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DJ Casper
1965–2023
William Perry Jr. (May 31, 1965 – August 7, 2023), better known as DJ Casper (also known as Mr. C the Slide Man), was an American disc jockey.
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DJ Chuck Chillout
1962–
Charles Turner (born October 21, 1962), also known as DJ Chuck Chillout, is an American hip hop DJ and producer.
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DJ Clark Kent
1966–2024
Rodolfo Antonio Franklin II (September 28, 1966 – October 24, 2024), known professionally as DJ Clark Kent, was an American hip hop DJ and record producer. His crew of DJs was called "The Supermen", and his DJ moniker was derived from the name of…
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DJ Class
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Daniel Woodis, better known by his stage name DJ Class, is an American DJ from Baltimore, Maryland. A veteran of the Baltimore club scene, he started his career in the early 1990s and gained attention with his Unruly Records releases, including the local…
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DJ Clue
1975–
Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975), better known by his stage name DJ Clue (often stylized as DJ Clue?), is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, radio personality and record executive.
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DJ Dahi
1983–
Dacoury Dahi Natche (born March 10, 1983), known professionally as Dahi (formerly DJ Dahi), is an American record producer, songwriter, disc jockey and singer from Inglewood, California. Working primarily in hip hop and R&B music, he has been credited on…
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DJ Deeon
1966–2023
Deeon Boyd (October 5, 1966 – July 18, 2023), known under his stage name DJ Deeon, was an American Chicago house DJ, credited with pioneering ghetto house and helping create the Dance Mania label.
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DJ Disciple
1965–
David Banks (born September 2, 1965), known by his stage name DJ Disciple, is an American DJ, house music producer and author from Brooklyn, New York. For much of his early career, he worked in London and was influential in the rise of UK garage music.…
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DJ Divine & Spyder D, WBAU
early 1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph of DJ Divine & Spyder D at WBAU Radio at Adelphi University. The two are pictured in front of a wall of sound and recording equipment. Both men are turned towards each other, clasping their proper right hands together in the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.29
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DJ Drama
1978–
Tyree Cinque Simmons (born April 22, 1978), known professionally as DJ Drama, is an American DJ, record executive and music promoter. He initially gained recognition as the DJ for Atlanta-based rapper T.I., and continued to gain prominence hosting mixtapes…
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DJ Durel
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Daryl McPherson, known as DJ Durel, is an American record producer, recording engineer, and DJ from Cleveland, Ohio. He was the official DJ of American hip-hop group Migos.
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DJ Esco
1990–
William Seay Moore (born December 31, 1990), known professionally as DJ Esco, is an American DJ and record producer. He is best known for his 2016 single "Too Much Sauce" (featuring Future and Lil Uzi Vert), which peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot…
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DJ EZ
1975–
Otis Roberts, better known by his stage name DJ EZ (pronounced "DJ ee zed"), is a British house DJ from Tottenham, North London. He was one of the earliest proponents of UK garage music, hosting a long-running Kiss 100 radio show and mixing the Pure Garage…
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DJ Fresh
1981–
Marqus Brown (born November 2, 1981), better known by his stage name DJ Fresh (now stylised as DJ.Fresh), is an American hip hop DJ and producer based in Oakland and Los Angeles, California. Acclaim for his work includes being named to XXL magazine's 30…
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DJ Funk
1971–2025
Charles E. Chambers III (Jan 25, 1971 – March 4, 2025), better known by his stage name DJ Funk, was an American DJ who pioneered the ghetto house subgenre of house music. Through the 1990s, he built a regional reputation in the Chicago-Detroit region and…
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DJ G-Starr
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DJ G-Starr is a Canadian DJ signed to G7 Records Inc.—a subsidiary enterprise of Global 7 Entertainment Inc. G-Starr is the official tour DJ for rapper Reema Major, and has collaborated with Kwajo Cinqo of two-time Juno Award winning hip-hop group Ghetto…
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DJ Head
1971–
Kevin Bell (born September 12, 1971), known professionally as DJ Head, is a hip-hop producer and DJ from Detroit, Michigan. He is best known for producing and co-producing songs for Eminem, Xzibit, Jay-Z, D12, Valid, Obie Trice, Bizarre and as Eminem's…
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DJ Hollywood
1954–
DJ Hollywood (born Anthony Holloway; December 10, 1954) is an American MC and disc jockey. His rhythmic MC sets have led him to be credited as one of the first-ever rappers.
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DJ Homicide
1970–
Craig Anthony Bullock (born December 17, 1970), also known by his stage name DJ Homicide, is an American DJ, rapper, singer, record producer and radio personality. He gained recognition as the DJ of the rock band Sugar Ray. DJ Homicide hosts The Blast on…
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DJ Jazzy Jeff
1965–
Jeffrey Allen Townes (born January 22, 1965), better known by his stage name DJ Jazzy Jeff (or simply Jazz), is an American DJ, music producer and actor. He was one half of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, along with Will Smith. He is…
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DJ Khalil
1973–
Khalil Abdul-Rahman Hazzard (born October 16, 1974), professionally known as DJ Khalil, is an American music producer and DJ from Los Angeles. The son of NBA player Walt Hazzard, he signed with rapper Dr. Dre's record label, Aftermath Entertainment, as…
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DJ Maj
1970–
Michael Joseph "Mike" Allen (born October 9, 1970), professionally known as DJ Maj, is an American Christian music DJ and rapper, contributing to gospel music albums released by tobyMac, GRITS, Ill Harmonics, Carman, dc Talk, and the Newsboys.
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DJ Megatron
1979–2011
Corey McGriff (August 11, 1978 – March 27, 2011), better known as DJ Megatron, was a DJ, record producer, rapper, radio and television personality.
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DJ Mellow Dee (a/k/a Terminator X) Gets Swivvy (2 of 2)
early 1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of DJ Mellow Dee (later known as Terminator X) performing. Dee is behind two turntables, bending down and looking at the turntable on the left. His right hand is on a record on the turntable deck and his left hand is on the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.31
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