkie and the Visionaries DJ crew member on his thoughts about Filipino culture as it relates to hip hop and what he thinks about deejaying today.

Ryan: What was it about turntablism that a handful of Filipino DJ’s in the 80′s and 90′s gravitated towards? What drew you to becoming a DJ?

Rhettmatic: Filipinos are more into deejaying because I found that, growing up, Filipinos were not very outspoken. There weren’t a lot of Filipino emcees back then let alone Asian emcees. Filipinos have always been enriched with music and it has been the backbone of Filipino culture. We’ve always been into music. I guess, in many ways, it’s what we all gravitate to.

picture-1 After having someone like Q-Bert, being the first non-African-American, the first non-Latino; just an Asian and let alone a Filipino to win a major championship and break the mold; I figured that if someone who looks like me can do this, why can’t I do it? That’s why there’s a lot of Filipinos that are into deejaying.

In reality, we didn’t have our own idols or heroes to look up to. Everyone had their own Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson. Most of the time, our heroes were our parents. To have someone in our generation and culture win something prestigious like that…that’s why I think a lot of Filipinos are attracted to deejaying.

Before I was a DJ, I was a popper and a graf artist. Back then, you’d do at least two of the four elements so I was poppin’ and taggin’. I’ve always liked deejaying and was always intrigued by it. I’d see videos and stuff and hear records and tapes. When my man, Curse, a Beat Junkie…he’s one of the original members…when I saw him actually scratch, I figured that’s what I wanted to do.

When I was growing up, it was like “ok that’s the in-thing” to do. Filipinos were just very involved with it period. This is on top of seeing Grandmaster DST on Saturday Night Live with Herbie Hancock and that’s when it stuck with me that’s I wanted to do. As time went by, I found deejaying was part of my calling.

Read the rest of the Rhettmatic interview at iheartdilla.com

The Beat Junkies in Las Vegas | Wed. 9/14/11

LAS VEGAS - THIS WEDNESDAY 9/14: "THE CUT WEDNESDAY" with The BEAT JUNKIES: Dj Babu, Melo-D, & Rhettmatic. At SAVILE ROW - THE LUXOR!

11pm-3am. RSVP: rsvp@savilerowlv.com SPREAD THE WORD!

FREE ALL NIGHT!

DJ Rhettmatic w/ Melo D at The Crosby - 9/1/11

Shift is back this Thursday with DJ Rhettmatic, Plann B and this month's special guest is DJ Melo D of The World Famous Beat Junkies!

FREE ALL NIGHT!