Kid Capri & Doo Wop: Return Of The Deejay

Back in April HipHopDX found it necessary to bring to you a piece on the evolution of the mixtape [click to read]. A joint aiming to explore the development of the tape itself, including its imperative role in Hip Hop as it became a colossal marketing tool for rappers, deejays, and soon enough, labels. We chopped it up with rappers and minced with deejays, and no matter how deeply the subject was explored, curiosity still remained. DX then decided to contact two of the most notable deejays of the '90s – DJ Doo Wop and Kid Capri – and go deeper: from Lil Wayne’s comments against deejays back in May [click to read] to the striking similarities between our two subjects. We also asked the former tape competitors to comment on one another (you may be surprised).

Aside from being known as the creator of what is now the main ingredient for a tape (Doo Wop was the first deejay to feature popular artists on his tapes), he grabbed the industry’s attention most recently when he oh so cleverly and creatively crafted two video clips as a response to Lil Wayne’s statements against Hip Hop deejays. Although many artists were shocked at the uttering made by the often-intoxicated and self-proclaimed “alien,” few have condemned his attacks on Hip Hop’s staple: the deejay:

“You cats kill me when you say that it isn’t that serious. Never mind the fact that he straight up shitted on the very thing that made him a household name," said Doo Wop. "Then he said “fuck mixtape deejays and if you’re a mixtape deejay, suck my dick.' Wow! I guess if you were walking down the street and some dude tells you to [do so], you’re gonna let it go, huh”?

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