Hip-hop ya don't stop

Thursday night at the Battle for B-More Hip-Hop Show the performers and audience members were “Kickin’ it Old Skool” like Jamie Kennedy.

From beat-boxers to rappers and breakdancers to emcees, more than 70 students attended this event sponsored by the Campus Activities Board.

“It’s an opportunity for Towson students to experience authentic hip-hop,” Adam Jackson, a CAB programming chair who organized the event, said.

Jackson brought out DJ DeStar for the event.

“He began in the early ‘80s when hip-hop was really starting to jump off in Baltimore,” Jackson said, “He’s an icon.”

DJ DeStar, whose real name is Darien Currin, happily obliged to being a part of the show.

“Basically, [Jackson] came to me and he said, ‘Hey man, there’s going to be something that we’re going to put together up at Towson,’ and I’m always open,” DJ DeStar said. “It promotes the elements of hip-hop, which are great dancing, graffiti, DJ-ing and emceeing.”

DJ DeStar started his career very early in life.

“It’s something that I have been a part of since I was probably about 10 years old. I started really DJ-ing in 1987 when I started honing my skills,” he said.

Before the event commenced, DJ DeStar said, “Being in the field so long, I’ve kind of seen a lot of faces over and over, so I’m really excited about meeting some new people, you know, really networking.”

What makes this event unique is that it brings Towson students together to experience a different side of the hip-hop culture, according to Jackson,.

“Most of the time, most of our students only experience what’s on the radio or on television and not in real life and what you actually do,” Jackson said.

In between performances, a group of fans went out and break-danced in front of the stage. 

As DJ DeStar threw out popular hits from the speakers, the dancers each had their 15 seconds in the spotlight.

The second act pumped up the crowd as he rapped and beat-boxed.

He asked for a volunteer to play the word game, which is when someone throws out random words for him to incorporate into his rap.

The volunteer said words that ranged from “glasses” to “purple” to “soul.”

Then the crowd decided to make him integrate SAT words into his rhyme.

Their choices? “Dichotomy,” “metaphysical” and “perpendicular.”

Overall, DJ DeStar declared the night a success, telling the crowd, “This is the type of energy we need for hip-hop.”

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