Day parties are all the rage these days. People like to wake up late on sunny Sundays, get fly and day drink with their friends. I mean… What’s not to love?
This summer, the world famous DJ Wicked has been hosting a monthly patio party, Sundae, on the first Sunday of each month from 3pm to 8pm. Now gearing up for his third event on August 4th, the scratch master met up with me at Portland State University to discuss what makes Sundae so special.
With no corporate sponsors, Sundae is a very organic party, organized and promoted by the hip-hoppers of Portland. The event boasts an ever-changing cast of DJs. Where July’s party brought in DJ P and Mez Matos to compliment regulars Wicked and DJ Mighty Moves, August’s party will bring DJ Renz and Queens’ super-producer Ayatollah (probably best known for producing Mos Def’s hit single Miss Fat Booty) to the mix.
When asked what makes Sundae different from other popular day parties (read: Do-Over), Wicked responded, “It’s more laid back. For lack of a better word, it’s more organic… Less pretentious… There’s no lines. It’s a community-type event. It’s OUR party.” I should also add that entry is FREE – as are the delicious ice cream sundaes they serve to patrons.
The self-proclaimed “black sheep” of the Portland DJ scene, Wicked has 20 years of DJing experience and is a true head. He’s also notoriously opinionated. I enjoyed picking his brain for the better part of an hour about PDX’s growing DJ scene (which he feels has a lot of copycats), rap music (which we agreed is largely disposable these days), and who he’d still like to work with (Mix Master Mike and DJ Revolution). We also spent a fair amount of time talking about NW hip-hop culture and the need to actively cultivate it before someone comes from Los Angeles to buy it out from under us.
Though he maintains that he is not a promoter, Wicked felt like Portland needed something like this for folks to get together, listen to great DJs and have a great time. He’s been happy with the popularity of the event, and after the first go-round, even had to move it to a larger venue.
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