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DJ Pooh

DJ Pooh (Mark Jordan, born 1966, Los Angeles) is a West Coast hip-hop producer, screenwriter, and director: producer of Ice Cube's It Was a Good Day and Snoop's Tha Doggfather, co-writer of Friday (also playing Red), and writer-producer of GTA: San Andreas.

DJ Próvaí

DJ Próvaí, birth name JJ Ó Dochartaigh, is the Derry-born DJ and producer of Irish-language hip-hop trio Kneecap (formed 2017), a former Irish-language teacher known for his tricolour balaclava and the band's 2024 Sundance biopic.

DJ Qbert

DJ Qbert, stage name of Richard Quitevis, is a Filipino-American turntablist from San Francisco who won multiple DMC world titles in the early 1990s and pioneered the crab scratch.

DJ Quik

DJ Quik (David Marvin Blake, born 1970, Compton) is a West Coast rapper-producer whose 1991 platinum debut Quik Is the Name and gold albums through the 1990s made him a defining G-funk figure and producer for 2Pac, Jay-Z, Janet Jackson, and others.

DJ Rashad

DJ Rashad (Rashad Hanif Harden, 1979–2014) was a Chicago footwork and juke pioneer, DJ Spinn's partner in Ghettoteknitianz and Teklife, whose 2013 Hyperdub album Double Cup brought footwork worldwide.

DJ Sammy

DJ Sammy, born Sammy Bouriah in 1969, is a Spanish DJ and producer best known for the 2002 trance hit "Heaven", which topped the UK Singles Chart.

DJ Screw

DJ Screw (Robert Earl Davis Jr., 1971–2000) was a Houston DJ and producer who created the chopped and screwed style, slowing songs to about half tempo, recorded 300-plus Screw tapes, led the Screwed Up Click, and died of a codeine overdose in 2000.

DJ Spanish Fly

DJ Spanish Fly (Antonio D. Kimbrough, born 1970) is a Memphis DJ, producer, and rapper, the acknowledged godfather of Memphis rap. His 1980s mixtapes, 'Gangsta Walk,' and the triggerman beat shaped Southern rap, phonk, and jookin'.

DJ Spinderella

DJ Spinderella, born Deidra Muriel Roper (1970, Brooklyn), is the DJ of hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa, a Grammy winner, and in 2025 the first female DJ inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

DJ Spinna

DJ Spinna, born Vincent Williams, is a Brooklyn-born DJ and producer active since the 1990s across hip-hop, house, and soul, known for the Wonder-Full Stevie Wonder tribute party.

DJ Sprinkles

DJ Sprinkles is the deep house DJ persona of Terre Thaemlitz, an American producer and cultural critic based in Japan, best known for the 2008 album Midtown 120 Blues.

DJ Stingray

DJ Stingray is the performing name of Sherard Ingram, an American techno DJ and producer from Detroit, founder of Urban Tribe and former Drexciya tour DJ.

DJ The Prophet (musician)

DJ The Prophet, born Dov J. Elkabas in 1968, is a Dutch hardcore and hardstyle DJ called the "Godfather of Hardstyle" and founder of Scantraxx Recordz.

DJ WEF (musician)

DJ WEF is the stage name of Wafae Kefi, a Dutch DJ born in 1994 who mixes hiphop, dancehall, afro, and house, and won FunX's Best DJ of the Year in 2020.

DJ YAGI

DJ YAGI is a Japanese psychedelic trance DJ and producer based in Niigata City, active since 2002 and a six-time performer at ULTRA JAPAN through 2025.

DJ Yella

DJ Yella (Antoine Carraby, born 1961, Compton) is an American DJ, producer, and director, founding member and co-producer of N.W.A with Dr. Dre on Straight Outta Compton, Eazy-Duz-It, and Niggaz4Life; later a Ruthless Records producer and adult film director, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee in 2016.

DJ Zinhle

DJ Zinhle, born Ntombezinhle Jiyane, is a South African house DJ, producer, and businesswoman from Dannhauser, KwaZulu-Natal, known for hits like "Umlilo" and Africa's number 1 female DJ.

Djantrix

Djantrix is the psychedelic trance project of Martin Georgiev from Skopje, North Macedonia, releasing on Digital Om since 2015 and playing major psytrance stages, including Boom Festival 2025.

Djenny

Djenny is an Austrian/Bulgarian psytrance producer and DJ on Bliss Bless Records whose 2024 debut album Confluence topped the Beatport psytrance album charts, with festival sets at Ozora and Fusion.

Djrum

Djrum (Felix Manuel) is an Oxford-based British electronic DJ and producer blending techno, jungle, breakcore, and jazz piano. Known for three-turntable DJ sets and the acclaimed 2025 album Under Tangled Silence on Houndstooth.

Dlala Thukzin

Dlala Thukzin, born Thuthuka Zindlovu in 1997, is a South African DJ and producer from Durban known for popularizing 3-step and for "iPlan", his double Platinum 2023 hit.

Dmitry Molosh

Dmitry Molosh is a Belarusian progressive house DJ and producer from Brest whose hypnotic tracks appear on Sudbeat, Hope Recordings, and Proton Music, and who founded the label Proportion.

DMX

DMX (Earl Simmons, 1970-2021), also called Dark Man X, was a Yonkers hardcore rapper whose first five albums all debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, starring in Belly and Exit Wounds.

DMZ Peace Train Music Festival

The DMZ Peace Train Music Festival is a peace-themed music festival held in Cheorwon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea, first staged in 2018 with a no-headliner policy.

Doctor Dré

Doctor Dré (André Brown, born 1963) is the American radio personality and former MTV VJ who co-hosted Yo! MTV Raps with Ed Lover, distinct from N.W.A.'s producer Dr. Dre.

Doctor's Advocate

Doctor's Advocate (2006) is The Game's second studio album, released on Geffen Records after his split from G-Unit. Made without Dr. Dre production, it topped the Billboard 200 for one week and centers on his broken mentor relationship with Dre.

Doechii

Doechii, born Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon, is an American rapper and songwriter who won the 2025 Grammy for Best Rap Album with her mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal.

Dog Blood

Dog Blood is an EDM duo formed in 2012 by Skrillex (Sonny Moore) and Boys Noize (Alex Ridha), whose debut single "Next Order" topped Beatport's Techno chart.

Dog Eat Dog

Dog Eat Dog is an American rapcore band formed in Bergen County, New Jersey, in 1990, whose 1994 debut All Boro Kings sold over 600,000 copies.

DOIL

DOIL is the stage name of Vebjørn Berg-Jørgensen, a Norwegian dubstep and bass music producer releasing music since 2021, whose track 'Ruckus' reached number 17 on Beatport.