DIGGIN IN DA CRATES Radio:
A Dope ass Podcast about Hip-Hop Culture, DJ Life, and the Music & Radio Industries
Hosted by DJ Billy Vidal, Naki the Beatman and Mike aka DJ MDA
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Latest Podcasts
EPISODE 2: Shapes, Showoffs, Support
EPISODE 4: Nostalgic Vibes
About us
Mike aka DJ MDA
DJ | Radio/Podcast Producer
I grew up listening to music that was on during childhood car rides. My mom played 80s & 90s pop and my grandparents played oldies. When I started listening to more than what they had on I fell in love with rap music. My big sister was my portal to accessing raps biggest icons and artists. Over time my favorite artists included Jay-Z and Bay Area legend Andre Nickatina along with other legends like Too Short, E-40, DMX, 2Pac, Eminem and countless others.
I didn’t start DJing until I was in my late 20s. I already loved nightlife scenes and going to venues. I eventually asked DJ Billy Vidal, my brother-n-law, to teach me how to DJ. I hit the ground running and didn’t look back. My creativity and passion surged as I created my own DJ company and worked as a morning show radio producer.
Diggin In Da Crates allows me to put all my talents to use and I get to hang out and talk shit with my two big brothers and mentors DJ Billy Vidal & Naki the Beatman.
Naki the Beatman
Record Producer, Songwriter & DJ
Naki The Beatman an American Record Producer, Songwriter & DJ was first heard on Chicago’s WGCI where he served as Creative Director for “The Crazy Howard Mcgee Morning Show”. He also hosted his own weekend radio show as he worked seven days a week. Naki then co-hosted nights on Chicago’s WPWX Power 92 along with co-host Trey, The Choklit Jox Trey & Naki, became the #2 rated night show in Chicago. The two time Chicago Music Award “Producer of the Year” nominee created an outlet for unsigned Chicago artists at the time such as Kanye West, GLC & Lupe Fiasco, with a show called “The Power Hour”. After the show’s success Naki pursued music full time and co-created the production company Life Music Group, earning a partnership with former Minnesota Timberwolves star Troy “T HUD” Hudson’s company Nutty Boyz Entertainment/EMI.
Naki has produced/remixed music for some of the industry’s best including 50 Cent, Chris Brown, Jason Derulo, Chance The Rapper, Big Pun, Nick Carter, Jordan Knight, Twista, Do or Die, Lloyd Banks, Ying Yang Twins, Syleena Johnson, Taylor Bennett and more. Naki has also lent his voice to MTV2/MTV Jams show “Hip Hop Slanguestics”, then became the first “non-celebrity” to host “Sucka Free Sunday Video Countdown”. Naki also hosts the groundbreaking radio show “Diggin In Da Crates” with Bay Area Legend DJ Billy Vidal on San Francisco’s Q102.1 FM. He’s currently Imaging Director for San Francisco’s KBLX, an A&R Scout, Voting Member of The Recording Academy (The Grammys) Los Angeles Chapter, a Violator Allstar DJ and Music Director for Actor/Comedian Bill Bellamy’s “Bill Bellamy Network”.
