Dusty Fingers To Reveal Identity Soon
Posted on September 9, 2008 by Sleezy Trees
Another sign that hip hop (or at least the hip hop I grew up on) is dying slowly (or dead) – the DJ behind the Dusty Fingers series is preparing to release his identity after over a decade on anonymity. I hope the RIAA does not get a hold of this poor bastard. I know the Dusty Fingers series sold a fucking shit ton through UGHH alone..
Even Dr. Dre was a fan — or at least it appears he was (via this anonymous internet image I unearthed).
Good luck my dude.
For 15 volumes, Dusty Fingers has become a franchise associated with exposing classic breakbeat records in Funk, Soul and Rock genres to rare groove enthusiasts and Hip Hop producers. Now, after over a decade of the volumes released first on vinyl and subsequently CD, the franchise creator, who will soon be revealed in a print story, showcases his mixing abilities.
“I’m just havin’ fun, man. I can also deejay, and have an interesting approach on how I do it,” said the presently-anonymous creator who revealed that he’s been deejaying since 1973, Hip Hop’s celebrated birth year. “If I was playin’ at a party or something like that, I’d throw this [mix] on.” He added to HipHopDX late Monday night, “[I want people to know] that I’m not just some guy who collects records. I’m also a deejay, a lot of people don’t know it.“
After over a decade of being an anonymous, faceless figure who revealed he’s a lifelong Bronx resident said the impetus in revealing himself came from changing trends. “I said, ‘Fuck it, I can press up vinyl no more;’ the game is dead as far as putting out records no more – no one’s buying it. So I’m just gonna come out as the Dusty Fingers deejay, and try to keep it live that way.“
Also working as a Hip Hop producer, Dusty Fingers‘ creator is credited by many as the revealing sources of the sample for Eminem and Dr. Dre’s “Guilty Conscience,” 50 Cent’s “Rowdy, Rowdy” and Nas‘ “Find Your Wealth.”
Swiped From HipHopDX.com > The “Dusty Fingers” Franchise To Go Mix CD | Hip Hop News >
» Filed Under Consumerism, Hip Hop, Uncategorized | 
Email This Post
Comments
3 Responses to “Dusty Fingers To Reveal Identity Soon”
Leave a Reply
RSS Feed
I have a friend who used to fuck senior citizens who we called Dusty Fingers. He would take them out for supper, then bring them back into his parlor, pull down his trousers, remove the old bitch’s dungarees, and fornicate on the sofa.
Hopefully this guy will manage better than the other Dusty Fingers. Friends don’t let friends bone geriatrics, Chris.
PS. How do you get excerpts to appear in those little boxes?
[...] been catching the wrath of some people for a long time, while being praised by others. Like my dudeTrees at JTTS said, I really hope he doesn’t get eaten alive by the RIAA. I think though, they would have [...]