DJ Ominaya On DJ’ing & Inspiring Hip-Hop’s Next Genera

Cassius Life Featured Video Source: DJ OMINAYA / DJ OMINAYA Cassius had the chance to interview trailblazing DJ Ominaya and get his perspective on DJing for notable artists like A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and inspiring others. For those who love Hip-Hop and all of its elements, they know it takes a good amount of time and passion to be a solid representative of the culture. For DJ Ominaya, that is evident in his resume. The Bronx native got into DJ’ing in his teens and turned that love of music into a career that now sees him behind the turntables for Sherri Shepard’s daytime talk show in addition to being the tour DJ for A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and Brooklyn’s own Lola Brooke. We had a chance to sit down and learn more from him about his passion for the music and the culture. CASSIUS: Let’s take it back a bit and get into how you got to where you are now. I saw that you started spinning at 14 years old, what drew you to the turntables at that age? Ominaya: So as a young kid, I used to play baseball. And there was a guy I used...