I'm and old school music professor and I'm diving head first right into the New school of music. I am doing a gig for kid ranging from 5 to 16, What is a good music starter in this rang, or what are the hot new groups that you use. Or, as John Cusack would say in the movie "High Fidelity"
"what are your to five picks"
Thank you Bigguy.

depends on type of music
for r & B rap area,
nivea "ok"
50 cent "disco inferno"
usher "yeah"
terror squad "lean back"
destiny child "loose my breath and soldier"

Yeah hard one to predict, this will all depend on your region and crowd preference, hard to guage until you actually get to the gig. I suggest you look at your National Top 40 charts to get an idea on what is popular. Good luck.

ROQ out.

Ok, my by bad. I do some high school dances with some house mixed into 70's and 80's, but the main events I do are geared to 30 to 40 year old's who want more than the same old a good mix. Maybe some rap if its not to explicit, or Hip Hop With out the "I'm gonna Bust A Cap rap". "A good Beat pop", If you get my thread.
Thank You Bigguy.

some high skoo favorites in my area at the moment(no particular order):
- 1,2 step - ciara
- what u gon do - lil jon and the eastside boys
- hey now - xzibit
- Just Lose It - Eminem
- Let's Go - Trick Daddy
- Oye Mi Canto - N.O.R.E. (LOVE THIS ONE!!)
- Nasty Girl - Nitty
- hush - LL cool j
- Wonderful - Ja Rule(i dont like ja though)
- nelly's whole album(both albums)
- drop it like its hot - snoop dog
- Baby Balla - Chingy
- lose my breath - destinys child
- r.kelly, jay z - big chips
- linkin park and jayz(most songs from their fusion album)

(some played out stuff)

- nolia clap - juvinile
- karma -lloyd backs
- goodies - ciara
- yeah - usher
- go dj - lil wayne
- You & Me - J Kwon
- freek-a-leek - petey pablo
- lean back - terror squad
- Breathe, Stretch, Shake - Mase
- locked up - akon
- dip it low - christina millian (I LOVE THE REGGAETONE REMIX!!!)