Skaz Digga

            Skaz Digga of the Butter Team started out as a small time Dj, spinning at local house parties and doing mix tapes.  As time progressed and his name grew, Skaz began to spin at major clubs around the triangle area where he’s from (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill).  As his status became more dominant and his role as a DJ began to ring bells, Skaz was the go-to guy for all the major parties to come in North Carolina.

  “Realizing that he had more abilities than Djing, Co- Founding a chapter of a production company called Nasty Fruit with Mr. D.O.L.O. (AKA) Desmond Alston quickly became the next feat in the process of Skaz becoming a Dynamic producer adding to his Djing ability (Hype, 2010).”  This is when the first major negotiating of his career took place.  While talking with Skaz, he assured me that sticking to your craft and knowing what you’re good at is the first thing you go into a negotiation with; have a well planned out BATNA.  “The group was called Full Circle in which he was the DJ and Mr. D.O.L.O was the rapper, even though the both did all the elements of Hip Hop (Hype, 2010).”  With that being said, Skaz made it clear to me that his craft was DJing, that’s what he’s good at, and that’s what he had to offer.  He didn’t go into this business with the plan on negotiating to be the rapper. 

            After creating an extensive resume over the years and establishing new businesses in the North Carolina market, in 2000 Skaz was introduced to hip-hop legend, Big Daddy Kane, through a mutual friend.  Through affiliation with fellow DJs, outshining most of his peers, “Kane decided to approach Skaz about becoming his DJ on the road and rocking with him.  The union of Big Daddy Kane and Skaz began as he is still Big Daddy Kane’s DJ currently, they perform 10 to 11 months a year.”

            Using his BATNA and through affiliation, growing over the years, Skaz has had the privilege to work with many mainstream and underground artist.  “Helping local artist with development and producing them well before they became major recording artist helped the studio Skaz owns evolve into a Major Studio for Raleigh and Durham Hip Hop Music Culture (Hype, 2010).”

            Being able to grow as a DJ and evolve into a producer and engineer, Skaz has been able to accomplish a lot of great things.  He’s the official Dj for McDonalds in the region, he does the Essence Music Festival, he Djs for the CIAA, along wit many more exciting things.  These things didn’t come from him just waiting on things to happen, but he learned to talk, negotiate and get what he wants.  As time went on Skaz and his partner Antwoinne McLendon was approached about providing the musical Soundtrack and doing the SCORE for a Documentary called (Welcome To Durham). All the music was produced, recorded and mastered at Flavor Fruit Studios by The Neck Breakas production team, the Music was also owned by Flavor Fruit Ent. The Soundtrack and DVD for Welcome To Durham can be purchased in any F.Y.E.