Defari’s late 1990s jammer “Juggle Me” is a track for the DJs in particular, but for the Bboys and Bgirls as well.
The late 1990s era was a time of transition for Hip-Hop, when regions other than the traditional East and West Coasts (New York and Los Angeles) were building on their popularity and the different styles were battling themselves, shaping what would be 21st Century Hip-Hop.
Amid the joints to come from King Tee’s (@kingtla) West Coast Hip-Hop Collective Likwit Crew was Defari’s (@mr_defari) DJ-centric “Juggle Me”, equipped with a breakbeat for the cipher.
I had a DOPE cassette promo from Tony Touch (@djtonytouch) where he did with the track just what the title said: Juggled the sh*t out of it!
Some bio from Defari.net:
D.A. Johnson Jr., better known by his stage name Defari, is a West Coast hip hop artist. He is in the Likwit Junkies, a rap duo with DJ Babu of Dilated Peoples. He was born at UCLA Hospital in Los Angeles, California, and later attended the University of California, Berkeley. He began DJing as a young kid in 1982. He was more focused on emceeing, and by 1995, released his first single. With the help of E-Swift of Tha Alkaholiks and Evidence of Dilated Peoples, by 1999, Defari recorded his first album.
He has made a legendary worldwide name for himself as one of the better modern indie hip hop|underground rappers with his three albums; Focused Daily, Odds & Evens and Street Music.
