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  Whim's April Fool's Edition

Last week I had the privilege of buying a rare album that had only been out for just a couple of days. The merchant, whose name I will not disclose for their own privacy, told me, "You may be the only one in the world with this musical masterpiece, my friend. Handle it with care." And what a masterpiece it is!

  "The Deejay Showdown" is a quality soundtrack provided by two very prolific DJs of our time. The first disc jockey, DJ Inssein, is a wiry fellow supposedly from somewhere in the Middle East region. He says he "enjoys violent movies" in the CD booklet, and most of his tracks are very, very dark and full of hate, or so it seems.

  The other musician, DJ Dubya, is a common man from Texas. His only quote in the booklet was, "I like cows and horses." I have found a lot of his tracks bold and upbeat.

  To get into the details of the actual listening, "The Deejay Showdown" is a battle album in which each DJ's tracks alternate for the audience as they try to "diss" each other. It gets really dirty at times, as you can imagine.

  In "Red, White, Black & Blue," DJ Dubya really brought it down on Inssein. His beat mixing and juggling were completely off of the wall. You would have never heard such a great thing. Also, "Who's the Bomb(er)?" is a classic in the making as Dubya introduces some new scratching techniques using five different turntables for the track!

  DJ Inssein gave a strong battle as well. Tracks like, "I Pick My Nose" and "Hiding is My Game" were some of the exceptions, however. I really could not understand what he was trying to get across to the listener in these tracks. All in all, his craziest track had to have been "I'm Inssein, Whatchu Gonna Do, Foo?" It was more or less funny than anything, but very much enjoyed!

  Now you can see why I am labeling this album a masterpiece and my new favorite! There is nothing like a DJ battle that will blow your socks off, especially if the opposing musicians really do not like each other one bit. How much more competitive can a battle like this get?

  In my opinion, I'd say DJ Dubya won the battle overall. This is mostly because DJ Inssein didn't make any sense half the time. They both brought their skills to the wheels of steel, but only the Texan was left standing.

  Long live the DJ.