Previously I've grabbed all of my old mixtapes from other people's blogs from around the world. I finally had a chance to find some in storage. This one is from 1995 and it's great to hear one from this point in hip-hop. R.I.P. to Biggie & ODB who are no longer with us. Big Shout out to Mike Clark who transferred this from the original cassette tape. Enjoy!
DJ B-Mello is one of the most well rounded and respected DJs in the game. He got his start in the mixtape game distributing his street-level mixtapes worldwide which soon gave him his break in radio on Seattle's KCMU/KEXP. B-Mello is currently mixing 5 nights a week on KUBE 93 in Seattle and has been featured up and down the west coast from The Beat in Canada, Jammin 95.5 in Portland to California stations such as KMEL in San Francisco & Power 106 in LA. He's also been on SHADE 45 on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio. B was Voted WESTCOAST DJ OF THE YEAR and received his award during The 9th Annual Power Summit in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
A veteran battle, mixtape, and party deejay, he has opened up for many major Hip Hop groups, including 50 Cent, T.I., Outkast, E-40, Ludacris, Akon, The Roots, Nas, Run DMC, De La Soul, and Common just to name a few. B-Mello was a West Coast DMC finalist competing against Shortkut, Babu, Melo-D, Rhettmatic, and other amazing turntablists. He won the DJ Soundwar in Canada (judged by Q-Bert). He has judged battles for ITF, Freestyle Sessions, Guitar Center, and for the DMC regional and finals in both the U.S and Canada.
B's knack for reading a crowd has always made him one of the top club & party DJs and he has showcased his talents around the world in venues and radio stations. He was also honored by being cast as a character in the SCARFACE video game along with other actors & music professionals. The social networking site Myspace.com named DJ B-Mello an official Myspace DJ and he currently has a fanbase/network of 130,000+ friends and he has gained over a million plays and over a half a million views of his videos. He also has 6,300+ followers on his new Twitter account as of August 2009.
His history in the hip hop began really early at the age of 12 as a b-boy and his accolades are incredible. He's been featured in many magazines such as VIBE, The Source, XXL, Rap Sheet and his professional resume is very extensive all pertaining to hip hop. He's been a club/event/radio DJ, a radio personality, a journalist/music editor, as well as handles promotions and marketing for music, movies, & other products targeted towards urban lifestyles as well as the mainstream masses. B-Mello has been featured in music videos, on records, & has also lectured and demonstrated the art of deejaying and the History of the Hip Hop deejay at the University of Washington, Seattle Art Museum, and at Seattle's Experience Music Project to name a few.
B-Mello has some seriously major affiliations - The Core DJs, a collaboration of heavy DJs from across the country headed up by Tony Neal with such members as The Baka Boyz, Green Lantern, Clinton Sparks, Big Tigger, & Kid Capri. The Core is a foundation and is more like a family than a DJ coalition. Shadyville DJs, which is G-Unit's own DJ Whoo Kid's crew of national and internationally known DJs making waves in radio & mixtapes which has such members as DJ E-Rock, DJ Noodles, Tim Westwood etc.., last, but not least NRC, a national turntablist crew that was founded by producer Just Blaze, and is headed up by DJ A.P. of AV8 Records, Prime Time Blends, & Remix Mafia fame.
Current mixtape projects that B-Mello has out are Cornerstone #115 hosted by DJ Hyphen & J Moore, Redskin "Warrior Status" which is hosted by The Drama King Kay Slay, "Luda VS T.I." a collaboration between himself & fellow Seattle Heavyweight DJ Scene, GMK's "The Perfect 10", and last, but not least "Notorious, Life After Death" which is a collaboration with Draze and can be found at www.MixtapeMovies.com, Be on the lookout for "Real Big" hosted by Fatman Scoop & more.
For more information please check his website at: HYPERLINK "http://www.djbmello.com" www.djbmello.com For booking contact: HYPERLINK "mailto:djbmello@tmail.com" djbmello@tmail.com or HYPERLINK "mailto:djbmello@gmail.com" djbmello@gmail.com
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