<h1>Da KING Speaks</h1> <p> <p>Greetings &#8211; this is <span class="caps">KING ODIE</span> (formerly <span class="caps">COOL ODIE</span>) / current pres &#8211; HiTT Breaka DJs / St. Louis division. I&#8217;m a former mc / radio &#38; club dj. I rarely <span class="caps">EVER</span> do this, so for those unfamiliar with me &#8211; let me 1st introduce myself &#38; then address what I&#8217;m seeking. Here we go&#8230;...</p> <p>As a dj &#8211; I actually began practicing at home in the latter 70&#8217;s, leading to doing house parties, school dances &#38; small clubs during the early &#8211; mid 80&#8217;s, with the penacle arriving during the late 80&#8217;s &#38; early 90&#8217;s as 1 of the <span class="caps">ANIMAL HOUSE</span> DJs, and eventually ending up on radio [Z-100 FM and <span class="caps">MAJIC 108</span>]. As an mc in <span class="caps">STL</span> &#8211; I was blessed to be apart of the &#8216;roll call era&#8217;, a regular participant on &#8216;roll call&#8217; and become friends with the late Dr. Jockenstein. However &#8211; I&#8217;m mostly known for teaming with <span class="caps">SYLK SMOOV</span> to create the 1992 classic joint &#8216;Bitch / Trick With A Good Rap&#8217;. During that period &#8211; we also formed an extended act known as &#8216;Da Cru From Da Lou&#8217;, which included the likes of <span class="caps">LANDO</span>, JCD, <span class="caps">PLAYDOE</span> (now known as &#8216;Big Sexy Kool <span class="caps">DJ KAOS</span>&#8217; / <span class="caps">KRIS KRINGLE</span> of Da Hol 9), and <span class="caps">PENELOPE</span> (now known as <span class="caps">PENELOPE JONES</span> of which we actually created the name <span class="caps">PENELOPE</span> for her). In 1994 I departed from music completely. Six (6) years later &#8211; I resurfaced as a member of Da <span class="caps">GATEKEEPAZ</span> to create &#8216;Ghetto Phabulous&#8217;. During this run &#8211; we began building what would evenutally become a multi-year relationship with <span class="caps">FINSTA</span>, ROBBOO and the others who&#8217;d established Hi-Pointe Mondays at the Hi-Pointe Cafe.</p> <p>In 2000 &#8211; I began to ease back moreso into the dj aspect of things, teaming with my <span class="caps">GATEKEEPA</span> partner <span class="caps">LUKEMON</span> to release several collab mixtapes showcasing hometown artists. With no disrespect intended towards anyone else (under the new terminology of what mixtapes are) &#8211; I proudly take claim in saying that I was <span class="caps">STL</span>&#8217;s 1st &#8216;mixtape dj&#8217;, providing the likes of <span class="caps">AVERB</span>, POTZEE (when he was with <span class="caps">QUOR</span>), P-DUBB (formerly Pretty Willie), <span class="caps">EBONY EYEZ</span> (when she was with <span class="caps">NAZIR</span>), <span class="caps">RUKAPUFF</span>, NITE <span class="caps">OWL</span>, CHINGY (when he was with 49 &#8211; lol), <span class="caps">JUS BLACK</span> (now known as <span class="caps">BLEEZY</span>), D-MAC, <span class="caps">CHOCOLATE TAI</span>, AJULE&#8217; and many others their <span class="caps">VERY</span> 1st mixtape appearances. What makes it special is that I can also say I featured most of them 2 to 3 <span class="caps">YEARS</span> before they acheived popularity, therefore solitifying my eye &#38; ear for &#8216;talent&#8217; <span class="caps">AND</span> establishing good relationships.</p> <p>In 2001 &#8211; my <span class="caps">GATEKEEPA</span> partner <span class="caps">LUKEMON</span> &#38; I took a few young rappers and created Da <span class="caps">SLU</span> Cru [ http://myspace.com/slucru ]. We produced &#38; co-produced their music &#38; mixtape work, with the highlight of that situation being Slu Cru member <span class="caps">BIG WILL</span> ending up a 106th &#38; Park Hall of Famist.</p> <p>In 2006 &#8211; I linked up with The HiTT Breaka DJs.</p> <p>Thanks for taking time to go over that bit of detail. I&#8217;ve provided audio detailing my newest quest called &#8216;Da King speaks&#8217;. Feel free to peep the audio &#38; pass the along to whomever. Thanks, and I appreciate your co-operation.</p> </p>