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DJ Clue
Birth name Ernesto Shaw Jr.
Also known as MC Drama
Born (1975-01-08) January 8, 1975 (age 49)
Queens, New York City, U.S.
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Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • rapper
  • producer
  • radio personality
  • record executive
Years active 1997–present
Labels
Associated acts

Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975), better known as DJ Clue (often stylized as DJ Clue?), is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, radio personality and record executive.

Early life

DJ Clue was born in Queens, New York City to Panamanian and Jamaican immigrants.

Career

DJ Clue has his own program, titled "Desert Storm Radio", every Monday to Friday 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, on Power 105.1 in New York. Prior to this, he disc-jockeyed at Hot 97, until 2006.

In 1998, DJ Clue founded Desert Storm Records, a record label, with his childhood friends Skane Dolla (manager) and recording engineer Ken Duro Ifill.

In 1999, DJ Clue took part in the Hard Knock Life Tour, including a stop in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre.

In 2005, DJ Clue appeared as himself in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, hosting a fictional hip-hop radio station The Liberty Jam.

Discography

Albums

  • The Professional (1998)
  • The Professional 2 (2001)
  • The Professional 3 (2006)

Soundtracks

  • DJ Clue? Presents: Backstage Mixtape (2000)

Remixes

Production

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