Grand Entrance song for Sweet16

[rickryan.com]

I've got a Christmas party tonight, then my Sweet16 tomorrow. For the Sweet16 entrance, I have grandparents, parents then the birthday girl. It's a fairly small group. I'll be using 4 flat mirror scanners and 2 moving heads with white searchlights for the grand entrance. What I'm still struggling with is song selection for the GE. I'm thinking Bruno's "24K". Anybody got a better suggestion? Planning to go straight into a 45-minute dance set from GE. We'll do the father-daughter dance about an hour into the party (mom's request). By the way, here's the birthday girl's request list:


Lit (Feat. Gucci Mane & T-Pain)

Steve Aoki, Yellow Claw, Guicci Maine, T-Pain

One Night

Lil Yachty – Lil Boat

Nightmare

Offset, Metro Boomin – Without Warning

Pick up the Phone

Young Thug, Travis Scott – Birds in the trap Sing…

Antidote

Travis Scott – Rodeo

POA

Future

Built My Legacy (feat. Offset)

Kodak Black, Offset – Project Baby 2

Rebel

G-Easy – Rebel – Single

$ave Date Money (feat. Fetty Wap )

Lil Dicky, Fetty Wap, Rich Homie Quan

We Can’t Stop

Miley Cyrus – Bangerz

Good Life (with G-Eazy and Kehlani)

G-Eazy, Kehlani – Good Life

Say Less

Dillon Francis, G-Eazy, Say Less

I Want (feat. 2 Chainz)

MadeinTYO, 2 Chainz – I Want

Kiss Me Thru The Phone

Soulja Boy, Sammie

Look At Me Now

Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes

Gold Digger

Kanye West, Jamie Foxx

Yeah!

Usher

Dat $tick

Rich Chigga

No Hands

Waka Flocka Flame

Dan Bilzerian

T-Pain, Lil Yachty

Loyalty. Feat. Rihanna

Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna

Sorry Not Sorry

Demi Lovato

Slippery (feat. Guccia Mane)

Migos, Guccia Mane

Work Out

J. Cole

No Type

Rae Sremmurd

Wavy (feat. Joe Moses)

Ty Dolla $ign, Joe Moses

Gucci Gang

Lil Pump

Bad At Love

Halsey

Swang

Rae Sremmurd

No Complaints

Metro Boomin

Numb

21 Savage

Crank That (Soulja Boy)

Soulja Boy

Get Right Witcha

Migos

I Get The Bag (feat. Migos)

Guccia Mane, Migos

Grenade

Bruno Mars

The Plan

G-Eazy

Ric Flair Drip

Offset, Metro Boomin

Mi Gente

J Balvin, Willy William

Patience

Shawn Mendes

Nobody Else But You

Trey Songz

In Da Club

50 Cent

Goosebumps

Travis Scott

MotorSport

Migos, Nicki Minaj

Say A’

A Boogie Wit da Hoodie

Relationship (fea. Future)

Young Thug, Future

Everyday We Lit (feat. PnB Rock)

YFN Lucci, PnB Rock

Twerk It Like Miley

Brandon Beal, Christopher

Bad Reputation

Shawn Mendes

Rockstart

Post Malone, 21 Savage

Party

Chris Brown, Usher, Guccia Mane

Come Get Her

Rae Sremmurd

Paradise

Big Sean

Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin)

T-Pain, Yung Joc

Some Kind Of Drug

G-Eazy, Marc E. Bassy

No Problem (feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)

Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz

T-Shirt

Migos

That’s What I Like

Bruno Mars

Loaded

G-Eazy, DJ Carnage

Carolin

Amine

Digits

Young Thug

Handsome and Wealthy

Migos

DNA

Kendrick Lamar

Bounce Back

Big Sean

Just The Way You Are

Bruno Mars

Hold On, We’re Going Home

Drake, Majid Jordan

Teach Me How To Dougie

Cali Swag District

Talk Dirty (feat. 2 Chainz)

Jason Derulo

Rake It Up

Yo Gotti, Nicki Minaj

Wobble

V.I.C

 

[djtaso]

Request list seems normal... longer than what I’d accept,.. but normal and shows she’s with the current trends amongst teens.

As far as intro songs go... I usually have the bday girl pick just like I would have couples pick. I typically recommend house/edm style songs that have a big build up to talk over and a big drop for her to walk into and make a statement.

 

[DJ Bobcat]

Request list seems normal... longer than what I’d accept,.. but normal and shows she’s with the current trends amongst teens.

As far as intro songs go... I usually have the bday girl pick just like I would have couples pick. I typically recommend house/edm style songs that have a big build up to talk over and a big drop for her to walk into and make a statement.

Taso, I listened to the songs on one of the playlists you posted, and honestly, I could not use 90% of them.[emoji1]... Wasn't that they had inappropriate language in them, but almost all had sexual undertones if not outright "let's get naked and go to bed together" kind of lyrics.[emoji1]

I rate the music I download similar to movies, and you had a lot of (R) rated songs. I might use some of those tracks at a party with mostly young adults, but I don't do many events for that crowd.[emoji4]

 

[tunes4046]

Taso, I listened to the songs on one of the playlists you posted, and honestly, I could not use 90% of them.[emoji1]... Wasn't that they had inappropriate language in them, but almost all had sexual undertones if not outright "let's get naked and go to bed together" kind of lyrics.[emoji1]

I rate the music I download similar to movies, and you had a lot of (R) rated songs. I might use some of those tracks at a party with mostly young adults, but I don't do many events for that crowd.[emoji4]

Honestly that theme is in about 75% of the music ever written

 

[DJ Bobcat]

Honestly that theme is in about 75% of the music ever written

True... but the lyrics were more subtle than those in the songs on Taso's playlist. I'm not criticizing; just saying that I can't play most of them.[emoji4]


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[djtaso]

IF YOU WANT these teen based events and want to appeal and market to them, you have to effectively play the music they like to hear. Unfortunately, this is the music they want now, and if I want to survive and make a living I have to cater to this market properly. If one don’t want or need this segment of the market then one can do things differently. Every few years the tenn market changes drastically... it used to be all about the pit bulls and Rihanna and Kesha 128bpm stuff, then edm, and now it’s all hip op and rap.

 

[djtaso]

True... but the lyrics were more subtle than those in the songs on Taso's playlist. I'm not criticizing; just saying that I can't play most of them.[emoji4]


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Ps that’s not my playlist lol

 

[DJ Bobcat]

IF YOU WANT these teen based events and want to appeal and market to them, you have to effectively play the music they like to hear. Unfortunately, this is the music they want now, and if I want to survive and make a living I have to cater to this market properly. If one don’t want or need this segment of the market then one can do things differently. Every few years the tenn market changes drastically... it used to be all about the pit bulls and Rihanna and Kesha 128bpm stuff, then edm, and now it’s all hip op and rap.

Yep... I understand.[emoji4] I'm just really glad that's not MY target market.[emoji1] But I also know it limits the gigs I'm willing to do, so I could probably never make a REAL living as DJ in this era.

 

[rickryan.com]

IF YOU WANT these teen based events and want to appeal and market to them, you have to effectively play the music they like to hear. Unfortunately, this is the music they want now, and if I want to survive and make a living I have to cater to this market properly. If one don’t want or need this segment of the market then one can do things differently. Every few years the tenn market changes drastically... it used to be all about the pit bulls and Rihanna and Kesha 128bpm stuff, then edm, and now it’s all hip op and rap.

Man, ain't that the truth. I just spent the morning going over my Sweet16's playlist. It was 90% slow, slow rap and most all of it was about sex. I emailed back and forth with the mom this morning and told her flatly that I could not make a dance party out of that playlist. The daughter admitted that she was over-thinking it and they said they'd trust me to make the party work. You nailed it that this age bracket is ultra-sensitive towards music being brand new. Even pitbull and rihanna is moving into the old bracket, although I'm intending to use pitbull's "Dont Stop the PArty" for grand entrance. One more thing, I'm noticing that some of these thug rappers are not putting out clean versions. Steve Aoki, Lil Yachty, Rich Chigga, Brandon Beal are just a few that got nuked from tonight's list.

 

[djtaso]

not sure which ones you can't find clean, but for the most part I've found clean versions of just about all (I have about 80% or so of that list). Most of them have been found through my recordpool videotoolz. Being honest though, that kinda list provided could make for one crazy awesome Sweet 16 in my opinion. A little too much rap for my personal taste, but with the right crowd the energy and vibe can be amazing. Gucci gang is perhaps the hottest song right now for sweet 16's. The 75-82bpm range is becoming pretty big again.

 

[DJ Bobcat]

There are plenty of "CLEAN" versions out there that I won't play at events where children will be present, or where there are groups who could be offended by the lyrics. "Take off your clothes and get into bed with me" is considered "clean".[emoji1] If they said; "Stay with me all night", I'd play it. There are a few songs I've played that the lyrics were incomprehensible to me, and I later found out they were vulgar.[emoji1]So now, I look up the lyrics to songs for which I cannot understand. I won't play Latin songs unless I can get a translation of the lyrics.[emoji4]


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[rickryan.com]

not sure which ones you can't find clean, but for the most part I've found clean versions of just about all (I have about 80% or so of that list). Most of them have been found through my recordpool videotoolz. Being honest though, that kinda list provided could make for one crazy awesome Sweet 16 in my opinion. A little too much rap for my personal taste, but with the right crowd the energy and vibe can be amazing. Gucci gang is perhaps the hottest song right now for sweet 16's. The 75-82bpm range is becoming pretty big again.

As it turns out, I was able to get a clean version on the majority of the cuts. There were probably a half-dozen where I couldn't find one. Being transparent here, I was somewhat disappointed with the outcome last night. The client was thrilled and the birthday girl told her mom it was more than she hoped for. However, from my perspective, it was like pulling teeth to get them dancing. We worked a lot of different material and the slower stuff just laid there with them staring at the cell phones. The biggest reaction I had was from the slideshow we were playing. I'll try to get a gig report written up and share some photos that I took later but right now, I'm still exhausted.

 

[scgstuff]

However, from my perspective, it was like pulling teeth to get them dancing. We worked a lot of different material and the slower stuff just laid there with them staring at the cell phones.

What I've seen is the slower songs are so hard to dance to that they stand in circles and scream sing the lyrics at each other while recording themselves. Which means, even with a "clean" version, the kids still scream the edited words.

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[rickryan.com]

What I've seen is the slower songs are so hard to dance to that they stand in circles and scream sing the lyrics at each other while recording themselves. Which means, even with a "clean" version, the kids still scream the edited words.

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I asked the mom where the line was on bad material. You're right, even the clean versions will have the kids screaming the explicit words so it's easy to get dinged for playing explicit material, even though you didn't. This mom told me that as long as I play an edited version, they were fine with it. If the kids yell out the words, that was their choice and I wouldn't be held responsible. There were only about 3-4 parents present throughout the night so no blow-back on my part.

 

[Ausumm]

Man, ain't that the truth. I just spent the morning going over my Sweet16's playlist. It was 90% slow, slow rap and most all of it was about sex. One more thing, I'm noticing that some of these thug rappers are not putting out clean versions. Steve Aoki, Lil Yachty, Rich Chigga, Brandon Beal are just a few that got nuked from tonight's list.

I was downloading some songs from the top 10 list...
and I was searching for clean versions.
Problem is that when an artist DOES release a clean version...
more than half of the words are edited out...
so it sounds like total crap.

BTW
That list is the reason I don't normally do parties for teens.

 

[rickryan.com]

That list is the reason I don't normally do parties for teens.

I totally agree and this is why I don't ever chase school dances or proms. The kids demand explicit material and the school administrators demand you don't play explicit, or even edited versions where the kids will still scream the bad words. It's a no-win situation.

I'm making an exception in trying to go after these larger scale productions and yes, it's for the money. You know, it also strikes me strange at how much difference there is in a sweet16 (my presumption as I've only done a few) and a prom in terms of dancing. At proms, the kids seem to know how to dance. Back the age up a year or two and they seem to have no clue. It's like Taso says, they run on out on the floor, stare at their phones and scream out the words to the songs. Even then, the interest only lasts about 30-45 seconds and then they're done with it.

 

[Ausumm]

the interest only lasts about 30-45 seconds and then they're done with it.

[insert sex joke here]

 

[Ausumm]

I am well aware of how kids scream the bad words that I so diligently have taken out.
I've always wondered if you could remedy the situation by making an announcement...

Something to the effect of....

"I am playing songs with no bad words. If you insist on screaming them out...
I have been instructed to turn of the music and end the event."

Perhaps even add a few words about "not ever having another dance here..."

 

[djtaso]

I am well aware of how kids scream the bad words that I so diligently have taken out.
I've always wondered if you could remedy the situation by making an announcement...

Something to the effect of....

"I am playing songs with no bad words. If you insist on screaming them out...
I have been instructed to turn of the music and end the event."

Perhaps even add a few words about "not ever having another dance here..."

Doesn't work if the parents don't care... and in reality they don't (at least here in the more metro areas). This does in fact include schools... at least the schools that I sometimes work with, which are all high income areas and what many consider very safe towns. If anything you're setting yourself up for complaints if its a private event. The birthday girl will go complain to the mom and the mom will tell you its fine and just play whatever. In my office, I always get these song requests, and I often say to the parents don't worry, I have the clean versions of pretty much all these songs. Sometimes, and almost instantaneously, the bday girl will jump in and say can you not play the clean verses. The parents noticing the daughters distaste for clean versions will sometimes reply with "oh its ok you don't have to play the clean versions, its not like they haven't heard these words before". I still reply, that I pretty much only get clean versions because of schools and stuff that I dj, but that if I have a dirty version only, I won't refrain from playing it (I still don't play it though). Yes I still get parents that say no cursing, minimal rap, etc... but the majority is changing. Even weddings are saying they don't care either though. They just want to replicate their favorite club or bar when they go out, and they don't care for the clean versions. As far as weddings go... its definitely the minority, but I've seen those conversations happening a little more frequently than normal.

 

[rickryan.com]

I am well aware of how kids scream the bad words that I so diligently have taken out.
I've always wondered if you could remedy the situation by making an announcement...

Something to the effect of....

"I am playing songs with no bad words. If you insist on screaming them out...
I have been instructed to turn of the music and end the event."

Perhaps even add a few words about "not ever having another dance here..."

Actually, I've done a softer-tone version of that before and it worked. Just communicate with them honestly, and without looking down at them and you might be surprised at the results.