For me, DJ AM stood for being able to do you. We come from a time where you were labeled by your genre. The "Hip-Hop" DJ or the "Flashbacks" DJ or the "Deep House" DJ. DJ AM, along with guys such as Z-Trip, helped blur the lines and genres together. His style on the turntables made me more comfortable to be able to break the typical mainstream music format and just go for broke. To this day!!