What Motivates Us?
June 7th, 2010Take 10 minutes out of your day to watch this and let me know your thoughts..
Take 10 minutes out of your day to watch this and let me know your thoughts..
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MAY
May 01 - ‘Mixology Show’ 9-10PM [Flow 93.5 FM]
May 01 - The Drink [The Guvernment, Toronto]
May 03 - ‘Redefinition Radio’ Mixshow
May 07 - Dragonfly [Fallsview Casino, Niagara]
May 08 - The Drink [The Guvernment, Toronto]
May 10 - ‘Toronto Morning Live’ 8.15AM [CHRY 105.5 FM]
May 10 - ‘Redefinition Radio’ Mixshow
May 11 - Traffic Flow Mixshow 5PM [Flow 93.5 FM]
May 11 - Critical Mix 7PM [Flow 93.5 FM]
May 14 - Empire [Toronto]
May 15 - The Drink [The Guvernment, Toronto]
May 17 - ‘Redefinition Radio’ Mixshow
May 18 - Private Event [Philadelphia, PA]
*West Coast USA Tour
May 20 - Cabana Club [Hollywood, CA]
May 21 - Greendoor [Hollywood, CA]
May 22 - ‘Mixology Show’ 9-10pm [Flow 93.5 FM]
May 22 - TBD [San Diego, CA]
May 23 - Jamaican Gold [Los Angeles, CA]
May 24 - ‘Redefinition Radio’ Mixshow
May 27 - TBD [Toronto]
May 28 - Tryst [Toronto]
May 29 - The Drink w/ DJ Payce [The Guvernment, Toronto]
May 31 - Stylus DJ Awards [Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto]
May 31 - ‘Redefinition Radio’ Mixshow
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JUNE
June 04 - Tonic [Montreal]
June 05 - Skybar Rooftop Patio Launch [The Guvernment, Toronto]
June 07 - ‘Redefinition Radio’ Mixshow
June 11 - TBD [Toronto]
June 12 - Touch The Sky Boat Cruise [Toronto]
June 12 - ‘Mixology Show’ 9-10PM [Flow 93.5 FM]
June 12 - Skybar Rooftop Patio [The Guvernment, Toronto]
June 14 - ‘Redefinition Radio’ Mixshow
June 15 - Private Event
June 17 - TBD [Toronto]
June 18 - Tryst [Toronto]
June 19 - Skybar Rooftop Patio [The Guvernment, Toronto]
June 21 - ‘Redefinition Radio’ Mixshow
June 23 - Rouge [Montreal]
June 24 - COCA Conference [London]
June 25 - Private Boat Cruise [Toronto]
June 26 - Skybar Rooftop Patio [The Guvernment, Toronto]
June 28 - ‘Redefinition Radio’ Mixshow
June 30 - Wetbar [Toronto]
Team Canada Wins Gold!! Crosby for the win in OT!
Congratulations Team Canada…what a way to end the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Via 1loveTO

Please give to the following and say a prayer for those that survived and perished in this horrible earthquake.
The Canadian or American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.ca or http://www.redcross.org 1-800-418-1111
Unicef: 1-800-4UNICEF
Wyclef Jean’s Foundation – Yele Haiti: http://www.yele.org
Hope for Haiti: http://www.hopeforhaiti.com
World Vision: http://www.worldvision.org

A piece by Bryan Espiritu.
Rest in Peace to all the Fallen Soldiers..
Man.. I don’t even know what to say right now.. I guess this is just another reminder from above, that life is very, very short. There is no need to hold grudges against each other, or hate on one another, like so many people do - day in, and day out. There is no point. We are all here for a reason.. Adam Goldstein aka DJ AM inspired & motivated me, and most likely thousands of other DJs. He was an innovator and a trend setter who pushed boundaries and was one of the first to really break ‘the dj’ into the same limelight as ‘the artist’. All of that aside, he was simply a dope technical & conceptual DJ as well..
While news reports are saying he died of drug-related causes [hard to believe, as he said he never drank anything, and had no alcohol on his rider], I just hope that some of his younger fans take this in stride as a learning lesson.. Drugs are no joke; they will consume your life and are simply not worth it.
Although I did not know him personally, I had the pleasure of playing a party with him only a few months back in February [ see: Opening For DJ AM ] & he was one of the coolest, level-headed, and most humble DJs that I have had the chance to play alongside. Thanks for motivating me.. Rest In Peace.

What’s up everyone?
I know, I haven’t been updating nearly as much as I’d like to.. What can I say other than ‘I’ve been busy & haven’t found the time’.
April has been a pretty crazy month so far, but it’s not over just yet..! I’ve been holding down Dragonfly Tuesdays at Niagara’s Fallsview resort & casino (http://www.dragonflynightclub.com), teaching classes Wednesdays at Scratchlab (http://www.scratchlab.ca), playing Saturday’s at D’luxe Lounge (http://www.theguvernment.com), getting out of town to play parties on Fridays, Elevate 09 at The CN Tower (http://www.elevate09.ca), throwing our Guys & Dolls event last Friday at Wetbar, etc.
I leave for LA tomorrow morning until Monday. I’ll be at Cabana Club on Friday (http://www.cabanaclubhollywood.com), celebrating the birthday of my homeboy Mike Danger & rocking 4 turntables with him, and Ivar (http://www.ivarhollywood.com) on Saturday! Big shouts to one of my clothing sponsors Orisue (http://www.orisue.com) for jumping on the night - we’ll have giveaways from them..
Damn, that was a long sentence. Before I get into anything, let me just put this out there… Imagine having a blackberry with no letter ‘A’ key. As in, the letter ‘A’ button, which conveniently is the ‘*’ button as well, ceases to function. I tend to break these things fairly quickly.
The last four days have been a mess; not having an ‘a’ key when on the road all day is like having a mouth that works, and a brain telling it what to say, but not being able to physically say it. Beyond frustrating.. The letter ‘A’ also happens to be one of two most commonly used letters when typing!
Thankfully, Rogers will be providing the new phone, and I should have a new PIN by tomorrow. So.. just call me if you need me. To all those whom I’ve sent texts, emails, and BBM’s that sound like you are communicating with a 3 yr old, my apologies!
‘Nuff talking. Getting in to things..
NEW MIXTAPE - DOWNLOAD HERE
DJ WRISTPECT x REDEF x HALL OF JUSTUS PRESENTS
BRIDGING THE GAP V3
TORONTO TO NORTH CAROLINA
HOSTED BY: LITTLE BROTHER
DOWNLOAD HERE: http://www.djwristpect.com/btg3
Be sure to check out the good peoples at:
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HALLOFJUSTUS.COM
HIPHOPDX.COM
THELEGENDSLEAGUE.COM
RANSOMHOLDINGCO.COM
GETONTHEGOODFOOT.CA
ORISUE.COM
INQMND.CA
IDEALLCLOTHING.COM
HIPHOPCANADA.COM
This one’s fairly self explanatory.. If you are familiar with the last two ‘Bridging The Gap’ series (see: New York & Chicago) of mixed compilations, then you know what to expect. Good looking out to everyone who came through on this project, from both Toronto & North Carolina. Production & emcees are from either of the two cities, and the project is hosted by Little Brother over a year ago when they were in Toronto, promoting their Getback LP. For various reasons (other mixtapes, parties, tours, my own laziness, etc) I never ended up getting back to this until I found out that they were coming back to TO for another tour.. Time flies. I’m happy its out, although wish I got to spend more time on it.. but such is life. Shouts to Big Dho aka MR DOITALL BITCH!
Again, DOWNLOAD IT HERE temporarily, until I put it into the Mixtapes archive.
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NEW PODCAST - EPISODE 13
LITTLE BROTHER @ MOD CLUB OCT 19 ‘OPENING SET’ - DJ WRISTPECT & SIR LANCELOT
This came to me by surprise.. I decided to log in to myspace (yeah, remember that?) and found myself sorting through a shitload of unread msgs. Finally found this, good looking out to dude for recording it, making sure the levels were good, ripping it, uploading it, tagging it, and sending it to me..!
We had no idea this shit was being recorded. Lance didn’t even know he was going to mic for me.. In fact, about 3 minutes before I told him I needed help handing out mixtapes, he was side stage eating Burger King lol.. We were just having fun.. another 50 minutes of audio! It was a fun night.. shouts to REMG!
Download/Stream HERE
Set and tracklist:
01. Lancelot - Intro
02. Drake - Get Over It (Wristpect Exclusive)
03. Common - BE
04. A Tribe Called Quest - Find A Way
05. Slum Village - Fall In Love
06. Redman - Tonight’s The Night
07. Bush Babies Feat. Mos Def - The Love Song
08. Frank N Dank - Pause
09. Kanye West - I Wonder
10. Outkast - Elevators
11. Camp Lo - Luchini
12. Notorious B.I.G. - 10 Crack Commandments
13. Junior Mafia - Get Money
14. J Dilla Feat. Pharohae Monch - Love
15. The Roots - Can’t Stop This
16. Slum Village - Climax
17. DJ Jazzy Jeff - For The Love Of The Game
18. Redman & Method Man - How High
19. Mobb Deep - Back At You
20. A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God
21. A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum
22. Raekwon - Ice Cream
23. Nas - Nas Is Like
24. Prodigy - Keep It Thoro
25. Royce Da 5′9 - Boom
26. The Firm - Phone Tap
27. KRS One - MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know
28. Notorious B.I.G. - Kick In The Door
29. KRS One - MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know
30. Wu Tang - Triumph
31. Pharohae Monch - Simon Says
32. Gangstarr - All For The Cash
33. Gangstarr - Full Clip
34. Gangstarr - Massappeal
35. A Tribe Called Quest - Check The Rhyme
36. Onyx - Slam
37. Rosco P Coldchain Ft. Pusha-T - Hot
38. Mobb Deep - Quiet Storm
39. Mobb Deep - Burn
40. Nas - Made You Look
41. Saukrates - 2999
42. Nas - Live At The Barbeque
43. Ghostface Killa - Daytona 500
44. Jay - Dead Presidents
45. Jay - It’s Hot
46. Jay - Feelin’ It
47. Junior Mafia - Player’s Anthem
48. Luniz - I Got 5 On It
49. Nas - NY State Of Mind
50. JD Era - TO State Of Mind (Wristpect Exclusive)
51. Outast - Aquemini
52. Drake Feat. Kardinal Offishall - The Last Hope
53. Camp Lo - Coolie High
54. The Originals - Sunrise
55. Scarface Ft. Jay-Z & Beanie Siegel - Guess Who’s Back
56. Labi Siffre - I Got The Blues
57. Max Romeo - I Chase The Devil
58. Jay-Z - Lucifer
59. Willie Hutch - I Choose You
60. Aretha Franklin - One Step Ahead
61. Mos Def - Ms Fat Booty
62. El Debarge - All This Love
63. AZ - Problems
64. Kleer - She Said She Loves Me
65. Jay - Dynasty Intro
66. Outkast - Spottieottiedopaliscious
67. Mos Def - Umi Says
68. The Roots Feat. - You Got Me
69. Dr. Dre - Xxplosive
70. Pharcyde - Passin Me By
71. Biz Markie - Just A Friend
72. Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
73. Notorious B.I.G. Ft. Method Man - Warning
74. Boosey & Hawks - Library
75. Jay-Z - So Ghetto
76. Honey Cone - Innocent
77. Common - Testify
78. Hank Crawford - Wildflower
79. Kanye West Ft. GLC - Drive Slow
80. Tommy James & The Shondells - Candy Maker
81. Kanye West - Heard Em Say
82. Bobby Byrd - I’m Not To Blame
83. Jay-Z - You Don’t Know
*Make sure you subscribe to the podcast! Every time I upload a set, it will automatically go to your iTunes/iPod and it costs nothing. You win.
THURSDAY - VAN GOGH’S 2nd FLOOR (GUELPH)
Every Thursday Night it’s all about Entourage Thursdays in Guelph.. I went to Universtiy in this city, and people like to party.. The venue is a funky 3 story building, with a newly renovated 3rd floor. If you like live music, 1st floor is the spot to be. 2nd Floor/3rd floor each has its own vibe too. $5 Cover gets you into all 3 floors, and drinks are $2.50 before midnight.. 1 band, 4 DJ’s, 3 floors.. $5.
This week is the 3rd edition of the Soca Cooldown fete.. should be madness as usual.
Next week is the return of DJ Mike Danger from LA.. Arrive Early!!
FRIDAY - I’ll be back at The Vault in Waterloo. This will be the 3rd time we’ve played there. Myself, Lancelot & DJ Tilt. If you are in Waterloo or surrounding areas and need guestlist, msg info@sirlancelotonline.co
SATURDAY..
Saturday will be another long day..!
So check it out. I basically got an email from a lady at a marketing firm in New York, saying that Sony Ericson is a title sponsor on Usher’s tour and will be hosting a VIP room which she needs a dj for and would love to have me. Not much more information other than only one other city on the tour will be hosting this vip room/event for execs, and Toronto is the only city on the tour with a DJ for it.. Looking forward to playing it and networking! I actually enjoy playing the branded entertainment/lifestyle/music events, so hopefully this leads to some more!
Oh yeah! Shouts to the big homie, STARTING FROM SCRATCH, who is currently on tour with Usher shutting shit down city to city!
Here are Usher’s “One Night Stand: Ladies Only” tour dates:
Nov. 2: Atlantic City, N.J. (Borgata)
Nov. 3: New York (Hammerstein Ballroom)
Nov. 4: Washington, D.C. (Warner Theatre)
Nov. 5: Philadelphia (Electric Factory)
Nov. 7: Mashantucket, Conn. (MGM Grand)
Nov. 8: Toronto (Kool Haus)
Nov. 10: Atlanta (Tabernacle)
Nov. 12: Detroit (Fillmore)
Nov. 13: Chicago (House Of Blues)
Nov. 18: San Francisco (Warfield Theatre)
Nov. 19-20: Los Angeles (Club Nokia LA Live)
Nov. 21: Las Vegas (the Pearl)
Nov. 24: Houston (House of Blues)
Nov. 25: Dallas (House of Blues)
Straight after DJ’ing that, I am off to start a new Saturday Night Residency..