In the mid-1980s, DJs, such as Brucie B, began recording their live music and selling their own mixtapes, which was soon followed by other DJs such as Kid Capri and Doo Wop. (who later became known as Whiz Kid) and DJ Super V would create personalized House Tapes which would eventually circulate throughout New York City.

In the late 70's into the early 80's DJs began recording mixtapes out of their homes, referring to them as House Tapes. As more tapes became available, they began to be collected and traded by fans. Hip hop mixtapes first appeared in the mid-1970s in New York City, featuring artists such as Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa. I recently got the chance to talk with Damage about the origin of his career, Baltimore club music and his views on DJ culture.In hip hop's earliest days, the music only existed in live form, and the music was spread via tapes of parties and shows. Nowadays you can catch Damage on the Hollywood Unlocked podcast with Jason Lee and Melyssa Ford, but you will always see him behind a turntable doing what he does best. Perhaps these skills helped him get hip hop mogul Puff Daddy’s attention to land a job as Revolt’s new music host. From there, his city got to see his personality on radio stations like 100.3 and Hot 107.9, where you could catch Damage DJ’ing, breaking records like Future’s “Tony Montana” and Schoolboy Q’s “Collard Greens,” as well interviewing a plethora of celebrities. However, once Damage got a taste of being on radio at his alma meter Temple University, he realized that he could do more than just being a DJ: he could also be a media personality. 10 years ago, if you were at a Damage party, it was most likely you burned off hundreds of calories dancing to hits like “Dance My Pain Away,” “All in Check,” “Ride That Wave,” and many more classics from the underrated genre of music.

Since the young age of 12, the North Philly native has the reputation of shutting down any party he DJ’ed because of his love for Baltimore club music. DJ Damage | photo by Kibo | courtesy of the artistīefore taking his talents to Los Angeles to build his brand, DJ Damage was a force to be reckoned with in his hometown of Philadelphia.

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