Episode 165: “DJ SPINBAD TRIBUTE” feat. DJ A.Vee + Excel + Revolution

Episode 165: “DJ SPINBAD TRIBUTE” feat. DJ A.Vee + Excel + Revolution On this week’s episode of the @RoadPodcast, the fellas pay tribute to the late great @DJSpinbad who recently passed, and speak with his close friends @DJAveeNYC, @DJExcel, and @DJRevolution. They talk about the impact and influence of Spinbad’s legendary “Rock The Casbah 80’s Megamix Vol. 1” (2:30) and breakdown his process working on a 4-Track Cassette Recorder (8:19). Excel speaks on the money DJ’s were making with mixtapes in the mid-90s (17:02) and Spinbad’s to the commercial radio market in NYC with Z100 and 105.1 with @BigTiggerShow (25:30). The crew speak on the New York Radio Wars that ultimately lead to a heated beef with @Hot97’s very own @FunkFlex (29:07). Revolution remembers battling Spinbad on his album tracks “Head 2 Head” and “the Re-Match” (38:32). The fellas highlight the friendship and working relationship between #DJSpinBad and comedian @RussellPeters as well as Russell’s respect for the DJ community (55:30). Finally DJ Avee, Excel, and Revolution speak on their fondest memories of DJ SpinBad (1:01:06). The crew end the episode with Spinbad’s “Cold Cutz Deejays: Hip-Hop vs. Rap (Megamix)” (1:20:08).  To listen to DJ Spinbad's mixtapes see the link below https://www.mixcloud.com/djspinbad/