DJ Jazzy Jeff Is Thrown Out A Kansas City Club For Playing Hip Hop

[biglillou]

Never too much hip-hop

[MzSuperStar]

This was KC MO...welcome to the Show-Me State. Showed Me theres some idiots there! This wasn't long after Power & Light District opened & they had A LOT of issues about attempts to keep Black people from hanging out there. Mainly the dress code was obvious who it was targeting - no long or baggy, no WORKBOOTS, etc.; but ripped jeans, men in shorter/tight tees, skinny jeans, belt chains, etc. was ok. So not that they were excluding casual or being dressed down, but people more likely to wear that

[bigmikegt]

Wowo just seeing the video and if this happened in 2009 what the hell 2009 and we are still separated. People grow the hell up and let that shit go. I guess no Eminem either huh!!!

[NoFairOnezTv]

Fuckin Bizzaro World

[spiritwolf50]

They wanted all white just and a few negros like the bacardi commercial at the end of this. subliminal message "only white stuff"

[spiritwolf50]

First of its Hip Hop not rap love to jazzy Jeff

[theburners32141]

Dude WHAT THE FUCK!!! FUCK that venue and fuck Kansas City.

[ajaben]

Power and Light = Power and White

[Drifting2458]

dat is some bull sjit if i was there i wuld of said i aint gonna leave gonna play some hip hop dat guy was thuggish ruggish bone by bone thugs then jazzy plays some good rap shit then stupid manager actin like a baby no rap wtf they got no good taste in music

[infinitycrops]

Band trolling........ hire Slayer, then kick em' off stage for playing metal.

[djkhaled55]

I think that was some bitchmade shit to kick them out like dat somebody should have gave them headz up well its kansas there not fond of hip hop

[mpearlsss]

tech 9 the kansas city chief should of stepped in and told the club owner to let legendary dj jazzy jeff spin that hip hop shit

[wiz8168]

fuck them

[Naoumish]

Hip Hop? You lost me at "Lil Wayne". Legend or not, I would have thrown you out too for playing that shit.

[POWohnomypants]

I guess some things stay the same.

[ChileVenceraSiempre]

I live walking distance from power and light and i NEVER GO... cant stand that place!!! surely Jazzy thinks KC is wack for that BS!!! but if he ever reads this comment.. "Power and Light is NOT Kansas City!!! "

[ProducerMD]

Damn , Jazzy Jeff Always Getting Thrown Out . . .

[lkrux]

lol FUCK POWER & LIGHT DISTRICT, wack ass place

[caccycacman]

DUH!!! He is a HIPHOP artist!!!

[robb817]

This kind of thing happens all the time where the owners/management want to sit there and dictate what kind of music can and cant be played. Its pretty bad practice in my opinion. If your going to book a certain DJ, let them do their set. Its pretty bizzare that they would book a dj like jazzy jeff knowing that they dont want ANY rap at all to be played. Im not a huge rap fan myself but im not going to sit there and tell other people they cant listen to it. Its about the crowd

[OnDeckStacks]

Disrespectful fuck him stop supporting that business if he can't respect this man for his accomplishments

[djpopo88]

GO FUCK YALL SELF KANSAS CITY. DJ JAZZY JEFF IS THE BEST DJ IN THE WORLD AND YALL DONT WANT RAP> BRO IM DJ POPO AND IM SAYING KANSAS CITY CAN GO FUCK THEMSELVES AND bleed.

[Daillest1un]

That funny looking corporate dude from Power And Light District is a Prick! Fuck that herb!

[Daillest1un]

That funny looking corporate dude from Power And Light District is a racist bitch! Fuck that herb!

[DjFEC]

they had to call uncle phil to throw them out

[brizzurker1984]

Obviously some egotistical redneck peice of shit who is spending his family's money in KC playing big shot business owner and prolly playing gangster up there too. So I'll ask KC citizens this why the fuck support him? You have the power of boycott. Hang this fucker up if you don't like it. Chase Jazzy Jeff off the stage and you dont throw a fuckin fit and tear that place to peices? If I spend my money to go see Jazzy Jeff I wanna hear Jazzy Jeff not Randy FUGGIN Travis.

[sentient001]

They expect a living legend in hip hop to not spin hip hop....... fucking tools

[danhat606]

Fucking retards! I will never DJ anywhere near that shitty venue ever! Jazzy is a class act. Stop taking coke and listen! I hope propper heads will avoid dumb idiotic places that have little or no respect! PEACE!

[thekingofkansas]

i live in lawrence ks and i remember when this happened at POWER & WHITE hollymaria hit it on the head u will not survive with out rap music in the world we live in u might as well put a hamburger paradise in the pnl and play jimmy buffet all day long! idiots when will people learn it takes more then just money to make a business u gotta HAVE A BRAIN for it !

[theindiandream1]

I live in KC too and fuck PNL. They are doing credit checks at the entrance of the place so everybody has to pay 10 on credit just to get into this place.

[ThESToNeDSTuDeNT]

lmao MSTRKRFT "Quiet eh?" I hope their Canadian

[Whiran]

Heh, their loss.

[Tatmantall]

my friend also told me that the guy who runs pnl thrives on negative press. i wish everyone would boycott this place. the original dress code flyers to be put in the windows had actual racist slurs printed on them before the people who ran the establishments themselves finally stood up to it. the whole thing is absolutely terrible.

[Tatmantall]

im kc as well. my homie used to be head chef at makers mark he left there over all the stupidity. how can you disrespect jazzy jeff

[antwongrant69]

u hire DJ JAZZY JEFF and dont want hip hop played.....thats like hiring Jordan and not wanting him to play basketball

[kodyburns]

@antwongrant69 Well Jordan could play baseball... Your point now ceases to be valid.

[Aztech355]

That made me upset when I heard about that.

[foreverGraceby]

You can't hire a only hip hop/rap dj tell him not to play hip hop/rap if you just want drum and bass or some other EDM subgenre hire a subgenre dj

[Aztech355]

@jenniejara1

FYI DJ Jazzy Jeff is a classic hip-hop artist. They had no idea that P&L did not except rap, I blame that on P&L. It's already bad enough that they took 106.5 (Jazz station) off for country music. "Out of Order"! and I don't care what anyone says.

[Aztech355]

@jenniejara1

Another thing Kansas City was suppose to be known for Jazz and all Hip-Hip is not gangster. DJ Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith are one of the few Hip-Hop artist that don't use foul language in their lyrics so P&L was a disgrace to Kansas City.

[rtadd]

Did anybody saw 'Obama' in ztrip laptop....if the owners see that, they would kill him, fucking racists!

Seriously guys, I'm brazilian and I can't believe there's still places like this. Man I suffer from this shit here too....fucking prejudice all around the place, and there's people who still try to sell us the idea that "we are equal, there's no preconception anymore". Up your haters! Music is music, no need to love, just respect and that's all.

[connell4]

fuckin rascist bloodclart gwarn go suck out you madda poom poom

[connell4]

fuckin rascist bloodclart

[Hobotone]

I work close to the power and light dist and Im a big time DJ and P&L been on bullshit they kicked the only soul food restaurant out of the dist. Peach Tree has been in KC for over 20plus years. P&L KICKED OUT THE ONLY BLACK ESTABLISHMENT SO WE BEEN KNOWING ABOUT THE HATE. I BANG RAP ALL NIGHT BUT LIKE I SAID WE ONE BLOCK AWAY AND IF THEY COULD END US THEY WOULD TRY. NOBODY FUCKING PARTY THERE ANYWAY EXCEPT SPOILED PEOPLE WHO DONT KNOW TO LOOK OVER THERE SHOULDER WHEN ITS ABOUT TO GO DOWN.

[S13Sldewayz]

No rap music? What the Eff is this, "Footloose"

[bernard8504]

thats a fuckin shame mayne they got some wack ass clubs therr anyway, an tha power an light district is sorry

[32JSE]

Dumbest promoters in the history? They book in one of the greatest hip hop dj's and tell him not to play hip hop? LMAO.

[MikeStone05]

Venues, like the Power & Light District in Kansas City, will never be remembered in history as a great night club...Instead, it will be remembered as a segregated spot where you won't find too much variety in the music they play (because it is owned by a couple of two-faced assholes who don't like Hip-Hop music {probably don't like Soul music either}).

Put that club on the "Shit List", for real.

Keep on doing what you do best, Jazzy Jeff...Rock the beat with 'yo hands!

[MrMizz007]

fuck them jazz for president

[nakabar]

They also booked "MSTRKRFT" and had them above Jazzy Jeff in the lineup. That pretty much explains what kind of hack music they were expecting to hear.

[condorlio07]

@nakabar hey don't diss, keep an open mind. 

[Nisp2]

I was gonna say they were dumbass promoters until he said he was playing gay lil wayne and ti... i woulda kicked his ass off too grammy or not he should be playing good shit hip hop not that crap.

[subwayfan68]

I feel like this.....if the crowd was feeling it,let it ride. But that was bullshit for not giving J.J. heads up on not to play hip hop/rap. He could have easily rocked the house with just about anything else. That is what makes him so legendary. Much respect to the creator of the Transform Scratch........Dj Jazzy Jeff!!! and ABSOLUTELY NO RESPECT for all the haters @ P&L

[fuzztubeyou]

I would love it if a club could survive in my area without having to play hip hop. Nothing racist, I just prefer techno music, and I'm tired of every club opening playing hip hop

[iamblessed2amen]

Jazzy Jeff will be around a lot longer than some crappy Kansas City club. Be blessed Jeff!

[DrewMacTV]

@Sweeno14 I counted over 10.. dont hate just to be hatin'

[Sweeno14]

in that end advertisement... anyone notice how the only black person in the whole commercial was playing the piano?

[Devestato72]

fuck Power and light dist. BOB SEGAR? REALLY?

[tsoe2001]

why Why WHY would you hire Jazzy Jeff and not want rap music - idiots. That's like hiring Rob Zombie for a 4 year old's birthday party and sayng "don't be scary". Idiots!

[thegreenestthings]

@tsoe2001 LMAO!!

[kycurle295]

wtf don't play any rap? this makes me ashamed that my initals are KC ahahaha

[eastwestlover]

haha this is normal in the white power district

[slowflame]

Only in America....

[retrojaxed2]

they should stick to the wizzard of oz

[simitar7shabazz]

The Power and Light people are stupid. I know ya'll still got paid right?

[jrhager84]

Slap that old ass dude... You book the legendary Jazzy Jeff and DJ Z-Trip and you tell *them* what to do? Fuck that! You should be having them tell YOU what to do. They know their shit... I apologize on behalf of all stupid ignorant ass white people. Sometimes shit just amazes me.... I mean Jazzy Jiggity Jiggity Jeff? Just absolute bullshit...

[AliciaKCMO]

They just don't want the Power & Light to end up like Westport! Lots of disrespectful people young kids walking around and acting stupid! I don't think it should be a racist thing but it is! I still love the Power & Light but since they relaxed the code it is a bit different. As long as everyone respects each other and has fun!

[toranamunter]

Haha what did they expect, a banjo strummer?

[waylan3]

sounds like you need a new agent

[kansas51]

im from kc.. AND KC IS SO FAR BEHIND AND POWER AND LIGHT IS TIGHT BUT THE PEOPLE ARE NOT... I HATE TO ADDMITT IT BUT F**K KANSAS CITY......NERDY ASS PEOPLE...

[Nerdzrsexy2]

Omg I live in KC and I remember when this story was blowing up the local station, I have never go the other side of it. Just 2 weeks ago on the news there was a dress code only getting rid of urban clothing in the power and light district.

Kansas city looks cheap ass fuck, it's the most tore down big city in america but yet there are a lot of rich snobby racist whites who like to think it's the shit when it really is just shit

[80elelectrom]

LOL booked them and kicked em out!!!

I hope Jazzy´s got payed anyway. Easy Money. =))) )

[basketballmusician]

what is the song at 2 16

[rapmaniac15]

@basketballmusician Thuggish Ruggish Bone by Bone thugs n' harmony

[MixtapeMessiah92]

what da fuck, crazy shyt... stupid azz muthafuckaz gotta b out of their fuckin mind to tell the best DJ of the whole planet not to play hip hop on stage, what he's supposed to play? fuckin country & house music?! -___-

[tramoliter]

hey look at the screen in the background....good God!!!! Its the all seeing eye.....what are they trying to tell us?????

[cutcookie]

Fuck Power & Light.

[templin2]

obviously no one knows the uy in the begining thats dj am one of hip hops greatest djs

[secretadmirer8769]

@templin2 that's not DJ AM. That's DJ Z-Trip

[skoobdaer]

Jazzy Jeff is a living legend and should never be treated like that. Obviously the owner of that "bar/ mall" didn't know he was insulting Hip Hop royalty

[kidmope]

thats power and light for you expensive drinks and corporate yuppies not all of kansas city is like that unfortunately a few ignorant fucks can shed bad light on a whole scene

[32JSE]

WTF is this?Why they would wanna get Jazzy Jeff on stage if they dont want hip hop.Jazzy Jeff is an elite DJ when it come's to hip hop music.I have only seen him performing deep house when it comes to some other genre.

[tremyap]

Thats WHY I MOVED MY BLACK ASS FROM THAT RACIST ASS city...I love my area 69th st. BUT FUCK JoCo, Independence, Blue Springs, Liberty, Gladstone and all surrounding areas...

[jhengpotzkie]

ignorant fuckin state!

[hitmancoolio]

Jazzy Jeff is a hero and should not be disrespected.

[Muzik444]

what the fuck is going on!

THIS is fucked up.

Jazzy Jeff is a talented, passionate, respectable hero of one of the biggest music form and culture worldwide which makes what these idiots did so disrespectful. The guy who runs that place is a fucking greedy, money grabbing talentless scum bag.

[MrDjwhynot]

yo jazzy keep doing it we from the streets they aint got shit on us (dream team ent.)

[sensai67]

only in amerikkka where the corporate monster makes billions of dollars off of hip hop culture and these kuntry bumpkin ass sleeping devils don't havea clue.

hahahahahahahaaaaaa!!

[sensai67]

i bet that club is playing hip hop now hahahahahaaaaa!

[jazzwall13]

um....why would you book Jazzy Jeff if you didn't want hip-hop?....or Z-trip? That's what they do!!

[zigzagzig40]

Why are you fucking retards even going there let all the redneck fuckers go and listen to whatever it is they listen to the company will go bust and end of story...fuck em

[mikeelyee]

they just wanted club music

[TheStrawbeery]

hey mikeelyee there are doing this in long island new york . i wen to a club on long island as soon as a few blacks cme inside the told the dj to swtich the music dam this is becoming a trend

[sweepee4pres]

lil wayne? ti?

that ain't no hiphop,that's rap.

jazzy jeff thought he could win the crowd with pop-rap garbage.

bad move,he should have played some hiphop.

[hollymaria]

I'm from Kansas City. Fuck Power and Light district (which is where this happened). KC ppl start goin to the other clubs... not that corporate owned racist piece of shit. And you fuck ass who owns the P&L, you will NOT survive without rap music... SO GET OVER IT YOU FUCKING OLD ASS RACIST PRICK. Btw I am white but this is just such stupid fucking bullshit.

[Jhaxias]

@hollymaria 100% Agree man. you ask any underground New Zealand DJ which bars survive, and they'll tell you, THE ONES THAT PLAY HIP HOP!!! (Hip 4 Life Man!)

[marvenp]

@hollymaria Love you my dude. There's no place is this world for racist bullshit. I'm black but I listen to EVERYBODY! Shit I got some KT Tunstall, Mötley Crüe, Marilyn Manson and all kinds of music in my iTunes. Good music is good music. DJ Jazzy Jeff is a legend and that shit is disrespectful.

[wellcraftboat34]

@hollymaria I live in kansas city, it sucks, as soon as i graduate collage, im opening a boat dealership in fucking florida and getting the fuck outta KC

[oneswtwld]

@hollymaria why do you feel the need to tell everyone you are white. who cares.

it is not the owner's fault, although they probably are rcist assholes. It is the consumer's fault for ever going there, and continuing to go there.

[DVOG2TONTONY]

stupid assholes! r they fuckin retarded, you dont book one of the biggest hip hop dj's ever & shut him down for playing hip hop!!

[TheMasterOfCeremony]

This gotta be a joke ! It's like asking a Dj to come and telling him not to use a freaking mixer...

You can't have Jazzy Jeff booked and get him off stage cuz he played hip hop & rap music...

This is actually hilarious

[Amhenz44]

MSTRKFT says "Quiet, eh?"

[jonex757]

Fuck Kansas City! Gay asses!

[rayda4life]

FUCK U

[Paczilla007]

what is MSTRKFT saying?

[AllmightyKeim]

THANK YOU!!!...Yea that Venue sucks dick...great set up, great look, shitty ass motherfuckers who run it.

Tech N9ne has a song about those MotherFuckers..."Let me in the Club"....give it a listen it will let you in on how they are assholes...Power and White Distric....I mean Power and Light....

[ttlgunn]

They book Jeff and Skillz and say dont play any rap music. WTF

[djbis]

He dropped the mic, lol