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Herbert’s Hot Picks
wed(10): flow - steelie/norie/country - reggae massive - waa gwaan - respect!
wed(10): cielo - kevin hedge/louie vega/stephanie cooke live! - house
wed(10): movida - neil aline/matthias heilbronn/jay j - house
wed(10): apt - rich medina - afrobeat/soul/funk/old school/neosoul/classic r&b
wed(10): hiro - nick marc/ciao bella/the husky gentleman - dance rock/new wave
wed(10): lotus - ani quinn/guests - hiphop/rock/80s
wed(10): madame x - jon oliver - soul/funk/rare grooves/b sides/real rap
wed(10): suede - big ben/james - hiphop/r&b/reggae/reggae-ton/80s/rock
wed(10): white rabbit - greg poole - “an eclectic mix of … whatever”
wed(10): 6s and 8s - neil nice/nature/twice/mc daddy lion - reggae/rock/hiphop
wed(10): scenic - karsh kale/zakhm/dk/dimm summer - southeast asian underground
wed(10): afterwork/coda - rotating djs - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
wed(10): afterwork/pop - dj ritchie c - music industry/fashion people
wed(10): afterwork/lq - johnny famulari/norry cotto/wreck - salsa
wed(10): afterwork/highline - dj needles - soul/funk/old school - 6pm

thu(11): LOTUS - CROOKED + SUPERHERBS … #1 - SEE GIGS ABOVE
thu(11): strata - q tip/mark ronson - hiphop/rock/80s/soul/funk
thu(11): table 50 - stretch armstrong/tommy sunshine - hiphop/rock/80s
thu(11): hiro - larry tee/guests - new wave/house disco rock pop mash up
thu(11): white rabbit - max glazer/eddie stats - reggae/reggae/reggae/reggae
thu(11): triple crown/bk - ali shaheed muhammad/guests - “explore alternative”
thu(11): soho 323 - jus ske - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock/old school
thu(11): plan b - cosmo baker/scott melker - soul music
thu(11): 49 grove - the funky pirate …DJ?/mark king - rock/hiphop/80s
thu(11): gypsy tea - todd mallis - hiphop/80s/rock
thu(11): sutra - reborn/guests - hiphop/r&b/house/brazilian/soul/classics
thu(11): vapor - mark king - hiphop/r&b/regga/rock/80s
thu(11): crobar - kast one/smooth g - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock
thu(11): cellar bar - guests - house
thu(11): eugene’s - camillo/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/reggaeton
thu(11): east side co - jazzy nice? - deep house set
thu(11): afterwork/jade terrace - guest djs - hiphop/r&b/reggae/reggae-ton/latin
thu(11): afterwork/crobar - camillo/guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae

fri(12): STARFOODS - FREEDOM - NYC’S #1 DANCE PARTY - SEE DETAILS IN “GIGS”
fri(12): blvd - goldfinger/mc frank jugga - hiphop/r&b/reggae
fri(12): love - anthony nicholson/ian friday - house/deep soul
fri(12): frying pan - turntables on the hudson!!! - house music/brazilian/afro
fri(12): lotus - airloom/angola/michael t/naomi - brazil house/hiphop/rock
fri(12): black betty/bk - emskee/monkone - soul/funk/rare grooves/b sides
fri(12): supper club - s&s - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
fri(12): crobar - dj rap/sandra collins - house
fri(12): 542 (vip room at spirit) - dj finesse/boy george - house/hiphp/rock/80s
fri(12): lq - abrupt/famulari/ivan - hiphop/r&b/reggae/reggaeton/80s/latin/house
fri(12): 6s + 8s - greg poole - rock
fri(12): skyloft - big ben - hiphop/r&b/reggae/latin
fri(12): loft 11/336 w. 37th - dj noodles - vip celebrity guest list - ?
fri(12): eugene’s - kulcha/fame fortune - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
fri(12): gypsy tea - jus ske/doug grayson - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock/old school
fri(12): savalas/bk - cosmo baker - soul/funk/rap music/80s
fri(12): pink elephant - disciple - house music
fri(12): grammercy room (ex strata) - scratch - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s
fri(12): pm - reach - hiphop/80s/rock - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BITCHES!
fri(12): 58 - crooked - hiphop/rock/80s
fri(12): glo - dj finesse - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock
fri(12): kimono lounge - van vader the supreme hader - soul/funk/80s/old school
fri(12): afterwork/lq - lucho/tijeras - latin/reggae-ton/hiphop/r&b/reggae/house
fri(12): afterwork/bliss - dj sweets - r&b/funk/old school
fri(12): afterwork/sequoia’s - hiphop/r&b/reggae/latin/house - 5PM - legendary

sat(13): BLVD - HERBERT/COSI/LIVE BANDS - SEE GIGS ABOVE!
sat(13): EAST RIVER PARK AMPITHEATER 3PM - SEE ABOVE!
sat(13): star64 - osiris/guests - dope house music, kiddies!
sat(13): etoile - goldfinger - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sat(13): crobar - danny tenaglia/johnny dynell/guests - house/rock/80s
sat(13): underbar - dj jvc - hiphop/reggae/reggae-ton
sat(13): sullivan room - sleepyface/boo/guests - house
sat(13): buddha lounge - finsta bundy - soul/funk/reggae/classics/80s/hiphop
sat(13): joe’s pub - guests - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics/80s - ltg/lyricist!
sat(13): discotheque - max glazer/swizz beatz/mashonda live! - hiphop/r&b/reggae
sat(13): discotheque - guest djs - house music from 5AM till noon!
sat(13): sutra - obah/cato - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/classics/rock/soul
sat(13): reign/bk - hud/hotday - hipho/r&b/reggae/classics
sat(13): apt - qool marv/chairman mao - soul/disco/funk/afrobeat/house/whatever!
sat(13): glo - ani quinn/soul (rotate) - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/rock
sat(13): movida - bubble/cowboy mark/alwx english - house/rock/hiphop/soul
sat(13): ps1/queens - lovebug starski/lindsay - old school/80s/breaks/bboys
sat(13): bb king’s - method man - http://www.bbkingblues.com
sat(13): star - snatch one - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sat(13): club t (formerly temple) - guests - hiphop/house
sat(13): strata - big ben - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/house

sun(14): central park - barrington levy/eddie stats/tokyo ska paradise orchestra
sun(14): coney island aquarium/bk - nickodemus/cato/live percussion - MUST!!
sun(14): deep - danny krivit - A MUST GO TO FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE DANCE MUSIC
sun(14): bb king’s - heiroglyphics - 93 to infinity! - http://www.bbkingblues.com
sun(14): pm - soul - hiphop/old school/rock/reggae
sun(14): bkny/bk - guests djs - tribute to reggae superstars
sun(14): bed/roofdeck - tabu/kwala/angola/guests - house - 2PM!
sun(14): exit - dominican day parade afterparty - zion y lennox/aguakate/djs
sun(14): opus 22 - evil d/mr walt/butta l/lord sear - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sun(14): deep - camillo - hiphop/r&b/reggae/reggaton/latin
sun(14): kos - hot day - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
sun(14): lq - dj self/tearra marie LIVE - hiphop/r&b/reggae
sun(14): joe’s pub - turntablelab djs - breaks/80s/classics/funk - HATERS!

mon(15): apt - eli escobar/cucumber slice/spinna (rotation) - REAL NYC ISH!
mon(15): sway - oxy cottontail/guests - hiphop/rock/new wave - downtown ish
mon(15): cielo - francois k/guests - super deep deep house/space vibes
mon(15): sapphire lounge - guests - house
mon(15): quo - mad linx/sussone/brinka - hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/classics
mon(15): bungalow 8 - soul - rock/80s/old school/hiphop
mon(15): afterwork/tavern on the green - norty cotto/jonny famolari - salsa!
mon(15): afterwork/link - mos - soul/funk/hiphop/classics/80s

tue(16): GYPSY TEA - HERBERT - SHERBERT - SEE GIGS ABOVE
tue(16): kingsize - dj obah - only ill soulful realness - 8pm to 1am
tue(16): sapphire lounge - eman/lola - house
tue(16): joe’s pub - guest djs/live performances - soul/hiphop/reggae - real!
tue(16): le souk - liftkid/guests/live drums - tribal/prog. house
tue(16): union square coffee shop - emskee - b sides/old school/neo soul/soul
tue(16): lobby - will/self - hiphop/r&b/reggae/classics
tue(16): sob’s - sadat x/afu-ra - classic underground hiphop sh*t
tue(16): afterwork/aubette - snatch one - old school/soul/r&b/classics
tue(16): afterwork/justin’s - bobby trends/mc jugga - hiphop/r&b/reggae
tue(16): afterwork/58 - lucho - hiphop/house/classics/latin

Herbert’s Heard
1. “Don’t Cha” — The Pussycat Dolls (Ladies love this song.)
2. “Stay With Me” — Ne-O feat. Peedi Peedi (Herbert loves this song.)
3. “There It Go” — Juelz Santana (You guys will love this song.)
4. “Go” — Common (You should love this song.)

Word To Herbert
I can’t help but think too much about the current state of hip-hop affairs. Gone are the beloved days of Black Moon, real rhymes, and MCs who wouldn’t be caught dead in a button-down or a blazer (God bless them). This we know and have come to accept. The new age of rap ain’t that bad, really. Besides the messages and the unfortunate fashion trends that have sent purists packing for Amsterdam and Germany, today’s hip-hop is just as powerful and dance-worthy. I’m not mad at the new beats I hear, nor what affect they have on today’s “hip-hop” crowd. A crowd that has grown to the billions.

So, if everyone today is listening to hip-hop, why are hip-hop parties still SO segregated? Why can’t I find a good hip-hop party with a healthy mix of black and white? It’s almost like we’ve gone all this way, come this far, but we haven’t really gone ANYWHERE. You either have your Supper Clubs, your Etoiles and your LQs, or you have your Quos, Marquees and Glos. There is no single hip-hop party that can rightfully claim a true mix of people, a real 50/50 or 33/33/33. They can’t even advertise 30/70 for crying out loud!

I think I may know why, too. It’s because of the music itself. Hip-hop music is responsible for the continued proliferation of segregation in our music culture. And it’s right there in the song itself. Today’s most popular artists–say, for example, 50 Cent, Jay-Z and Game–rap about, for the most part, drug dealing, gun slinging, ghetto survival and girls with extra-large bottoms. There’s at least something uttered every other sentence that can be grouped beneath one of the mentioned categories. Now, take your average white boy. What do you think happens when somebody hears him singing these lyrics? When someone sees him talking about the “gat on his hip,” the “20 in his fist” or the “ghetto big booty bi*ch” he just “hit?” What do you think happens when he HIMSELF hears what he’s saying, stops and thinks about it?

Wait a minute. He doesn’t have a gun. Never did. He doesn’t sell weed. Never did. And he’s never been to the ghetto NOR has he ever had sex with a woman who could “make it clap” it was so damn big. Right. So he knows he’s kind of … fronting, and they know it too. But he loves hip-hop. He loves the beat and the underlying message of struggle, hustling and surviving and standing strong in the face of your enemies and not giving a damn about who says what. It’s the most addictive sound out there. Now … where can he go to hear it? If he goes to a real hip-hop party, he’ll feel uncomfortable. Everyone knows he doesn’t belong, and not just because of his color, but because he’s singing songs he has NO idea about and can’t rightfully claim as his own. So he’ll go to NA to get his hip-hop on. It’s much more safe that way. Or a Roots concert or a Common show or a De La event.

Ever been? 50/50.

Back in the day, it was easier being a “wigger.” Rappers talked about partying and dancing more so than gang-banging. You could sit at the black kid’s table at lunch time and talk about Kwame and Chubb Rock and Def Jef and Young MC because you weren’t fronting about nothin’. You liked to have fun and dance. Today, it’s a lot harder. The craziest thing is … it’s even harder for black individuals, now! Whoa. If breeding ignorance and segregation of races wasn’t enough, it’s now making it harder for the very people who invented it! How could that be?

It’s simple. Back in the mid-’90s, Herbert was one of the only white kids in the room at a “hot” party. An underground dance hall playing hip-hop and reggae and classics, a grittier sound than the rock and rave stuff that was all over the place. At one time, there might have been … five white dudes in the spot at most. For real. And at least one of those five was responsible for the party itself (you know who you are!). Now, with the proliferation of hip-hop parties and the unfortunate side effects of segregation, you’ll have “hot” parties (what our society deems as “hot,” mind you, which is mostly high-incomes and high fashion) with almost all white folk. There might be … 10 black dudes in a room full of 300 white folks at one time, and they really only hit the floor when it’s time to show the white folk how to properly “row the boat.” You don’t believe me? Head down to the MeatPacking District. Stop in Lotus, stop in Aer, check out Hiro then tell me what you think.

Why can’t we all just rock together?

Can hip-hop be to blame? Is it the power players in the industry that aren’t listening to their social conscious and stepping up to use their new-found resources to help bring us closer to the end of racism? You know, the same people that … ahem … put Lil’ Bow Wow’s music at NUMBER ONE on the charts in NYC? Since when is Lil’ Bow Wow a NYC favorite? When have I ever been asked to play Bow Wow at an NYC party? I’ll tell you. NEVER. I wonder who’s taking the wife and kids to eat at Alain Ducasse tonight. Yes, people. Racism is still here. Alive and kicking. And it ain’t going nowhere. Not for black folk, not for Asian folk, not even for white folk. Do you know that yesterday I went to the deli on the corner and bought a big thing of Tropicana and was charged $.50 extra? I know how much it costs, I’ve seen what he charges the non-white customers, and I called him out on it. The manager came out and apologized and said “he didn’t know.” BULLSH*T! Crazy, right? I’m sure the big Jewish nose didn’t help me out any.

Okay. Feel free to hit me back about this stuff.

Real quick: Freeodom was OFF THE HOOK last Friday. GRANDMASTER D of WHODINI came through and blessed us with a little JAM MASTER JAY turntable tribute, and ROCWILDER came by again to show his support. Saturday at BLVD was packed again as well. And Thursday at Lotus gets bigger and better every week. We’ve REALLY turned the beat around and changed the once-corny crowd for the better (Tim, Josh, IRT, kudos!). Come thru! If you missed Thursday, you missed SWIZZ BEATS on the 1s and 2s!

Peace, love, life, health, understanding, knowledge,

Herbert

Herbert’s Gigs
thursdays - timeless!!! - lotus (409 west 14th b/w 9th + washington)
#1 rated club in NYC calls upon herbert - it’s about damn time!
dj herbert in the VIP lounge - hiphop/r&b/reggae/oldschool
dj crooked on the main floor - hiphop/rock/80s/top 40/mash-up
11 to 4 - $10 - look sharp!!! - rsvp: djherbert@earthlink.net

fridays - freedom!!!!! - starfoods (64 e. 1st b/w 1st + 2nd aves)
#1 friday night dance event in NYC - SAVING THE NYC NIGHTLIFE SCENE!
classic hiphop/classic r&b/80s/dancehall/classic house/new soul/funk
$6 peach punch - $4 beers - quality people - low cover - cool vibe!
ladies $5 all night!!! - guys $7!!! - old school movies on the big wall
11PM to 4AM - early arrival a must!!! - rsvp: djherbert@earthlink.net

saturdays - live (ly-ve)!! - blvd (199 bowery + spring street)
soleil group + friends give you the ILLEST saturday night in NYC!
herbert upstairs brings the heat: hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/classics upstairs
cosi downstairs kills ‘em with live backup: soul/funk/house/rare groove
$100 stoli/$150 absolut peach/$100 champeezy/2nd moet nectar half off!
open vodka bar for ladies 10 to 11!!! - star-studded affair!
10 to 4 - free w/table - $10/$15/$20 g.a. - rsvp: djherbert@earthlink.net

tuesdays - return of funky buddha! - gypsy tea (33 w 24th b/w 5th + 6th)
#1 promoter derrick corley calls upon herbert - it’s REALLY about time!
hiphop/r&b/reggae/80s/classics by dj herbert - posh, sexy bottle lounge!
11 to 4 - free!!/NO single guys - look sharp! - rsvp: djherbert@earthlink.net

For The Love Of NYC
saturday - august 13th - east river park ampitheatre (grand st + east river)
dipset VS. uk grime??? WHAT??? if you miss this event, go back to the burbs!
juelz santana + greg poole + dj dinesh + eddie stats + mc chosan + mc lucky
hip-hop VS uk grime … harlem VS her majesty … new york VS london … WHAT!
3PM - free - nicole ray - kenny muhammed - don’t rsvp to me - JUST GO!

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