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DJ Lord Jazz
"Say 'Lord Jazz hit me one time' in front of any hip hop enthusiasts and you will hear 'Make it Funky!'"
DJ Lord Jazz’s career has spanned more than twenty five years, encompassing the early nineties, which is widely considered to be Hip Hop’s Golden Age. As a child growing up in Cleveland, OH, he was influenced by family members who were musicians as well as by his Mother’s extensive collection of vinyl recordings. In his early teens, he began listening to WDMT, the only radio station in the Cleveland area to feature Hip Hop Music which was still in its commercial infancy. Jazz became enamored, not only with the music, but with all five elements of Hip Hop culture. He even experimented with graffiti and breakdancing, but the music of Hip Hop was his calling and would become his lifelong passion.
He became an in-demand DJ for various Hip Hop groups in the Cleveland area, but no recording contracts culminated from his efforts.
That all changed when he matriculated into Shaw University and formed The Lords of the Underground with “Doitall” and “Mr. Funke”. They were quickly signed to Elektra/Pendulum Records and released the critically acclaimed and commercially successful album “Here Come the Lords”, followed by “Keepers of the Funk” and “Resurrection”.
Lords of the Underground have always enjoyed tremendous popularity in Europe. Shortly after the release of “Resurrection”, DJ Lord Jazz relocated to Paris, France to serve as a Hip Hop Ambassador, helping to cultivate Hip Hop’s global expansion and influence. After over ten years in Paris, France, Jazz is once again stateside residing in South Florida, where he hosts a weekly online show at www.Twitch.tv/djlordjazz , and exclaims “I love the freedom I have on my show and do it right from my studio!”
