The Unknown DJ | |
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Birth name | Andre Manuel |
Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Origin | Compton, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1984–present |
Labels | Techno Hop |
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]