I just had one of the most amazing 4 day weekends. It started out on Thursday night at the Canal Room, where I djed the Main Ingredients of hip-hop party with Doug E. Fresh on the mic. Man, it was so exciting to rock along with Doug E. Fresh once again. Rappers Melle Mel and Eve partied all night long to the classic gems I dropped which included classics like "The Show" and "Freaks" by Doug E Fresh. Immediately after the party, I headed to the airport to board a flight to Miami. I was scheduled to dj at 2 events for Superbowl Weekend.

ABOVE: Doug E. Fresh & Lil Vicious performing at The Main Ingredients Event at The Canal Room.

ABOVE: Melle Mel & Shirt King Phade at The Main Ingredients Event at The Canal Room.

ABOVE: DJ Mc Booo at The Main Ingredients Event at The Canal Room.

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At the first event, I did a guest DJ set at an event hosted by Kanye West & Cindy Margolis. It was an afternoon event so it was more of a lounge vibe. After my set, I headed back to the hotel to get ready for the LL Cool J performance. I attended that event with a friend by the name of Matt Fischer and his father. It happened to be Matt's dad first rap concert and he thoroughly enjoyed himself. L's performance was great! He rocked all of his classic material as well as a few new songs. Shout out to Claudine Joseph of Violator for making sure L knew I was there. I was able to get great shots from the stage.

ABOVE: LL Cool J performing live in Miami at a pre-superbowl event.

ABOVE: Claudine Joseph of Violator Management at the LL Cool J performance in Miami.

ABOVE: DJ Irie at the LL Cool J performance in Miami.

ABOVE: What's my dj's name? CUT CREATOR!

ABOVE: Matt Fischer of Apple Inc. & his Dad at the LL Cool J performance in Miami.

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On Saturday morning, It was time to prepare for the real reason I was in Miami, The Sports Illustrated Superbowl Event, hosted by Venus & Serena, with a live performance by Wycleff. First, let me tell you how in awe I was when I walked into the club for sound check and saw that they had a Cadillac DJ booth built for me. After seeing that, I was even more excited about getting the party started! After sound check, we attended the Playstation 3 Superbowl event at the Raleigh Hotel. I ran into a few DJ's, DJ Clark Kent, DJ Rawkus, DJ Tom La Roc, and Pete DJ Jones. Pete DJ Jones, from what Clark and Tom explained to me, is the reason DJs use headphones. Now, I have to do my DJ home work on Pete DJ Jones. We also ran into Superbowl XXX MVP Larry Brown, formally of the Dallas Cowboys. Dude was mad cool. Before leaving the event, we stopped at a table shared by Lisa Raye and Vivica Fox. Now, I don't know how many people have seen Lisa without make-up, but let me share this with you, she is absolutely adorable. She should step out like that more often.

ABOVE: DJ Clark Kent at the Playstation Superbowl event in Miami.

ABOVE: Pete DJ Jones! He is the reason djs use headphones! One of the original djs!

ABOVE: CrazySexyCool

ABOVE: I'm not sure of his name, but this guy knew the lyrics to ALL of my songs! Some of the lyrics I had forgotten! HA!

ABOVE: CADILLAC GRILLZ! That was my dj booth at the Sports Illustrated Event! CRAZY!

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ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

ABOVE: Instead of wearing team jerseys, we decided to have a lil fun. Here we are rocking our "HOOKER" T-shirts created by FRIEND OR FOE. They have the best t-shirts that are based on old album covers. You can find them at www.yourfriendorfoe.com.

ABOVE: Dolphin Stadium.

ABOVE: Marching band drummer at the NFL Tailgate party.

ABOVE: She was so suprised to see Malinda that she stopped performing.

ABOVE: My next job, mon!

ABOVE: Pregame show.

ABOVE: You know, not one time did she complain about the rain.

ABOVE: This Bears fan was unprepared for the rain so he covered up with a trash bag!

ABOVE: Rick & Christine of Sports Illustrated.

ABOVE: Just the two of us!

ABOVE: The Colts win!

Comments

"Taking out you suckas and you don't know how I did it".

D, from a fellow BX native...

You a lucky dude!

Good to see you doing your thing. Old fan from the before the night the Bridge is over destroyed Queens. Sorry...that's what it was.

CGod.

Posted by: Godwell | December 4, 2007 01:47 PM

what a handsome couple you two make. I'm happy for you both.
Peace & Love

Posted by: Lynn | March 13, 2007 10:27 AM

D...you truly capture some nice moments and I am glad that you are sharing them with everyone. I have been a fan of yours since I was exposed to BDP some years ago and never once thought you weren't skillful. You have truly come to a place where you can showcase all of your talents. Tell Malinda she can't get much better than u! Much Luv!

Posted by: D O'Neal | February 21, 2007 09:29 AM

great work.........class act

Posted by: cut creator | February 19, 2007 04:35 PM

hey D nice how are you doing long time since i last saw you you probably don't remember me this is aldo i used to hang with kay gee from the cold crush brothers. do you remember when we got stuck out in staten island because winston took off with the money from the show and we all crammed in a taxi cab to get back to the bronx i hope you do drop me a line ok.

Posted by: aldo | February 17, 2007 02:45 PM

I dig the hooker shirts. I need some of those. This is a cool blog you got here, man. Keep doin' you.

-Roc

Posted by: Roc | February 14, 2007 07:40 AM

Wow! ~ you guys make the rain look so fricken-FUN!

Fab-Photos!

......Like Always!

Posted by: Eve Monroe | February 11, 2007 03:04 AM

Looks like they were pretty good seats! Totally envious. And nice pics - especially the stunned cymbal player =)

Posted by: Courtney | February 9, 2007 07:52 AM

Awww man I missed another Canal Room Classic! Keep me updated D.

You and Malinda are sooo cute - Black Love nothing like it! K.I.T

Peace,

Lillah

Posted by: Lillah | February 7, 2007 06:17 PM

These pictures are great. Thanks for sharing.

Posted by: Cocotuscadero | February 6, 2007 11:23 PM

Great to see you at the SI party doing your thing, it was better than the game!

Posted by: Rich | February 6, 2007 09:00 PM

Yo D! Your photos are classics. Doug is always rockin da shows. Wish I was there. That's why they they call you D Nice.

God bless
Dwight II

Posted by: dWIGHT | February 6, 2007 02:49 PM

Love the pics King! I really
enjoy reading your blog and you are truly blessed to have
such an exciting, incredible career and lifestyle. You are an inspiration and I'm happy to see you living your dreams and goals.

Much love and many more blessings to you!

Passion

Posted by: Passion | February 6, 2007 01:59 PM

Yo D! wish i was at the Canal man. All my fav's up in the building! Old Skool is the True Skool!

Bless

Fazio

Posted by: dj fazio | February 6, 2007 12:53 PM

D, you and Melinda look good together!!! and I think that your flicks are the greatest and I absolutely love the stories behind some of your pics. Keep up the good work!!!

Posted by: jai | February 6, 2007 11:27 AM

Love the shots....i found your website thru a online blog....you are a very talented photographer...i have been a fan for years...keep up the great work...u & malinda are really cute together...hope to see you dj in person soon..peace km

Posted by: Koren | February 6, 2007 10:46 AM

Nice pics. Looking at some of them just bring back memories.

Posted by: Heather | February 6, 2007 09:38 AM

Derrick and Melinda Sports Illustrated was so lucky to have found you several years ago. We consider you family and are happy to welcome Melinda into it. For your unique talent and wonderful heart, we thank you. Christine and your friends at SI

Posted by: Christine | February 6, 2007 09:16 AM

I love how your pics make me feel like I was there. Nothing empty about them. Of course you & Malinda are the cutest. And LL.... still got, never lost actually. And the halftime show was the hottest one ever...Prince is Luv!

Peace

Posted by: AngieB | February 6, 2007 08:56 AM

Yo D-nice, good to see you are getting the exposure and credit you have always deserved man! You and Malinda lookin good together! Great pics as always.

Posted by: e | February 5, 2007 07:55 PM

Nice pictures D-Nice...Wow, they kind of take you there!!!

Posted by: Tiffany | February 5, 2007 07:09 PM

Y'all look good together;)

Nice shots, yo.

Still ya #1 fan.

Posted by: jacqueline | February 5, 2007 06:39 PM

YO International! classic and historic pics again my man. You know that VEGAS will be off the chizzle and I will be right in the mix with you again. I'm still laughing at the pics you showed me from you at Kenny Smith's party LAST year when u and Doug E were rockin! HOLLA!!

Posted by: DJ Wiz | February 5, 2007 06:15 PM

did u get any Louie Vega or Prince shots? maybe it was too dark for Prince. thanks for sharing.

Posted by: todd | February 5, 2007 05:50 PM

Observations:

1) Lil Vicious isn't so little anymore.

2) It's good to see that LL still goes hard during concert performances.

3) Claudine Joseph is absolutely gorgeous!!!

4) Cut Creator: WOW!!!

5) The Cadillac booth was crazy...

6) Malinda comes across as such a cool, down to Earth woman. If you got a woman that's willing to chill at the Superbowl with you IN THE RAIN, it might be time to start making long term plans, feel me?

7) Great photos as always. I look forward to more.

Posted by: Frank 'viperteq' Young | February 5, 2007 04:18 PM

D, what are you shooting with? Those are probably the clearest shots I've ever seen from you that are not B&W?

And I like the shot of you and Malinda. Simple, yet intimate. Gives the viewer just enough to wonder.

Posted by: Nikki | February 5, 2007 12:45 PM

Beautiful shots....so candid...

Posted by: Katie Mack | February 5, 2007 11:35 AM