Dj Clue

One Of The Handful Of DJs To Make The Jump From Mixtapes To The Major Labels DJ Clue? Hooked Up With Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records Camp For A Bit In The Late '90s Then Moved On To His Own Camp Desert Storm Records. The Queens Native Built His Reputation With Street-Level Mixtapes And Quickly Became One Of The City's Leading DJs Graced With The Latest Tracks By The Biggest Names. Popular New York Hip-Hop Station Hot 97 Brought Him Aboard For A While In The Late '90s Alongside Fellow DJ Heavyweight Funkmaster Flex. The Air Time Furthered His Reputation And Jay-Z In Turn Invited Him To Join Forces With Roc-A-Fella Which Released Clue?'s Major-Label Debut The Professional 1997 . The Album Featured Primarily Exclusive Tracks Each Boasting One Of New York's Top Rappers Everyone From Nas And Mobb Deep To DMX And Ja Rule. A Second Volume Followed In 2000 And In The Meantime Clue? Toured With Roc-A-Fella In Support Of Jay-Z's Hard Knock Life Album As Documented On Backstage 2000 . He Then Parted Ways With Roc-A-Fella And Embarked On His Own Path Establishing Desert Storm Records And Debuting Fabolous In 2001. Years Later Once Jay-Z Ascended To The Position Of President Of Def Jam Clue? Recorded The Professional Pt. 3 2006 . read less