DJ Candlestick
DJ Candlestick | |
---|---|
Birth name | Omar Barton |
Born | executive | June 21, 1985
Instrument(s) | Turntables Turntable |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | ChopNotSlop ENT. (2009–present) |
Website | www.chopnotslop.com |
Omar Barton (born June 21, 1985), better known by his
Chop Care
as well as many other ChopNotSlop mixtapes. He is currently a mixer on Drake’s radio station Sound42 on SiriusXM.
Biography
DJ Candlestick has been DJing since 2001. He is a member of The Chopstars (ChopNotSlop subgenre). He is also a member of the Houston-based rap group The Nice Guys.[1]
ChopNotSlop Radio
ChopNotSlop Radio is an online radio station that specializes in ChopNotSlop music. It is the first 24 hours chopped and screwed radio station. It was created in 2008 with the intentions of helping keep the subgenre that DJ Screw had created alive. The station currently has one live show every Sunday that features OG RON C, DJ Candlestick, DJ Slim K, DJ Lil Steve and DJ Hollygrove with live-on-air turntablism where they chop and screw music.
Partial discography
- 2011: DrakeOG Ron C Edition
- 2015: Little Dragon Nabuma Purple Rubberband [2]
- 2017: Moonlight Soundtrack[3][4]
See also
- List of record labels
- Houston hip hop
References
- ^ "Houston Press: The Nice Guys".
- ^ "Little Dragon -Nabuma Purple Rubberband ChopNotSlop Remix". 27 Jan 2015.
- ^ Flanagan, Andrew (27 February 2017). "Moonlight Directs Boost a Chopped and Screwed version Of Its Soundtrack". NPR.|accessdate=27 Feb 2017
- ^ ""Moonlight" Director Barry Jenkins Teams Up With The Chopstars For "Purple Moonlight" Mixtape". 27 February 2017.|accessdate=27 Feb 2017