Beyoncé's Renaissance tour begins; revisiting house music history with DJ Honey Dijon

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🗓️ 9 May 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Host Brittany Luse revisits her 2022 conversation with the legendary DJ Honey Dijon. As one of the only Black trans DJs playing the biggest venues in the world, she's not only become an icon of the scene, but an arbiter of the culture. It's no surprise that Beyoncé tapped Honey for her biggest album yet, Renaissance. Brittany and Honey talk house music's Black roots, the evolution of the club scene, and working with Beyoncé on "Alien Superstar" and "Cozy."

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0:00.0	It's always good to talk to somebody else from the Midwest.
0:03.9	I'm from the Detroit area.
0:05.0	So, oh, okay.
0:06.4	So we're going to keep it real 100 up in here today.
0:08.7	We will.
0:09.7	We will.
0:10.7	We will.
0:11.7	You know how Midwest people do?
0:13.8	We talk straight.
0:15.3	Real to real.
0:17.3	Hey there.
0:21.2	You're listening to it's been a minute from NPR.
0:23.7	I'm Brittany Loose.
0:25.2	Y'all get ready to wake up in a new world because tomorrow, Beyoncé officially kicks
0:31.6	off the Renaissance World Tour.
0:35.0	I don't know about you, but I am ready to finally get some visuals for my favorite album of
0:41.2	2022.
0:42.4	And to mark the occasion, today I'm revisiting my 2022 conversation with DJ Honey Dejean,
0:49.3	one of the producers of Beyoncé's Renaissance.
0:53.0	Please do not be alarmed or may not come.
0:56.8	Do not attempt to leave the dance floor.
0:58.8	I played that album out, of course, because it made me want to move.
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