The Black History of The DJ with Skeme Richards

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 91 minutes

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DJs have always played an integral role in Black culture. From the underground clubs of Chicago and Detroit to the block parties of the Bronx, these sonic architects have built spaces that challenge oppression and foster community. So, how do these masters of sound harness this technical, emotional, and intuitive element to create environments for Black expression? Today, we’re diving into the art of space-making through the DJ: how they use music to guide, unite, and liberate us, one beat at a time. And on this episode's ones and twos, we have DJ Skeme Richards, AKA the Nostalgia King. Skeme has traveled the world from his home base in Philly, liberating hearts, minds, bodies, and souls. His Nostalgia King blog chronicles the history of hip-hop, jazz, and funk through the turntable wizardry of the disc jockey. To learn more about our guest, visit www.nostalgiaking.com Black History Year (BHY) is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school and explore pathways to liberation with people leading the way. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. Darren Wallace hosts BHY. The BHY production team includes Brooke Brown, Amber Davis, Mina Davis, Kevin McFall, Gabby Roberts, and Leslie Taylor-Grover. Cydney Smith, Darren Wallace, and Len Webb, who also edits the show, are our producers. BHY’s executive producers are Julian Walker and Lilly Workneh. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What is it about the power of sound that captures our hearts, minds, and spaces?
0:05.0	Find out now. Black History Year is coming up next.
0:09.0	Whether you know it or not, you've been under mind control.
0:21.6	Thing not, picture this. The lights dim, the base drops, and suddenly your body moves before your mind can catch up.
0:30.6	It feels like magic, but it's actually a mere mortal, using a turntable to shift your reality.
0:39.2	Now here's the twist.
0:41.3	This person?
0:42.5	Oh, they're not controlling you at all.
0:44.8	They're freeing you.
0:46.5	I'm Len from Push Black, and you're listening to Black History Year.
0:50.4	I'm Len from Push Black, and you're listening to Black History Year. a year.
1:05.4	DJs have always played an integral role in black culture.
1:10.6	And though they've curated the soundtracks of our lives, their craft has always been about more than just music.
1:12.9	From the underground clubs of Chicago and Detroit to the block parties of the Bronx, these
1:18.3	sonic architects have built spaces that challenge oppression and foster community. So how do they do it?
1:26.4	How do these masters of sound harness this technical,
1:30.3	emotional, and intuitive element to create environments for black expression? Today, we're diving
1:37.3	into the art of space making through the DJ, how they use music to guide, unite, and liberate us one beat at a time.
1:47.0	And on the ones and twos, we have DJ Scheme Richards, aka the Nostalgia King.
1:54.0	Scheme has traveled the world liberating hearts, minds, bodies, and souls.
1:59.0	His Nostalgia King blog chronicles the history of hip-hop, jazz, and funk through the turntable
2:07.3	wizardry of the disc jockey, and he sat down with our host Darren to show how the space
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