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The compound for one of Detroit’s most respected ghetto tech dons, DJ Godfather, Databass’ second coming has arrived. Boasting a catalogue that supported an early run of releases from DJs Funk, Assault, Deon and Sluggo, Databass has since turned a freshly tapped source for new DJ Godfather material. A true OG in the art of footwork, juke, electro and straight up ghetto tech, Godfather’s Electro Beats For Freaks album is a standout highlight, next to sleeper hits lile “Smoke In Da Air”, “Jit or Die”, “Shut The Fuck Up” and “Keep Your Name Out My Mouth”. Home to the sounds of Sheefy McFly, Starski & Clutch and Erik Travis too - Detroit be in the building.
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For The DJs EP
Damn It's Fat (feat Ricky Burns - 130bpm - 155bpm Transition) - (2:42) 155 BPM Hot
Damn It's Fat (feat Ricky Burns - 155bpm - 130bpm Transition) - (2:43) 155 BPM
Freq Me (acapella) - (0:52) 75 BPM
That Booty (feat Lil Mz 313 - 125bpm - 148bpm Transition) - (3:15) 148 BPM
That Booty (feat Lil Mz 313 - 148bpm - 125bpm Transition) - (3:49) 125 BPM
Take A Ride Through Detroit (acapella Loop) - (0:36) 65 BPM
Count Back (acapella Loop) - (0:56) 69 BPM
Ride That Thing (feat Gettoblaster & Missy - 130bpm - 150bpm Transition) - (3:43) 130 BPM
Ride That Thing (feat Gettoblaster & Missy - 150bpm - 130bpm Transition) - (3:30) 130 BPM
Hold Up (feat DJ Deeon - acapella) - (1:56) 66 BPM
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DB 115
15 Sep 23
Footwork/Juke
That Booty EP
That Booty (feat Lil Mz 313) - (3:30) 148 BPM Hot
Till It's All Gone (feat Ricky Burns) - (3:44) 150 BPM
Till It's All Gone (feat Ricky Burns - instrumental) - (3:41) 150 BPM
Till It's All Gone (feat Ricky Burns - acapella) - (3:28) 75 BPM
Footwerkz - (3:39) 80 BPM
Not Me (feat King Saadi) - (4:00) 130 BPM
Smokin' Up Yo Weed (feat Goodmoney G100) - (3:29) 140 BPM
Back It Up (feat Ricky Burns) - (3:29) 140 BPM
Back It Up (feat Ricky Burns - acapella) - (3:18) 94 BPM
Review: Another week, another DJ Godfather release. The veteran Detroit producer is in a creative purple patch right now, and That Booty is a reminder of the range and depth of his sound. It moves from the title track's primal ghetto tech swing -and Lil Mz 313's suggestive vocals - to the soulful, R&B-tinged groove of "Till It's All Gone". It too features a vocalist - in this instance it's Ricky Burns's seductive tones. Godfather delivers a reflective interlude in the shape of "Footwerkz". However, it's only a temporary pause and soon enough, he bounces back with the jacking, vocal-tinged ghetto of "Not Me" and "Smokin' Up Yo Weed".
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DB 114
25 Aug 23
Electro
Hypnotized EP
Hypnotized - (3:39) 80 BPM Hot
Table Terrorist - (2:20) 70 BPM
Table Terrorist (extended instrumental) - (3:42) 70 BPM
Damn Its Fat (feat Ricky Burns) - (3:08) 155 BPM
On The Gram (feat Goodmoney G100) - (3:29) 70 BPM
On The Gram (feat Goodmoney G100 - instrumental) - (3:25) 70 BPM
On The Gram (feat Goodmoney G100 - acapella) - (2:46) 70 BPM
Review: DJ Godfather is in the middle of a creative purple patch, and Hypnotized is the latest in a series of releases from the Detroit artist. The title track has a pop sensibility, thanks to the use of a catchy, vocoder vocal. Looped over rolling breaks, it has the potential to be a hit. In contrast, "Table Terrorist", available here in two versions, sees Godfather indulge his hip-hop leanings. Call and response vocals vie with turntablist scratches and cuts for the listener's attention. Of course, the sound of ghetto is never too far away on a Godfather release. In this instance, it comes in the form of the high-octane "Damn It's Fat", which features Ricky Burns' captivating rhymes.
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DB 113
04 Aug 23
Electro
Hold Up EP
Hold Up (featg DJ Deeon) - (3:51) 135 BPM Hot
Let's Talk Sum Jit - (3:37) 150 BPM
Shake Them - (5:03) 140 BPM
Block The Hoe (feat Ricky Burns) - (3:56) 150 BPM
Block The Hoe (feat Ricky Burns - instrumental) - (3:53) 150 BPM
Block The Hoe (feat Ricky Burns - acapella) - (2:49) 120 BPM
Squo? - (3:50) 145 BPM
Review: Detroit electro icon DJ Godfather returns this week with the latest release on his ever reliable Databass imprint. "Hold Up" is next in a series of 11 EPs and sees him collaborate with Chicago booty bass pioneer DJ Deeon. This is the guy who laid down the foundations for what Godfather would soon expand upon with his explorations in the 'ghettotech' sound. Needless to say, the results make for one seriously down and dirty dancefloor workout. Elsewhere, the hi-tech soul beats of "Let's Talk Some Jit" equally satisfies, as does the emotive mood music of "Shake Them" and the in-your-face bass attack of closing cut "Squo?"
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DB 109
12 May 23
Electro
Checkmate EP
Checkmate - (3:20) 138 BPM Hot
Can't C Me - (3:29) 140 BPM
Bass Drop (feat Lil Mz 313) - (3:02) 150 BPM
Assassin On The Decks - (1:55) 135 BPM
Assassin On The Decks (extended instrumental) - (4:03) 135 BPM
Friendzone (feat King Saadi) - (3:32) 130 BPM
Review: It's great to see Detroit pioneer DJ Godfather back releasing music regularly. Hot on the heels of It's Ghetto Tech, he drops this new, diverse release. The title track is a dark, stepping electro roller. Featuring an insistent synth riff, grinding bass and deft hip-hop scratches, it's less frenetic than Godfather's typical material, but no less funky. "Can't C Me" sees him follow a similar approach, with falsetto vocals added to the mix. Godfather reverts to his trademark ghetto tech sound for "Bass Drop". Featuring Lil Mz 313, the interplay between jittery rhythm and call-and-response vocal are irresistible. Changing tact again, "Assassin On The Decks" resounds to melodic piano lines and warbling acid swirls.
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DB 108
21 Apr 23
Electro
It's Ghetto Tech EP
It's Ghetto Tech - (4:31) 145 BPM Hot
It's Ghetto Tech (Chapter 1 - extended instrumental) - (2:13) 145 BPM
It's Ghetto Tech (Chapter 2 - extended instrumental) - (2:14) 145 BPM
It's Ghetto Tech (Chapter 3 - extended instrumental) - (2:13) 145 BPM
It's Ghetto Tech (Chapter 4 - extended instrumental) - (2:14) 145 BPM
It's Ghetto Tech (Chapter 5 - extended instrumental) - (2:14) 145 BPM
Review: Styles and fads may come and go, but thankfully DJ Godfather remains a constant. He has been releasing high-paced dance music for almost 30 years, and he remains at the forefront of a sound he has pioneered. The title track is a frenetic banger, based on all the usual Godfather elements - high-pace electro drums, vocals loops chopped to pieces and a primal low end. "Ghetto Tech" also features Dan Diamond riffing about what the sound entails. The release boasts some fine instrumental versions. The "Chapter 1" take is led by dramatic ominous stabs and nagging percussion, while the second "Chapter" focuses more on bleepy electro influences. However, it's "Chapter 4", in all its primal rhythm, sub-bass glory that really capture the essence of DJ Godfather, and by extension, the ghetto tech sound.
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DB 107X
31 Mar 23
Electro
Warehouse Musik EP
Warehouse Muzik - (4:41) 140 BPM Hot
You Can't Stop This - (4:41) 140 BPM
East Side - West Side (feat Goodmoney G100) - (3:30) 139 BPM
East Side - West Side (feat Goodmoney G100 - acapella) - (3:28) 132 BPM
Are You Ready?!? - (3:35) 145 BPM
Outta My Mind - (3:45) 142 BPM
Freq Me - (3:02) 150 BPM
Review: The undisputed Godfather of Motor City ghettotech returns on his esteemed Databass imprint with "Warehouse Musik", taken from the forthcoming LP 'This Detroit Thing Of Ours'. The title track sees the man known to his Mum as Brian Jeffries go for a more straight-up techno vibe on this hypnotising acid techno belter, which comes with several other tracks on this extended EP. Other highlights include the brooding electro bass of "You Can't Stop This", the proper 313 state of mind on "East Side - West Side" (feat Goodmoney G100) which is something more familiar of the DJ Godfather's style, and the hi-tech computer funk of "Freq Me".
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DB 106X
10 Mar 23
Electro
It Started In The D EP
It Started In The D - (3:06) 148 BPM
Step To The Tek - (3:44) 150 BPM Hot
Get Down (feat DJ Deeon) - (4:19) 75 BPM
What Up (feat Parkhouse) - (3:38) 73 BPM
What Up (feat Parkhouse - instrumental) - (3:35) 73 BPM
What Up (feat Parkhouse - acapella) - (2:46) 159 BPM
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DB 105X
17 Feb 23
Footwork/Juke
This Detroit Thing Of Ours
This Recording - (0:06) 98 BPM
Are You Ready?!? - (2:45) 145 BPM Hot
What Up (feat Parkhouse) - (1:59) 73 BPM
1200's Are Lit - (1:19) 145 BPM
Can't C Me - (1:49) 140 BPM
Godfather L.I.V.E (feat JPE) - (3:11) 140 BPM
Oh Shit (feat Goodmoney G100) - (2:17) 70 BPM
Intergalactic Funk - (2:38) 145 BPM
Block The Hoe (feat Ricky Burns) - (2:08) 75 BPM
Let's Talk Some Jit - (1:55) 75 BPM
Get Down (feat DJ Deeon) - (2:59) 75 BPM
It Started In The D - (2:10) 148 BPM
She Gettin' Hits (feat Goodmoney G100) - (2:13) 145 BPM
Damage Control - (2:30) 140 BPM
Shake Them - (2:16) 140 BPM
Sync Buttons (feat Goodmoney G100) - (2:03) 140 BPM
Table Terrorist - (2:03) 140 BPM
Hold Up (feat DJ Deeon) - (2:22) 134 BPM
Take A Ride Through Detroit - (2:57) 130 BPM
Not Me (feat King Saaidi) - (2:27) 130 BPM
Ride That Thing (feat Gettoblaster & Missy) - (3:41) 130 BPM
Friendzone (feat King Saaidi) - (2:42) 130 BPM
Down Woodward Ave. - (2:25) 130 BPM
That Electro Shit - (3:06) 135 BPM
Assassin On The Decks - (1:38) 135 BPM
Eastside - Westside (feat Goodmoney G100) - (2:31) 140 BPM
That Street Beat - (2:44) 140 BPM
On The Gram (feat Goodmoney G100) - (2:17) 140 BPM
Squo? - (3:03) 146 BPM
Bass Drop (feat Lil Mz 313) - (1:42) 150 BPM
Step To The Tek - (2:45) 150 BPM
Damn It's Fat (feat Ricky Burns) - (2:13) 157 BPM
Hyponotized - (2:48) 80 BPM
Footwerkz - (2:47) 159 BPM
Freq Me - (1:54) 151 BPM
Till It's All Gone (feat Ricky Burns) - (2:21) 150 BPM
That Booty (feat Lil Mz 313) - (2:09) 148 BPM
It's Ghetto Tech (feat Dan Diamond) - (4:12) 145 BPM
Outta My Mind - (2:28) 142 BPM
You Can't Stop This - (3:11) 70 BPM
Warehouse Musik - (2:44) 70 BPM
Smokin' Up Yo Weed (feat Goodmoney G100) - (2:17) 140 BPM
When Worlds Collide - (2:30) 140 BPM
Back It Up (feat Ricky Burns) - (2:03) 140 BPM
Count Back - (2:17) 70 BPM
Checkmate - (3:18) 69 BPM
Review: Spanning an epic 46 tracks of ghetto tech, house, electro and techno bangers welded all the more to scratch tracks, footwork and straight up motor city bangers - DJ Godfather's This Detroit Thing Of Ours has landed. With each track segueing into the next the album also includes collaborations with DJ Deeon, Goodmoney G100 and King Saaidi to Gettoblaster & Missy - you find other badass collabs vai Lil Mz 313 ("That Booty"), to soulful yet dubbier-tranced out numbers with Ricky Burns ("Back It Up"). Furthermore there's the raw basslines of "It's Ghetto Tech" featuring Dan Diamond to some slurpy-sippin' midwest club vibes of "What Up" featuring Parkhouse. DJ Godfather, better recognise y'all.
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DB 103
12 Nov 21
Footwork/Juke
Smoke In Da Air EP
Smoke In Da Air - (3:38) 80 BPM Hot
Rebirth Of A City - (6:54) 125 BPM
Big Girl (feat Parkhouse) - (6:03) 128 BPM
Like Some Dubstep - (3:34) 75 BPM
Review: DJ Godfather back in da house with Smoke In Da Air, the crowning track of a release that's backed up by three electro, acid and house inspired jams. "Smoke In Da Air" stands out from the get-go for its undeniable footwork flavour, detuned vocals, smokey chords and wavering bassline - a hit! For your classic slice of ghetto house head straight to "Big Girl", with "Like Some Dubstep" going from minimal groove to Ultra Music festival banger. And for a pure deep house vibe with a touch of everything Detroit - "Rebirth Of A City" is your jam.
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DB 100
14 May 21
Electro
Up All Night EP
Up All Night (feat Christina Chriss) - (6:12) 63 BPM
D3T-313 - (3:40) 100 BPM Hot
Make That Ass Go BOOM (feat Goodmoney G100 - original mix) - (3:07) 145 BPM
Make That Ass Go BOOM (feat Goodmoney G100 - 125bpm-145bpm Transition) - (3:53) 145 BPM
Make That Ass Go BOOM (feat Goodmoney G100 - 145bpm-125bpm Transition) - (3:25) 145 BPM
Review: DJ Godfather with the bizness once again offering up a point and place where the tempos of house, techno and electro can be bridged in a single mix with the BPMs of footwork, juke and jungle. Godfather flexes between 125-145 BPMs in two versions of "Make That Ass Go BOOM", with your stable tempo of course found in the original mix kept at a straight 145. Get your more tongue in cheek, Dirty Bird-like club numbers from "Up All Night (feat Christina Chriss)" next to the straight up, frenetic, and deep Detroit styled clap-track "D3T-313".
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DB 097
12 Mar 21
Footwork/Juke
Keep My Name Out Your Mouth EP
Keep My Name Out Your Mouth (feat Lil Mz 313) - (2:59) 140 BPM Hot
King Of The Circle - (2:28) 145 BPM
Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself - (1:39) 140 BPM
Certified Freak Hoe (feat King Saadi) - (3:25) 145 BPM
Certified Freak Hoe (feat King Saadi - 125bpm-145bpm Transition) - (4:37) 145 BPM
Certified Freak Hoe (feat King Saadi - 145bpm-125bpm Transition) - (4:24) 145 BPM
Review: DJ Godfather of late is going from strength to strength with each release, turning in a new single for his Databass label with the tongue in cheek Keep My Name Out Your Mouth - aka "Certified Freak Hoe". Featuring looped vocals from King Saadi, the Godfather delivers a track that lands somewhere between a Dirtybird and Dance Mania production with its playful basslines, scandalous vocals, space pongs and jacking snare rolls. Given two alternative tempos to play and alternate, this is a DJ-centric release for da klub.
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DB 096
19 Feb 21
Electro
Electro Beats For Freaks
Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself - (1:36) 140 BPM
Bitch Get Off Me (feat Parkhouse) - (2:12) 145 BPM
D3T-313 - (1:55) 150 BPM
Keep My Name Out Your Mouth (feat Lil Mz 313) - (2:16) 140 BPM
Show Some Respect - (2:50) 135 BPM
Bounce Dat Ass (feat Goodmoney G100) - (1:30) 150 BPM
Godzilla 2020 - (3:12) 150 BPM
Shut The Fuck Up (feat King Saadi) - (2:08) 150 BPM
Only One City - (3:18) 145 BPM
Make The Ass Go BOOM (feat Goodmoney G100) - (2:34) 145 BPM
Get It Girl - (2:48) 125 BPM
Rebirth Of A City - (3:33) 125 BPM
It's On Again (feat Goodmoney G100) - (2:41) 130 BPM
Games With WOPR - (2:50) 135 BPM
Late Night Funk - (3:25) 140 BPM
Wack DJ (feat Goodmoney G100) - (1:06) 145 BPM
King Of The Circle - (1:55) 150 BPM
Jit Like Me (feat Parkhouse) - (2:14) 150 BPM
Elektro Rok - (1:58) 146 BPM
High (feat Goodmoney G100) - (1:45) 145 BPM
Jit Or Die - (1:59) 145 BPM
Work The M.F. (feat Parkhouse) - (2:12) 145 BPM
Sunday Morning Spliff - (2:03) 140 BPM
They Wanna See My Footwork (feat Goodmoney G100) - (1:59) 145 BPM
The Battle - (1:42) 150 BPM
Owe You Shit (feat Lil Mz 313) - (2:46) 150 BPM Hot
Booty Funk - (2:37) 146 BPM
These Strippers (feat Dan Diamond) - (2:19) 145 BPM
Certified Freak Hoe (feat King Saadi) - (4:04) 125 BPM
Up All Night (feat Christina Chriss) - (5:37) 125 BPM
Loud Mouth (feat Goodmoney G100) - (3:02) 126 BPM
I'm Drunk, I'm High (feat Parkhouse) - (4:33) 126 BPM
Woooooo! - (2:43) 130 BPM
Big Girl (feat Parkhouse) - (5:24) 130 BPM
The D - (2:04) 140 BPM
But Her Friend (feat Goodmoney G100) - (2:26) 145 BPM
313 Keep It Down - (1:45) 145 BPM
Nights At The Packard - (1:41) 150 BPM
Like Some Dubstep - (2:35) 150 BPM
Blow The Bitch Down (feat Goodmoney G100) - (2:07) 150 BPM
Do It! - (2:33) 150 BPM
Detroit After Dark - (2:04) 154 BPM
Let Me See That Jit - (2:53) 155 BPM
Smoke In Da Air - (3:26) 159 BPM
Review: It's hard to believe that after all these years one of the founding forces in Detroit ghetto tech is only now, in 2020, releasing his debut album. Well...at 44 tracks large, maybe it's been worth the wait...coming from a man who back in the day helped set up Twilight 76 that released classics from the likes of DJs Assault, Deon and Slugo to Dave Clarke and Todd Osborne. More recently Godfather relaunched his Databass label which he now champions with an epic, straight-shootin' and unpretentious full time opus that takes in every angle of Detroit ghetto tech, be it the more contemporary, breakbeat and footwork sounds of "Smoke In The Air" to the gnarilier electro vibes of "The D". Featuring crewdem like Goodmoney G100, King Saadi, Lil Mz 313 and Parhouse to Dan Diamond in "These Strippers", Electro Beats For Freaks is bold music for bold times, but fresh as fuck.
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DB 093X
20 Nov 20
Electro
Eastside Electro EP
Go & Jit (feat Lola - original mix) - (4:37) 80 BPM Hot
Go & Jit (feat Lola - acapella) - (4:02) 80 BPM
Hoes On 7 Mile - (3:20) 82 BPM
Seoul Jit - (3:34) 81 BPM
Sip Sip (feat Lola) - (3:10) 70 BPM
Played by: Big Dope P
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DB 091
25 Sep 20
Footwork/Juke
Godzilla 2020
Godzilla 2020 - (3:56) 75 BPM
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DB 092
04 Sep 20
Footwork/Juke
Jittin' Aint Dead
Cops Come Knock - (4:12) 81 BPM
Laser Jit - (3:46) 81 BPM Hot
Watupdoe (feat Lola Damone) - (3:15) 80 BPM
Played by: Sinistarr
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DB 087D
01 Mar 19
Footwork/Juke
Bounce Dat Ass EP
Get It Girl - (3:23) 125 BPM
Bitch Get Off Me (feat Parkhouse) - (3:56) 145 BPM
Bitch Get Off Me (feat Parkhouse - acapella) - (3:51) 149 BPM
Bounce Dat Ass (feat Good Money) - (3:06) 150 BPM Hot
Bounce Dat Ass (feat Good Money - acapella) - (3:08) 150 BPM
Review: DJ Godfather is unlikely to ever win an award for the most politically correct track titles, but as this release demonstrates, he remains one of the most entertaining ghetto producers. Like all of his career highlights, "Get Girl" is remarkably uncomplicated but highly effective. Underpinned by rolling snares and a primal, jacking rhythm, it features an unknown female vocalist intoning the track's title. It's a similar situation on "Bitch Get Off Me", where Parkhouse utters the title's command over a rudimentary groove and repetitive house organ riff. However, neither can compare to the title track, where Godfather teams up with vocalist Good Money for a trip into high-octane, lo-fi ghetto funk.
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DB-086-D
30 Nov 18
Techno
New Detroit EP
Elektro Rok - (3:13) 146 BPM
They Wanna See My Footwork (feat Good Money) - (3:09) 145 BPM
The D - (3:21) 140 BPM Hot
They Wanna See My Footwork (feat Good Money - acapella) - (0:55) 145 BPM
The D (acapella) - (0:23) 125 BPM
Review: When we saw another release had dropped from the Databass US catalogue we couldn't wait to get stuck in, especially with DJ Godfather at the production helm. We begin our venture with 'Elektro Rok', a somewhat nostalgic instrumental track, bringing together synthetic electric guitars and 8bitty riffs. It all goes very Detroit at the next turn with the skippy drum work and unusual percussive rolls of 'They Wanna See My Footwork', before we finish up the EP on 'The D'. This one is an old school electro roller, driven by its siren like lead synthesis and extremely clean drum designs, signing the EP out in style.
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DB 084D
17 Aug 18
Breakbeat
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