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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)– On Saturday night, the action spot is in the lab with these guys, DJ Slab1 and DJ Poppa.

DJ Poppa and DJ Slab1 (courtesy of q93.com)
DJ Poppa and DJ Slab1 (courtesy of q93.com)

With a whopping 1/3 of all New Orleans radios tuned into the Social Shakedown on Q93, DJ Poppa calls it a success.

“Basically number one, huh?” Poppa said. “Yeah, basically number one. That’s how I get down. Bounce music? It’s New Orleans, man, like jazz.”

DJ Poppa Fishing (WGNO-TV)
DJ Poppa Fishing (WGNO-TV)

He’s a popular cat with almost 80,000 Instagram followers to TeamDjPoppa, but Poppa is not only a master on the turntables, he’s also pretty serious on the water.

LBJ and DJ Poppa (WGNO-TV)
LBJ and DJ Poppa (WGNO-TV)

We spent the morning at the Violet locks, and he told us he’s studying to be a fish guide because of his passion to be on the water.

“I fish a lot. I’m in Houston Marine right now working on my 100 ton license,” Poppa said.

On this morning, DJ Poppa was also number one with the prettiest red fish of the day!