Review
Good evening, Hive family! I hope you’re all doing well. A warm greeting to the scrobble.life project and everyone in Music Zone. Welcome to my review.
I’ll be straight with you first. I’m DJ Yo!, and this is my own song. I’m not here to pretend to be a fan. I want to tell you where this track came from, because the story starts on a school bus in Cleveland, Ohio, a long time ago.
Where it started
I was a kid riding the bus when somebody played the Sugar Hill Gang. I’d never heard anything like it. People were talking over a beat, and it sounded like a party you could carry in your pocket. I went home thinking about it, and I never stopped.
Then I saw the video for Herbie Hancock’s “Rocket.” Turntable scratching, right there on my TV screen. That’s when I knew the DJ was more than the guy who plays records. The DJ was the instrument.
Music was already in my house. My mother sang in the church choir. My father loved jazz and collected records. So when I joined the military and finally had my own paycheck, the first big thing I bought was DJ equipment. That’s when DJ Yo! was born.
The song “Return of the Golden Age” is about the state of things in America. As a songwriter, I try to capture the ethos of the environment and put it into words that resonate with people. I believe my songs speak from the mind of everyday citizens, looking at what’s going on in the world and how it affects them.
Why I’m sharing it here
Now I want to hear from you. What song made you fall in love with music for the first time? Drop it in the comments. I personally respond to every one.
You can stream “Return of the Golden Age” on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, and Audiomack. Links are at beacons.ai/djyo.
Thank you for reading, and thank you to everyone building music on Hive. Blessings! 🙏
Originally posted through scrobble.life/music.
