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DJ Rectangle | |
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| Years active | 1991-present |
| Labels | Fortress of Vinyl Records |
DJ Rectangle is an American DJ/turntablist and Dance/Hip Hop/Club record producer.
In 1993, DJ Rectangle won the US DMC Championship and the International DJ Search, to become the official DJ for artist, Warren G. He then toured with Warren G on his Regulate tour, and continued to appear on various television shows including Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Jon Stewart Show, Late Night with David Letterman, MTV Spring Break, and London’s Top of the Pops.
DJ Rectangle has toured with other artists, including R. Kelly, Heavy D, Montell Jordan, Monica, Bone Thugs n Harmony and Ice Cube. He has performed with Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, The Lady of Rage, Captain Chronic, Foxy Brown, Tha Dogg Pound, The Luniz, Ron Isley, and many more.
He was one of the first DJs to integrate original freestyles from major recording artists into his own mixtapes [citation needed]and has released an extensive set of battle records, which are used by many DJs to compete in DMC World Championships.
DJ Rectangle has produced records that have sold over 2 million copies,[citation needed] including releases by Eminem, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake, Dirt Nasty, Mala Rodríguez, and Xzibit. Additionally, he has produced tracks used on television shows such as E! True Hollywood Story, Saturday Night Live, and Super Bowl XLIII as well as motion pictures including 1996's Set It Off starring Jada Pinkett and Queen Latifah, 1997's Fakin' da Funk starring Pam Grier and Dante Basco, The Big Hit starring Mark Wahlberg, and 2005's Get Rich or Die Tryin' starring 50 Cent.
He attended San Diego State University, and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration.