Real Big Faces Interview: DJ Yrs Jerzy

We caught up wid ” DJ Yrs Jerzy” and spoke with him as he talks Music industry, why hard work pays off.

Check out what he told us below.

Introduce yourself. 

What’s good I’m DJ YRS Jerzy and I’m chilling with realbigfaces.com. I’m from Jersey City, NJ but I am currently living in Charlotte, NC to focus on my music career. I am also with Ske Records and I also manage two artists Chox-Mak and J Paq. I want to give a shout out to Q The Question and Trel Mack make sure you check out Trel Mack’s “No Holding Back” music video it’s doing numbers.

What was the first project u have ever did, and what have u learned from it now that you didn’t know back then?

The first project I ever did was a mixtape called “International Hustle” with the homie Frencizzle who is out in France. The mixtape was a variety of artists from France and the US. I learned a lot from that first mixtape. My craft got a lot better, I was just glad that my first project was seen and heard over seas.

What inspired u to label yourself dj yrs jerzy?

 It was something that always made sense to me. I’m a DJ the “YRS” in my name stands for Young Riot Squad which is my team and Jerzy is the name that people started calling me when I moved to Charlotte, NC from New Jersey.

Is it true u have only been a dj for only 2 years to date and only 19 years old?

Yes this is true. A lot of people don’t believe that for some reason. I think it is the way that I do things a lot of people my age really don’t take time to learn the industry that I chose. I think that doing my research made me a lot more aware of the opportunities that I have in this music industry.

I see u have been a part of over 40 mixtapes, can u name a few of them and how successful they have been?

I have hosted plenty of mixtapes some of them went good and some of them didn’t it is all apart of the game. I don’t just focus on mixtapes I have artists to push and I have plenty of other things going on. I don’t want people to think that all I do is host mixtapes but that is one of the reasons why everything is going so good in my career.

What is it like being a new upcoming dj in a cut throat industry, and some of the challenges u have faced?

It is a lot of work but this is what I love to do. I have faced plenty of challenges like dealing with artists that aren’t trying to work as hard as I need them too. There are so many situations that I had to deal with that I can’t even bring up.

If u had a chance to do a mixtape for a major artist who would it be and why?

I don’t have a specific person that I would work with, but I would definitely want to work with some legends and future legends of the game. Any one that I see is on their grind is someone worth working with. You have to be hungry and on your grind when you are working with me.

I see u have a new single/video titled “Make It Last” What inspired that single, and who is the feature artist in the video?

My artist Chox-Mak has everyone going crazy over that track I feel like that track is one of the tracks that can eventually get our name out there heavy in the streets. That song was inspired by real life situations with his different life struggles.

You have been recently signed to ske records can you explain a bit about that and how you managed to gain that success for other djs trying to make it?

I linked up with Q The Question through hip-hopvibe.com he was seeing my grind and I was seeing him on the site almost every week. One day I decided to have him host my mixtape series “Jerzy’s Evolution” which is out now and the rest was history from there. About a month or two later he decided to sign me to the label and we have been making moves ever sense. For my DJs trying to make it stick with other DJs you can’t go wrong when you network with other DJs.

Where do u see yourself in the next 5 – 10 years from now?

I see myself being successful and having my artists on top of the game. I would love to have a label under SKE Records that would be dope I know that will take time I’m not even trying to think about that right now I have a lot of work to do.

What do you hate about the music industry and think should be changed?

I hate that when people see you doing good they try to bring you down. There are plenty of people I don’t work with now because of that. Another thing I don’t like is that the same people I would try to contact a year or two ago that would never answer are hitting me up now trying to work. It’s too late for that now.

Have u ever worked with any major artist or dj’s?

I have yet to work with a huge artist in the game but I feel like that is coming soon. I don’t want to use someone else’s name to get on I’d rather just show people that I am grinding using my own name to go places with my career.

What would u advise to all the new upcoming dj’s trying to be successful in the hip hop game?

Always network with other DJs especially if you’re trying to push an artist. With out the DJs I don’t think the game would be where it is now. It is very important to do that it will make things a lot easier.

What’s your definition of success?

Having all your goals completed with even more to add on to it. Success is when you feel good about what you did if you feel like you did enough for everyone that supported you you will feel good about everything.

Who do you think are some of the hottest djs out right now that inspirer you and why?

Definitely Funk Master Flex and DJ Drama the way they changed the game for all of us DJs is crazy. With out DJ Drama the mixtape game would not be on the level that it is on now. I don’t try to follow there moves, I look at there moves and see what I can do different.

If you could change one thing about yourself as a dj what would it be?

I wouldn’t change anything. I feel like I have my own lane just like everyone else did if I tried to change what I was doing, it would be like starting all over again. I would never try to change what I am doing. As a DJ I feel like doing what I am doing made me who I am today.

How can people get at u if they wanted to work with you?

You can contact me on twitter @IAMDJYRSJERZY or facebook DJ YRS Jerzy.

DJ YRS Jerzy ft. Chox-Mak – Make It Last

DJ Yrs Jerzy FT. Chox-Mak – This is My Life