HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! Hope you guys all had a safe and fun time on New Years Eve where ever you ended up. Thank you to everyone who partied with us at GOSSIP for the NBA Celebrity Soiree - the vibe was crazy..! The Toronto Raptors & Denver Nuggets were definitely in the building; my man Carmello Anthony from the Nuggets hosted my 2nd set and there is a possibility of an Allstar Mixtape in the works.. Not a bad way to start of the year!

Once again, I wanna say THANKS to everyone.. ‘08 was a crazy year for me; I got to open concerts & shows for Nas, Mos Def, Just Blaze, Little Brother, EPMD etc., toured Canada & The United States, playing parties at The Playboy Mansion, in LA, Vegas, as well as private parties for Usher, John Legend, etc!!

I’m going to be working overtime to make sure this year is even better.. I have lot’s planned and tons in store!!

Thanks to everyone who has been down since day one, and to all of the recent supporters as well. To name everyone is next to impossible, so I’m going to avoid doing so for the sake of most likely leaving out names.. But a big, big thanks to everyone - if you have helped or supported me in anyway, it does NOT go unappreciated.. Trust!

So it’s a New Year.. Let’s go..!! Here’s what’s up for ‘09 so far as far as clubs, radio & tours go!

Jan 3 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment
Jan 5 - The Kid Famous’ Mixtape ‘365 Days Later’
Jan 6 - Niagara Falls w/ The Kid Famous
Jan 8 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Jan 8 - Entourage Thursdays @ Van Gogh’s
Jan 10 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment
Jan 13 - Scratchlab DJ Institute
Jan 15 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Jan 15 - Entourage Thursdays @ Van Gogh’s
Jan 16 - Vault Nightclub [Waterloo]
Jan 17 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment
Jan 20 - Scratchlab DJ Institute
Jan 21 - The Barking Frog [London]
Jan 22 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Jan 22 - Entourage Thursdays @ Van Gogh’s [Guelph]
Jan 23 - Elements [Kitchener]
Jan 24 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment
Jan 27 - Scratchlab DJ Institute
Jan 29 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Jan 29 - Entourage Thursdays @ Van Gogh’s [Guelph]
Jan 30 - Hi-Fi Club [Winnipeg]
Jan 31 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment

Feb 3 - Scratchlab DJ Institute
Feb 5 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Feb 5 - Entourage Thursdays @ Van Gogh’s [Guelph]
Feb 6 - Good & Plenty @ Empire w/ P-Plus
Feb 7 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment
Feb 10 - Scratchlab DJ Institute
Feb 12 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Feb 12 - Entourage Thursdays @ Van Gogh’s [Guelph]
Feb 13 - Love & Lust Pt. 2 @ Empire w/ P-Plus
Feb 13 - Pink Tape Vol 2 Release Party
Feb 14 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment
Feb 17 - Scratchlab DJ Institute
Feb 19 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Feb 19 - Entourage Thursdays @ Van Gogh’s [Guelph]
Feb 20 - TBD [Montreal]
Feb 21 - D’Luxe VIP Lounge inside The Guvernment

*Western Canada Tour Pt. 3
Feb 24 - Savage Beagle [Whistler]
Feb 25 - Felicita’s [University of Victoria]
Feb 26 - ‘Redefinition Radio Show’ Podcast
Feb 26 - Tonic Nightclub [Vancouver]
Feb 27 - ‘Hunt FM Radio Appearance’
Feb 27 - Shine Nightclub [Vancouver]
Feb 28 - Gossip Nightclub [Vancouver]
Mar 01 - Opus On 8th [Calgary]

That’s where you can find me on the club/radio side of things during the 1st quarter of ‘09.

On top of that, I have a lot of mixtapes to hit you with once again! Last year I brought you mixtapes with the legendary AZ, another Bridging The Gap Series w/Little Brother, a tape with super producer Just Blaze, a Slow Jams & Classic Soul Mixtape, mixtapes with JD Era, the official mixtape for the Rock The Bells Festival, and more..!

This year look out for projects such as: Bridging The Gap TO-VA w/ The Clipse, Entourage w/ Jester, Party Life V2 w/ DJ Tilt, and some rock & electro projects as well..!!

Also, look out for the new website/blog launching within the month, and the site launch for my new-media & communications firm, Mediaphase Inc!

Got work to do,
I’m out!
Peace!

DJ Starting from Scratch & RG have a radio show on Monday Nights 10pm-2am on Globe-Radio.com.  The format is, ‘anything goes’.  We’re gonna have some fun with this one.. Playing whatever the $*#) we want!! I’ll try and archive it for some new podcasts.

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:

REDEF.CA
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.

Mannn… !  We were smashing D’Luxe Lounge every Saturday. It was a dope party, plain and simple!  The room was as cool as a 300 person space gets, it was very open concept, and we got comfy. We brought out a lot of our peoples, booths and bottles everywhere, and things were just going well..

Apparently, Guvernment thought it was going too well, and are moving us into The Drink from D’Luxe Lounge on Saturday Nights.  Traditionally a House Music room, they want to flip it into a bigger Mashup party, where everything is played.. It is going to be live to air on z103.5 from 11-12am as well.

It’s going to be weird getting used to this new room/night so quickly, but I kinda have to because between all the running around today (Thursday), Friday, Saturday, it’s going to creep up before I know it.

33.3 % CANADIAN CONTENT needs to play on the live to air.. So for all my artists.. I would start thinking of cutting some dubs on big commercial tunes.. You know I support Canadian artists all day anyway, I don’t mind doing it on a commercial radio station reaching thousands of people primetime on a Saturday Night.

Anytime you want to pass through, link me for VIP.

This is also the ‘VIP Room’ so when artists/celebs get booked (ie. Kim Kardashian two weeks ago), they will be partying in this room.  It is a good look overall, I just open the vibes are just as nice as they were in D’Luxe.

This week, Nov 8th things kick off with an Ed Hardy Swimwear Photoshoot, or something to that extent!

BYE BYE D’LUXE..

HELLO DRINK..

I will let you know how it goes..!

Yessir..

RG hit me up today asking if I’m down to fill in the online radio show he does with Starting from Scratch on Monday nights 11pm-2am.. Musically.. ANYTHING goes.. Should be fun!

Tune in via GLOBE-RADIO !

For all my DJ’s who pass through Vancouver, make sure you link with my dude Hunt.. The studio is state of the art and a lot of people have recorded there..

Check out the audio here, in the latest podcast installment:
http://djwristpect.urbanradioondemand.com

And also here, on his site:
http://hunt.fm/wordpress/2008/08/25/huntfm-48-bridging-the-gap-w-guest-dj-wristpect/