Episode 316: DJ CLARK KENT

On this week’s episode of the @RoadPodcast, the fellas welcome "Brooklyn's Finest", the legendary DJ, Producer, Taste Maker and Pioneer @DJClarkKent with special co-host @DJGoldfingerNYC. Clark opens the podcast giving Goldfinger his flowers (0:55), shares his belief that DJs should love music not "DJing" (9:12) and clarifies that Hip-Hop is a culture not a music genre (15:00). He speaks on the difficulty of working at record labels that would pass up great rappers like #JayZ (18:55), breaking Westcoast Hip-Hop records before anyone in NYC (37:22) and explains how he started creating shoes with @Nike (41:50). Clark Kent speaks on making his first hit record “Spread My Wings (Remix)” by Troop (50:40), producing “Sky’s The Limit” by Biggie (@thenotoriousbig) (1:31:01) and shares that his dream collaboration with #JayZ and #Biggie on “Brooklyn’s Finest” (1:50:10). He shares his favorite @DJMisterCee moment (2:00:05) and speaks on how “The Originals” (@TheOriginals_NYC) were formed (2:15:10). Finally, Clark explains how he’s always looked out for DJs and looks back on trying to start a DJ Union (2:32:10).

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