Respect Due: ILL Nino /Larry

 We missed his birthday here at Deep Dope Soul but we will not miss this chance to celebrate DJ ILL Nino an Atlantic City Original.

Though he calls Florida his home now...Larry (his birth name) will always be claimed by Atlantic City and most especially by
the DJ community here.

We at Deep Dope Soul salute and tell the world..."Give That Man His Respect."

Here are Furious 5 Reasons To Love and Respect DJ ILL Nino....



DJ ILL Nino (Left) Writer Raymond Tyler (Right)
Circa 1990

Reason One-CULTURE
Deep Dope Soul is about respecting everything that is fly and nice about culture. 
There are few people that I know that can discuss culture from comics to comedy from hip hop to Black history like ILL Nino.

If I told you about our real conversations? I'd have to kill you....seriously. Even when we dis-agree on culture, he always makes valid points.

Reason Two-STYLE
Nino is one of the few Non NBA/pro sports brothers I know that had a shoe contract.
I don't know if he had a whole contract? I do know that companies were sending him game shoes, and all kind of exclusive gear.

Besides the shoes, Nino stays in style with grown man hip hop wear.
The jeans aren't skinny but the style is always on 100.

Reason Three-KING OF THE ACAPELLA MIX
It took The Fleet DJ's less than 2 years to figure out what AC already knew. 
Nino is a BEAST of a DJ.
He is highly skilled! Nino's skills maybe shine the brightest these days with his acapella mixes. He has exclusive acapella tracks of every genre of music that he mixes with hip hop and R&B.

Reason Four-NINO Is In My All Time DJ Top Ten
I love to ask DJ's that know Nino about Nino.
It's always the same reaction... "He's a problem."
Not a problem from hard to work with....but a problem from hard to follow his set. A problem from matching his skills and music IQ. Nino may be the nicest DJ that can do so many things on a turntable or controller. Nino does these things at a higher level than most celebrity DJ's. He's got great cuts and scratches , can blend with the best and has forgotten more about the art of DJ/turntablism than most DJ's have ever learned.

Reason Five: FAMILY

NINO is everything I have said he is and more. He is also my family.
Nino is in my top 3 favorite DJ's... But Larry...is one of the best dudes I ever knew and is like the older brother I never had.
When I got my first 1200's he helped me get them set up properly and I copied his set up down to the Public Enemy Greatest Misses Slip Mats (still the best I ever owned.) 

I rode with Larry to my first Philly concert and he was the person to show me where The Funk-o-Mart was in Philly and even where to park.

The world wide web is NOT big enough to express what the brother means to me beyond music.

I am blessed to call him a friend.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY CHAMP!
SALUTE AND RESPECT!

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