The Unknown DJ

The Unknown DJ
Birth nameAndre Manuel
BornDetroit, Michigan, United States
OriginCompton, California, United States
Genres
Years active1984–present
LabelsTechno Hop Records

Andre Manuel,[1] a disc jockey and record producer called The Unknown DJ or DJ Unknown, was a pioneer in the Los Angeles area's 1980s music scene, moving from electro funk and electro rap to gangsta rap.[2] Now a legend of West Coast rap, he worked with rapper Ice-T in the early 1980s, then with Alonzo "Grandmaster Lonzo" Williams,[2] and with MC Eiht's group Compton's Most Wanted in the early 1990s.[3]

  1. ^ Charnas, Dan (2010). The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop. New York: New American Library. p. 182. ISBN 9781101445822.
  2. ^ a b Diallo, David (2009). "From electro-rap to G-funk: A social history of rap music in Los Angeles and Compton, California". In Mickey Hess (ed.). Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press. pp. 229, 231, 233. ISBN 9780313343216.
  3. ^ Birchmeier, Jason (2008). "Compton's Most Wanted". In Woodstra, Chris; Bush, John; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (eds.). Old School Rap and Hip-Hop. All Music Guide: Required Listening. Vol. 2. New York, NY: Backbeat Books. p. 15. ISBN 9780879309169.