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Drama for DJ's

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

DJ Drama was arrested January 16 for producing unlicensed mixtapes even though his compilations have been used as promotional tools by record executives. New Yorker music critic, Sasha Frere Jones, and DJ Pete Miser, discuss the RIAA's awkward relationship with mixtapes and what the recent crackdown on DJ's could mean for the hip-hop community.

Sasha Frere Jone's Website
DJ Pete Miser's website


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