PODCAST #33 DJ Neil Armstrong (NYC, 5th Platoon, Jay-Z tour DJ 2008-2010)

In podcast #33 we feature world renown DJ Neil Armstrong from New York City. Neil represents 5th Platoon, a legendary DJ battle crew during the DMC/ITF heyday and was Jay - Z's tour DJ from 2008 - 2010. In this podcast we talk about: • Neil Armstrong being mistaken for Lance Armstrong. • How he came up making R&B mixtapes and the groundbreaking "Bittersweet", mixtape that put Neil up on the map. • Growing up during the 1990's in New York City. Seeing Q-tip at the local Tower Records like it's a daily operation, running into Mos Def at the local park and being around their freestyle cyphers. Attending and spinning at Rock Steady Crew's yearly anniversaries. • Neil's came up and started DJ'ing because of the legendary crews like Invisible Skratch Piklz, X-Men and Beat Junkies. • How Neil learned to spin from the X-Men's own DJ's Mista Sinista and Total Eclipse. • Neil gives good insight into how it was being Jay - Z's tour DJ. He tells a few stories about being part of Jigga's crew and hearing Jay's ideas on "History". We also get to hear about how it was for Neil as the first DJ to ever spin/scratch at a presidential inauguration. Neil credits his Bittersweet mixtape to how he came about as Jay's DJ. • Neil speaks about his feelings on Serato and its inception. Roxrite asks about Red Bull 3 Style where we discuss how technology and new instruments have made DJ'ing/battling almost too easy for anyone to battle nowadays. • We slightly go from talking about the Obama Presidency Inauguration and into some political talk about Obama's policies, don't worry we keep it pretty short! • We talk about Neil's favorite places to spin throughout the world, then go into the current state of hip hop. How kids create music that sounds exactly like what's already currently out, almost like cloning a clone. • As usual we close out with what we've been listening to the past week and of course..... Roxrite Googles: "The Unicorn". If you want to sponsor us we're taking considerations! Coffee sponsors, shirt printing, gear, audio and whatever might be of use! Let us know! Thanks for listening - Destijl