On Point - 21 - TJ Mizell: A$AP Ferg's DJ and Son of Jam Master Jay

TJ’s perspective on early hip-hop and maintaining connectivity with the artform. Dealing with outside ignorance and the joy of keeping the music alive, in the family and culturally. TJ’s Warped Tour influence.Why “Walk This Way” was groundbreaking. Music as transracial. Energy, emotion, and creativity. How TJ linked up with ASAP Ferg. Virginia as a musical hotbed. The geography of creativity. TJ’s perspective on DJ culture and turntablism in the age of social media. Scratch DJ Academy.