I can go back to Cassidy, Cyserro freestyles, like everybody bro. It was raw time, it felt good to be from Philly. Just to look at him now is a reminder that you can’t underestimate people. When a record cost $5.49. When I grew up, my bother always rapped when we were younger and I couldn’t rap, so I always took the route of the DJ before I was the DJ. The Key is your source for finding it. Before taking his talents to Los Angeles to build his brand, DJ Damage was a force to be reckoned with in his hometown of Philadelphia. AKA: Abdul Q Homebase: Los Angeles, CA Catalog: Hip Hop | Top 40 | Open Format Affiliations: Host on “Hollywood Unlocked” Career Highlights: Host and producer on television cable station Revolt TV | 3x winner of Best DJ from the Philadelphia Music Awards | … Trivia. This website does not rely on corporate funding, because The Key is a nonprofit public service dedicated to supporting the local music that you love with independent reporting. Another joint was Future’s “Tony Montana.” I broke Future and got Future plaques for “Magic,” and “Same Damn Time,” because I was the first in Philly to play those and really help Future crack into the east coast market. Just as her career is blossoming in several fresh directions, Williams dishes to Lee … Hollywood Unlocked Uncensored airs every Monday at 3:00 pm PST on the Dash Radio App under T-Boz’s ‘iCraft’ channel. DJ Damage: I mean, I always did podcast but they just happened to reach out to me and I was kind of familiar with it but I was like why not? With school, my childhood home, and my faith in religion quickly fading into the past, I felt myself plunging into the reality of ‘real life,’” singer-songwriter Ben Hughes writes on his Bandcamp of his … Continued, Delaware indie rock favorites The Spinto Band just released a video for “Shake It Off,” the single from its 2013 album Cool Cocoon. [laughs] He taught me how to blend, where to buy records, what type of turntables to get, what type of needles to use. That was all I did to make money. I was easy to get in contact with, had an open email and was always listening what music was fire and what wasn’t before going on live. Nowadays you can catch Damage on the Hollywood Unlocked podcast with Jason Lee and Melyssa Ford, but you will always see him behind a turntable doing what he does best. Those joints used to go hard when I was coming up, you heard a few Meek joints but everything else was club. Before I was called Dj Damage #throwbackthursday highschool days, A post shared by Abdul-Quddus (@therealdjdamage) on Feb 16, 2012 at 8:02am PST. I like it. THE #UGLYBASS #TUBLOCKOUT ~Visual ~ Recap #allhamm #heavyhitters #otg, A post shared by Abdul-Quddus (@therealdjdamage) on Sep 1, 2013 at 7:20pm PDT. 108.6k Followers, 2,829 Following, 3,149 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Abdul-Quddus (@therealdjdamage) She … TK: You once said that “Music you hear coming from Philadelphia comes from the heart, we are known to dig deep into our emotions and shock the world with our raw and gritty delivery.” What songs from Philly do you think fit this description? Especially since those interviews got you to BET which helped you get to Revolt. Nah, they were all right there, we had a few chairs, some cameras and lights and I’m like “Wow, I’m really doing a TV show right now!” [laughs]. DJ Damage: her birthday, what she did before fame, her family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. Now The Game isn’t the easiest person to interview, I guess he caught himself trying to chump me, but you know I’m a little arrogant when you in my city. Moniece and Apryl are surprised when K. Michelle trashes them on Hollywood Unlocked. Co-hosted by DJ Damage and Blue Telusma, Hollywood Unlocked with Jason Lee will keep listeners up to date on the pulse of Hip-Hop and pop culture. Before we had super social media where people were getting interviewed, I would just read these long bios and try to get inspired. Hollywood Unlocked [Uncensored] Jason Lee, along with co-hosts DJ Damage and Blue Telusma, bring HUU into thousands of homes around the world. I was telling him that when this airs it’s going to be after his album drops so we’re going to talk as if the album already came out and he was like “I don’t give a fuck about none of that!” I had to reiterate it to him because I’m like “I don’t know who you talking to,” and he was like “Oh nah nah that’s cool, I get what you sayin.” We knocked it out and it’s like bruh, can you imagine your first interview is with The Game in front of 100 people at a store? Jason Lee. A quality record pool! This week, Hollywood Unlocked with Jason Lee [UNCENSORED] host Jason Lee, along with co-hosts Blue Telusma and DJ Damage, celebrate the announcement of the show’s eight-episode second-season renewal on the Fox Soul network by scoring an exclusive and uncensored interview with supermodel, actress and television personality Jessica White, who dishes the tea on her relationship … Jason Lee (center) hosts 'Hollywood Unlocked' with DJ Damage (left) and Blue Telusma (right) on Fox Soul. Hollywood Unlocked UNCENSORED: Kash Doll Talks Reconciliation With Lil Kim, Rumors of Beef With Cardi B & New Music, Hollywood Unlocked UNCENSORED: Evelyn Lozada Addresses Beef With OG, Colorism & Being Afro-Latina, Hollywood Unlocked UNCENSORED: Luenell Talks Malik Yoba Sexuality, Nicole Murphy Cheating And Loni Love, Hollywood Unlocked UNCENSORED: Jason Lee Drops The Tea On Malik Yoba, Hollywood Unlocked UNCENSORED: Melyssa Ford & DJ Damage Talk Getting Married & Baby Fever, Hollywood Unlocked UNCENSORED: Melyssa Ford, DJ Damage & Khleo Thomas Discuss The Cucumber Gargling Epidemic, Hollywood Unlocked UNCENSORED: Jason Lee, Melyssa Ford & DJ Damage Talk Lil Nas X Trolling & Wildest Hot Topics Ever, Hollywood Unlocked UNCENSORED: Jason Lee, Melyssa Ford & DJ Damage Discuss How To Take A “Proper Nude Selfie”, Hollywood Unlocked UNCENSORED: Remi Adeleke On Becoming A Navy Seal & Uplifting Black Fathers. Co-hosted by DJ Damage and Blue Telusma, Hollywood Unlocked with Jason Lee will keep listeners up to date on the pulse of Hip-Hop and pop culture. Lol the bottom, A post shared by Abdul-Quddus (@therealdjdamage) on May 22, 2013 at 4:33pm PDT. DJ Damage: “No Hands” by Waka Flocka, “Fuckin Problem” by ASAP Rocky. Affiliations: Host on “Hollywood Unlocked” Career Highlights: Host and producer on television cable station Revolt TV | 3x winner of Best DJ from the Philadelphia Music Awards | Received the Cablefax Award for Best Television Host. TK: I read that you used to partake in this event in North Philly called DJ Day, where DJ’s of all ages came to rock out on a set of turntables. His Instagram account was deactivated. Of course Meek Mill, I can go with something generic like “Dreams and Nightmares,” but it’s so many Meek joints we grew up on like The Flamers mixtape series. Nobody was playing Schoolboy Q in Philly before it came to me, because nobody was really on that wave, but I visited LA and I met this radio promoter called Wise One and as a favor to him I got the song on the show. It was exciting. TK: It was suggested to you to go college to study communications because of your desire to be on radio. That's been a band of the rapper Song Nice. Donations from local music fans, like you, are the largest and most reliable source of funding for The Key. A set of turntable was $500 a piece, and then you need a mixer, speakers, headphones…it was super expensive. Abdul Muhammad, also known as “DJ Damage,” is a nationally syndicated DJ, host, and entrepreneur. From there, his city got to see his personality on radio stations like 100.3 and Hot 107.9, where you could catch Damage DJ’ing, breaking records like Future’s “Tony Montana” and Schoolboy Q’s “Collard Greens,” as well interviewing a plethora of celebrities. Support Local Music Journalism I go to take it in for them to see the first set of edits and they loved it but just had a few minor tweaks on like where to put the logo and stuff. The Key: What was it like for 12 year old Damage to get his first set of turntables from his … From moving from there, practicing every day, and working on my craft, I was excited to do something new. DJ Damage: Oh you already know: Rod Lee “Hold Up,” “Feel Me,” I can go for days. Do parties like Drippin Like Water, Chiken & Liqour or events like Spring Fling come to mind when it comes to some of your favorite college parties? DJ Damage, co-host of Hollywood Unlocked, is well known for his music commentary and his critiques. Just a few seconds of “How you feeling man,” or “You good, you need something,” so when they come out they don’t see me that much as a stranger. Like on Revolt, I made sure even if it was for two seconds to go in there and dap up and speak to the talent before I interview them, just so we can have some kind of rapport. You start getting into different things really just trying to make content. Photo by @djorator #crenshaw #followthedream #heavyhitters #futurelegendary, A post shared by Abdul-Quddus (@therealdjdamage) on May 27, 2014 at 7:19pm PDT. Hollywood Unlocked with Jason Lee; Uncensored premiered last night on Fox Soul with guest star Floyd “Money” Mayweather. So I asked what they were doing with them and at first it was just to play music videos, so I pitched the idea to them about doing a bunch of interviews with people in the city and have it play on every TV in the clothing store around the city and they were with it. It was dope that I was DJ’ing, but then my PD was like “I need you to start talking over records and start hyping it up,” and at that point I never touched the mic but I had to figure it out. Reality . Co-hosted by Melyssa Ford and DJ Damage, Hollywood Unlocked with Jason Lee will keep listeners on the pulse of Hip Hop and pop culture in this fun and entertaining program featuring celebrity news, information and gossip, along with candid conversations with the stars who will bring truth to the latest stories and rumors. I recently got the chance to talk with Damage about the origin of his career, Baltimore club music and his views on DJ culture. Hollywood Unlocked [Uncensored] Jason Lee, along with co-hosts DJ Damage and Blue Telusma, bring HUU into thousands of homes around the world. Was this page helpful? By Alyssa Brook / October 28, 2019 Exclusive, Featured, Shows. Hollywood Unlocked [Uncensored] Back. TK: You went to Temple University, and during this time you were DJ’ing at countless parties all over campus. What if your partner stands for All Live Matter? DJ Damage: “What We Do Is Wrong,” “This Can’t Be Life”…man, anything Beanie Siegel, for real. ET, the network said Monday. What are some things Puff saw in you that made him believe you were the right choice as the new host? “Collard Greens” by Schoolboy Q, I was the one who broke that in Philly. When it came time to give them the finished draft, my boy went M.I.A. He gave REVOLT THE WORLD EXCLUSIVE OF HIS NEW ALBUM TITLE!!! Because at the time when I started doing Hollywood Unlocked I was unemployed, I wasn’t doing Revolt and radio anymore so I was open to doing the next thing anyway. How did that happen and what was your first experience like spinning for your city on live radio? The in-store was huge: it was like people all inside the store and outside, and after he did his in-store we set up lights and a full production with an audience of like 100 people. This website does not rely on corporate funding, because The Key is a nonprofit public service dedicated to supporting the local music that you love with independent reporting. DJ Damage: : Just a bigger monster man, so you got to be a little more strategic. What have been some of your favorite moments on Revolt? Shout to him who goes by Sean Mc now because that’s his real name. Tell-all interviews have ranged from Amber Rose breaking down her annual SlutWalk to Floyd Mayweather admitting he's too … This week Jason is officially back from filming “Wild’n’Out” and he has a lot to catch up on! Listen to music from Dj Damage like Interlude Dj Damage, Contract Killer (Evol Intent R & more. The ... DJ Damage, entertainment, Hollywood Unlocked… The footage for the video isn’t anything special, but it’s how the footage was used that makes … Continued, It’s been a year since Doylestown locals Heat Thunder covened from the ranks of their various bands (Commonwealth Choir, Former Belle and Our Griffins) and released their debut EP/film, Melody, Love & Soul. [laughs]. DJ Damage: I have no idea, bro. DJ Damage: When I was coming up, I was looking at DJ Cash Money, of course DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ XL, DJ Flow, Funkmaster Flex and a lot of people I found on Myspace. He talked about many things including his successful career and love life but didn’t shy away from any other controversial topic like his daughter‘s pregnancy. Donations from local music fans, like you, are the largest and most reliable source of funding for The Key. He was featured in the season two and three of the series. 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