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[JumpinJack AJ]

This is ridiculous. It makes you wonder what he was playing. I'm assuming they wanted him to spin top 40 garbage. I'm sure the crowd was enjoying themselves too. This is a charity for God's sake! During a tribute!!

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DJ Jazzy Jeff Booted Off Stage Mid-Set During DJ AM Tribute

Legendary party-rocker DJ Jazzy Jeff was stopped mid-performance in Las Vegas last night while DJing a charity event in honor of his former partner, the late DJ AM.

According to reports, the management at Surrender nightclub were "unhappy" with the musical selections Jeff was playing and made the decision to pull him mid-set. Jeff later tweeted about the incident, saying "Funny when people r having a good time but management isn't..can u say...The Right Party at the Wrong Place...F--- it...AM Lives."

Known for being both one of the most universally respected and beloved DJ's, Jeff was donating his time in honor of his late friend, who held a DJing residency at Rain nightclub in Vegas prior to his death.

Unfortunately this is not the first time that Jeff has been forcibly removed from the stage while DJing. Jeff was similarly disrespected during the Kansas City stop on the Bacardi B-Live tour in June of 2009 when event organizers complained about his hype man Skillz' alleged usage of "gang signs" while Jeff played Biz Markie's unrequited love anthem "Just a Friend."

Jeff has yet to comment about the incident (beyond his tweet).

[rawad_m]

yeah I wonder what he was playing too, its really just music

He must have really got the party started

Edited by rawad_m, 28 August 2010 - 06:46 AM.

[gosia]

WTF??? How can you do that to one of the best djs in the world + on the charity event???!!!

Edited by gosia, 28 August 2010 - 12:25 PM.

[VIsqo]

I really do not understand..

[Romano338]

It's like the thing about 1 year ago, Jeff was kicked off a stage too.
For some dumb reasons too.

[JumpinJack AJ]

They whole thing is ridiculous. If they did in fact want a DJ to play a bunch of Lil' Wayne and Drake garbage, they should have gotten a top 40 DJ. We all know Jazzy spins all kinds of stuff from all era which rarely touch on what is currently "hot." But even if you put him in a box you would expect him to play true school and old school Hip-Hop. If the event was a charity, it's for a cause much greater than entertainment so who has the right to be picky about what is being play PLUS pull a Hip-Hop legend off of a stage?! The whole thing is just stupid. Things like this should happen to obnoxious, explicit "entertainers"...not a down-to-earth legend.

[DevilsJim89]

JumpinJack AJ, on 28 August 2010 - 03:27 PM, said:

They whole thing is ridiculous. If they did in fact want a DJ to play a bunch of Lil' Wayne and Drake garbage, they should have gotten a top 40 DJ. We all know Jazzy spins all kinds of stuff from all era which rarely touch on what is currently "hot." But even if you put him in a box you would expect him to play true school and old school Hip-Hop. If the event was a charity, it's for a cause much greater than entertainment so who has the right to be picky about what is being play PLUS pull a Hip-Hop legend off of a stage?! The whole thing is just stupid. Things like this should happen to obnoxious, explicit "entertainers"...not a down-to-earth legend.

Well said AJ!!

[VIsqo]

Couldnt agree more..

[Turntable]

Jeff actualy puts Wayne in his set AJ.. I read it in an intervieuw..

Edited by Turntable, 08 November 2010 - 02:44 PM.

[JumpinJack AJ]

Yeah, but his whole set isn't based on Top 40. Most of his sets have some new stuff sprinkled. There's nothing new about that. We know that he's not doing it because he thinks he's on the level of Nas or something like that. Jeff's set are normally about mixing what he wants to hear vs. what seems like a challenge for him to mix and play side by side. Classic artists will always have a place in his sets...then there's artists like Lil' Wayne who will pop up now but 5 years down the road they'll be absent from them.

[Turntable]

Maybe he does like Lil Wayne. Just putting it out there.