Now, this guy was either too young to know, or too old and senile to remember, that in my past life, I was a rapper;  and that I intentionally said my name 32 times in one song so that people would never forget who I was and what I did.  I looked him in his eyes and with that old Bronx b-boy dialect; I quoted that great Negro poet Bone Crusher and said, “Yo B, I ain’t neva scared!” I grabbed my CDs, walked over to the side of the stage, and patiently waited for my chance to return….cause like I said – I have DJ-itis and I can DJ ALL NIGHT LONG!

I will be the first to admit that Biz was playing great music that night.  He started with an old school disco set that included “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor and “Good Times” by Chic. He then played at least an hour of today’s hip-hop and r&b before taking a break while Alicia Keys introduced her artist Shawn Kane. After Shawn’s performance, Biz returned and played 30 minutes of “Crunk” music before going into his “Remember This” set.  For those of you that have been privy to the Biz Markie experience, you know exactly what I’m talking about. This is when Biz will stop the music in between songs and ask the crowd, “Do you remember this?” and play a familiar old school tune.

He showed his ass that night! Well, not literally, although he did show his STOMACH! After playing back-to-back old school hip-hop songs for 30 minutes, he ended his set by pulling up his shirt and DJing with his new VH1’s Celebrity Fitness Club stomach, which by the way, closely resembles his old B.E.T.’s Rap City stomach. The crowd was in a frenzy!

I returned to the set with one mission in mind, “ROCK THE PARTY!” I grabbed the microphone and yelled “Give it up for Biz-Mar-kie!” The crowd went crazy.  After the applause was over, I decided to reintroduce myself. I played a string of 4 hip-hop classics, which caught everyone’s attention. I then realized that no other DJ played rock & roll or classic soul music that night, so I stopped the music and did my own version of “remember this.”  I explained to everyone that “Old School” is not just about hip-hop and played a familiar song that was created by a group of Jacksonville natives. With guitar lead from Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama played loudly through the speakers, the crowd was ecstatic! At that point I knew I could do no wrong.

After a brief rock set which included songs by Pink Floyd, Rod Stewart and David Bowie, I went into a classic soul set. This is when everyone partied hard! When the piano for the Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” was heard, the crowd totally lost it! I was in a musical zone. I played everything from The Spinners “I’ll Be Around” to The O’Jays’ “I Love Music”. I ended the classic soul set with Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” Couples flocked to the stage and slow danced behind me. I played a few more songs and then we had to end the party. After hearing a round of applause from the partygoers, I knew my mission was complete. I ROCKED THE PARTY! While exiting the stage, there was one last song going through my mind, The Theme from Rocky… Now let’s find Adrienne!