Glad to "see" a new face on the board. Welcome. I'm one of the older DJ (in age) but mid-level in tech experience. I specialize in wedding receptions and many of the other events that we all do from time-to-time. I'm astounded at the rap/hip-hop music. When I look at theekly downloads of the R&B/Urban I can only find 3 or 4 that don't have WARNING of some degree. Yes, even the "clean" edits leave a bit to be desired. A few weeks ago I did a Sweet 16 for a Christian group of teenagers. Fortunately, the birthday girl gave me a list of the songs/artists she and her friends liked. Several came up from time to time asking for song requests. I told them that any song that had "Warning Content" would not be played. They understood where I was coming from immediately. Interesting occurrence at the party. Mother of the B-Day girl and another mother chaperone came up to me after the first slow song was played. Apparently, some of the couples were a little to close for their liking (the mothers') and told me to not play any more slow dance songs. Well, I had to be the bearer of bad news to several kids who subsequently came up later and requested a couple of songs that I knew were "slow" dance--told them that the "mothers" had spoken. Also, that they should have known to NOT get to close on the dance floor so early. (This was an outdoor party at the home of the birthday girl.) They were a bit put off, but I always abide by the client's wishes.
And, from time to time you will want to have some popcorn handy for some of the "extended" conversations (adversarial) and sometimes not all that friendly. We tolerate some things but others are taboo. You'll find out soon enough what I'm talking about.
Enjoy.
