DJ V.I.P. of All Money In Discusses His Start in Music, Becoming Nipsey Hussle’s DJ & The Aftermath of Nipsey’s Passing
If you look up the phrase in the dictionary, you’ll come across a sentence such as “a long-lasting or difficult task or operation of a specified kind.” For many, the word “marathon” means 26 miles of running until you reach the end. Others hear it and to them, it represents continuing on in the face of adversity and taking the scenic route, or alternative road, to your dream destination while being all the better for it.
Anthony Orozco, globally known as DJ V.I.P., is a Bay Area native who fell in love with DJ’ing ever since he first heard his voice on his local radio station. The curiosity and fearlessness that put him in that position is the same vessel that aided him in becoming the late Nipsey Hussle’s official tour DJ from November 2013 until Nipsey’s untimely death on March 31st, 2019.
In two exclusive interviews with RESPECT. Magazine, DJ V.I.P. recounts his story of getting into DJ’ing, going on the radio at 13, and how he and Nipsey began working together. In our second half, he recounts their last conversation, and what to expect from the All Money In Team moving forward.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
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