DJ Milkshake quietly flips through a couple of UP Magazine pages and then states: “No way…that’s amazing. Wow!” The South African DJ is referring to March issue, where the Wolf of Wall Street Ban in Kenya is discussed. He is clearly amused because he says of the film: “I’ve seen it seven times.”
Jameson Live took place on March 14th to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, and DJ Milkshake was one of the entertainers who lived up to expectations, playing a wide range of hip hop, dance music with the kind of gusto that would even “turn up” any individual who claims not to “do the party scene.” It’s just a shame DJ Kid Capri’s set was so similar to his, the New Yorker was upstaged by the South African hands down.
The personable South African started off the interview on Friday, March 13, with the back story behind his stage name, DJ Milkshake. “It’s crazy; the name comes from when I first started deejaying. I was out with a couple of friends from university, and we had gone to the bar….and I happened to, after a lot of drinks, order a milkshake and [my friends] just wouldn’t let me get me get away with it…I didn’t get the shake I wanted, they wouldn’t let me order the milkshake. I didn’t really have a name at the time, so I said, okay, I’ll use this one.”
Since 2010, DJ Milkshake has gone on to have his own dance show, The Shakedown, on 5FM which is a popular South African radio station. His twitter feed is a testament to his playful and humorous personality, which must be a selling point for him back home, in addition to his “turnt up” deejaying persona and mixes.
DJ Milkshake is rocking a t-shirt with the phrase “I love haters” and just like Kanye west would rock a Versace suit; he does it with confidence. “You could walk on water like Jesus did or something, and people would say: ‘Oh, he’s walking on water because he can’t swim!’ What I’m saying is, people will always have something to say. What someone has to say about me doesn’t define me or change me. If someone is to say I’m beautiful or ugly, it will not make me beautiful or ugly,” remarks DJ Milkshake.
After his set on Saturday, he might want to put the shirt away because it was all love and no hate at the Carnivore grounds.
Milkshake is a university drop out and speaks frankly on the subject of whether he would go back and complete his studies in Information Systems. “No. I’ve tried to a couple of times, and for the lack of effort, and wanting to go back, I haven’t because I wanted to DJ I suppose,” he reflects simply.
One thing he does have is an ear for music and revealed his appreciation for Kenya’s most famous rap group. “I’ve been following Camp Mulla for a while… shout out to them,” he states. The young group is the only Kenyan band he remembers.
Before the interview ends, Milkshake gives an impressive list of Kiswahili words he knows.“Mischana mrembo”, “Kidogo”, and “Asante” are some of the words he delightedly pronounces. To end the interview, he says: “Give me some shout outs and I’ll give them right back. Follow me @DJMilkshake. I’m single, hola.”
For more info on DJ Milkshake, log onto: www.milkshake.dj
By Josephine Opar
http://www.upnairobi.com/dt_portfolio/exclusive-interview-with-south-african-dj-milkshake-in-nairobi/
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