8th grade prom on June 18 and 5th grade on June19

two school parties 530pm - 930pm in harlem Ny. what should I play? Im thinking promo only urban radio may and june and billboards top 40 hip hop and some r&b ,socca reggae ,merengue any suggestions .I can use all the help I can get. Im thinking keisha kole, chris brown, lil wayne mary j, beyonce usher, elvis crespo ?????:sqlaugh:

Have you ever done a school dance????

If not, you better do your homework.......

Otherwise, the kids will hammer you with the big "You Suck"

Just a fore warning.

I bet it is too late now, but it is always good to get a request list for each school ahead of time.... I can do two schools in the same town and the music is totally different....

You would need to go farther back with the Promo Only I would think...

Put a request list out for them to sign up at the start of the dance, work off that... keep it as clean as you can for that age group...

I will take your advice thanks. I will use jbl eon g2s and two jbl 18inch powered subs and leave the good stuff at home the bose. Havent done a scool funtion since I was around 13 years old. I have done many holloween and birthday parties sweet 16 and such even block parties. Will there be many adults /parents at these functions?

Start off with what ever you want, leave out a piece of paper and let the kids go wild.... they will fill the sheet up for you.... just make sure you got it all...

I did a school dance two weeks ago and they give me an "Urban" dance song list.

When I started playing, they wanted country.

What's playing on the local hip-hop radio station? Play that, then go to itunes and make sure to have a good portion of the top 100, then get the clean versions of the top urban hits on itunes and you should be good.

Make sure to have some of the stand by's:

Jump on it - Mix a lot
Cotton eyed joe (cheesy as hell but everyone will dance to it)
Sandstorm (a good techno hit to get em moving)
Cha cha
Cupid shuffle
Baby got back
Thriller
2 step remix
Walk it out
Lean wit it
Crank that.....batman, jumprope, spongebob, spiderman
lollipop (clean version)
love in da club
My dougie
Move shake drop
it's going down
Ride a cowboy
macarena...


Don't forget the classics: (may not work depending on the crowd)

Mony mony
shout
staylin alive
YMCA.....



Sometimes I'll even tell them I have a new song that is so hot it hasn't even hit the radio yet...a new dance song like soulja boy...and they get to dance to it first here....then I play the hokey pokey....they ALWAYS dance to it as a nice little break from the rap.

Interact with them from the get go and you'll have them in your pocket!

Good luck!

I will take your advice thanks. I will use jbl eon g2s and two jbl 18inch powered subs and leave the good stuff at home the bose. Havent done a scool funtion since I was around 13 years old. I have done many holloween and birthday parties sweet 16 and such even block parties. Will there be many adults /parents at these functions?



Dude heres what you need.
Here is Hot 97's Playlist report from mediabase for the week ending yesterday

Rank Spins
lw TW Artist Title TW lw Move Aud/mill
1 1 LIL WAYNE Lollipop f/Static Major 108 116 -8 7.391
6 2 LIL WAYNE A Milli 83 60 23 5.979
3 3 THE-DREAM I Luv Your Girl 76 98 -22 5.157
16 4 NE-YO Closer 73 26 47 5.202
5 5 USHER Love In This Club f/Y. Jeezy 73 68 5 5.055
24 6 ALICIA KEYS Teenage Love Affair 69 17 52 5.039
7 7 MAINO Hi Hater 60 56 4 4.433
2 8 JAY-Z I Know (f/Pharrell) 57 101 -44 3.907
4 9 KEYSHIA COLE Heaven Sent 53 80 -27 3.609
8 10 G UNIT Rider Pt. 2 46 39 7 3.320
Rank Spins
lw TW Artist Title TW lw Move Aud/mill
9 11 USHER Love In This Club (Pt. 2) 39 36 3 2.786
11 12 YOUNG JEEZY Put On f/Kanye West 37 35 2 2.680
14 13 LIL WAYNE Got Money f/T-Pain 33 30 3 2.200
23 14 T.I. No Matter What 28 18 10 1.746
19 15 LLOYD Girls Around The.. f/Lil Wayne 27 24 3 1.971
15 16 KANYE WEST Homecoming f/Chris Martin 26 27 -1 1.958
30 17 G UNIT I Like The Way She Do It 23 11 12 1.591
18 18 GAME Game's Pain f/Keyshia Cole 23 24 -1 1.014
22 19 LIL WAYNE Mr. Carter f/Jay-Z 22 18 4 1.546
39 20 G UNIT Straight Outta Southside 18 7 11 1.177
Rank Spins
lw TW Artist Title TW lw Move Aud/mill
13 21 MADONNA 4 Minutes 18 33 -15 1.216
10 22 CHRIS BROWN Take You Down 17 35 -18 1.153
32 23 USHER Moving Mountains 17 11 6 1.099
12 24 ASHANTI The Way That I Love You 16 33 -17 1.179
75 25 KARDINAL OFFISHALL Dangerous (f/Akon) 16 3 13 1.030
64 26 SHEEK LOUCH Good Love 13 4 9 0.895
34 27 BUSTA RHYMES We Made It f/ Linkin Park 12 8 4 0.443
26 28 JIM JONES Good Stuff 12 16 -4 0.845
- 29 LL COOL J Baby f/The-Dream 11 - 11 0.845
25 30 PLIES Bust It Baby (Part 2) f/Ne-Yo 11 17 -6 0.921
Rank Spins
lw TW Artist Title TW lw Move Aud/mill
21 31 RICK ROSS Boss f/T-Pain 11 20 -9 0.645
66 32 T-PAIN Buy U A Drank...(f/Yung Joc) 11 4 7 0.824
84 33 ROBIN THICKE Magic 11 3 8 1.062
37 34 DAY26 Since You've Been Gone 10 7 3 0.325
38 35 FAT JOE Ain't Sayin' Nothin' f/Plies.. 10 7 3 0.754
51 36 MIMS This Is Why I'm Hot 9 5 4 0.790
31 37 NE-YO Go On Girl 9 11 -2 0.748
59 38 J. HOLIDAY Bed 8 4 4 0.540
28 39 RYAN LESLIE Addiction / ft. Cassie 8 14 -6 0.551
172 40 KARINA PASIAN 16 @ War 8 1 7 0.371
Rank Spins
lw TW Artist Title TW lw Move Aud/mill
36 41 RED CAFE Paper Touchin 8 8 - 0.550
17 42 TREY SONGZ Last Time 8 25 -17 0.480
33 43 DANITY KANE Damaged 7 10 -3 0.557
29 44 JORDIN SPARKS No Air f/Chris Brown 7 14 -7 0.523
27 45 USHER Best Thing f/Jay-Z 7 15 -8 0.329
55 46 DING DONG Bad Man Forward Bad Man Pull.. 6 4 2 0.525
- 47 G UNIT I Get Down 6 - 6 0.312

I did a school dance two weeks ago and they give me an "Urban" dance song list.

When I started playing, they wanted country.

Thats all good and everything but did anyone else notice he said harlem, that's a whole different beast then most of us are used to

what's Playing On The Local Hip-hop Radio Station? Play That, Then Go To Itunes And Make Sure To Have A Good Portion Of The Top 100, Then Get The Clean Versions Of The Top Urban Hits On Itunes And You Should Be Good.

Make Sure To Have Some Of The Stand By's:

Jump On It - Mix A Lot
Cotton Eyed Joe (cheesy As Hell But Everyone Will Dance To It)
Sandstorm (a Good Techno Hit To Get Em Moving)
Cha Cha
Cupid Shuffle
Baby Got Back
Thriller
2 Step Remix
Walk It Out
Lean Wit It
Crank That.....batman, Jumprope, Spongebob, Spiderman
Lollipop (clean Version)
Love In Da Club
My Dougie
Move Shake Drop
It's Going Down
Ride A Cowboy
Macarena...


Don't Forget The Classics: (may Not Work Depending On The Crowd)

Mony Mony
Shout
Staylin Alive
Ymca.....



Sometimes I'll Even Tell Them I Have A New Song That Is So Hot It Hasn't Even Hit The Radio Yet...a New Dance Song Like Soulja Boy...and They Get To Dance To It First Here....then I Play The Hokey Pokey....they Always Dance To It As A Nice Little Break From The Rap.

Interact With Them From The Get Go And You'll Have Them In Your Pocket!

Good Luck!

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iCDJ AND KNARDINI, JKCOMPUTER , CHUCK YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST thanks for all the advice. This forum is great because of guys like u. I am very grateful for this forum.

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BIG thanks to Precisionpower for your response.

Ours schools have been out since the end of May; why so late on school dances...:sqconfused:

Could be year round or summer programs.

schools are still in to the end of June in new york public schools

less than 60 people at each event but all were on the dance floor for the majorIty of the events.HaD to pay 18$ for parking.Load in time was a breeze thanks to the rock n roller cart and some new bungee cords. Elevator to 3rd floor. I used two L1's and four B1's under my table. I used a facade made of black cloth like carpet used on speakers to hide the subs and wires. bose were great and I used the remote's and preset 58. I used a sure 58 mic on input two and preset 14. Laptop w/virtual dj pro 5.06 and hercules mkII w/ rca to xlr out to bose channel one. Sounds clear and better than my usual dj mixer the b-52 prodigy fx.
great party gave out a lot of cards.
the most requested song for the 8th graders was doo doo brown by luke
and the fifth graders wanted something called 5000 which i didnt have and a song called saucey that i did not have. The kids responded w/ excitment to alOT OF the other songs that were played and iT gave me great joy.
I will post more later and some cell phone pics later when i figure out how to get them off the phone to the computer two tired to type.
Thanks ODJT FOR ALL THE INFO COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT w/ CONFIDENCE W/ OUT U GUYS:sqbiggrin::sqlaugh: