DJ Nobe
“I told Evil Dee ‘Man, I just came up here from D.C. in a blizzard.’ And he told me ‘Man, that’s dedication.’ He said ‘If you really maintain that level of dedication, man, you’re meant to do this and you’re going to be successful.’”
DJ Nobe talks about what birthed his passion for DJing—a small record player gifted to him on Christmas Day more than 30 years ago. He also talks traveling from D.C. to New York City—in a blizzard—to attend his final DJing seminar class, his DJing pet peeves, what he likes in pre-2000s music and 2000s music, which of A Tribe Called Quest’s first two albums is the better album (*cough cough* Midnight Marauders) and much more!
0:47 — How his stage name was birthed
4:32 — His humble beginnings
10:00 — Scratch DJ Academy
15:33 — DJ Nobe vs. Norris
23:16 — His experiences in Africa
30:33 — Memory carousel
42:41 — Why Richmond, Va. radio doesn’t play Richmond artists
46:08 — How he prepares for his DJ gigs
52:55 — Pre-2000 vs. Post-2000 music
1:10:10 — How the DMV shaped his story