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DJ Hildegard
DJ Hildegard, born Sylvia Rathai, is a German house and techno DJ, producer, and radio host active since 1988, known as the "Godmother of House" and a vinyl loyalist.
DJ International Records
DJ International Records is a Chicago house label founded in 1985 by Rocky Jones and Benji Espinoza, one of two labels that dominated the rise of Chicago house.
DJ Isaac
DJ Isaac is the stage name of Roel Schutrups, a Dutch DJ and producer who broke through in 1990s gabber and hardcore and helped found hardstyle.
DJ Jazzy Jeff
DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jeffrey Allen Townes, born 1965) is a Philadelphia DJ, turntablist, and producer; half of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince with Will Smith, developer of the Transformer and chirp scratches, founder of A Touch of Jazz.
DJ Kent
DJ Kent is the stage name of Khensani Mabaso, a Soweto-born South African house DJ, producer, and songwriter who won multiple South African Music Awards and founded the label 88 Productions.
DJ Kool Herc
DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell), Jamaican-born Bronx DJ who pioneered the breakbeat Merry-Go-Round technique at the August 11, 1973 party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, widely credited as the founding father of hip-hop; 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
DJ Krust
DJ Krust, born Kirk George Thompson, is a Bristol drum and bass producer and DJ who co-founded Full Cycle Records with Roni Size and recorded the 1997 anthem "Warhead".
DJ Lag and OKZharp
DJ Lag and OKZharp are a duo of the Durban gqom producer DJ Lag and London-based South African producer OKZharp, who released the Steam Rooms EP on Hyperdub in 2019.
DJ Luian
DJ Luian (Luian Malavé Nieves, born 1990, Carolina, Puerto Rico) is a reggaeton and Latin trap producer who co-founded Hear This Music with Mambo Kingz, signed Bad Bunny in 2016, and produced "Mia" with Drake.
DJ Maphorisa
DJ Maphorisa (Themba Sonnyboy Sekowe, born 1987, Soshanguve, Pretoria) is a South African DJ and producer, also known as Madumane, co-producer of Drake's One Dance and one half of the amapiano duo Scorpion Kings with Kabza De Small.
DJ Marfox
DJ Marfox, born Marlon Silva in 1988, is a Lisbon-based DJ and producer of batida, a percussion-driven club style grown from Angolan kuduro in the city's outskirts.
DJ Marky & MC GQ
DJ Marky & MC GQ is the live billing under which Brazilian drum and bass DJ Marky (Marco Antonio da Silva) performs with English MC GQ, documented since 2007.
DJ Méndez
DJ Méndez (Leopoldo Jorge Méndez Alcayaga, born 1975) is a Chilean-Swedish DJ and singer whose debut Latino for Life sold over 300,000 copies; known for Estocolmo, Lady, and Mi Chile.
DJ Muggs
DJ Muggs (Lawrence Muggerud, born 1968) is the Queens-born, Los Angeles-based DJ and producer of Cypress Hill, founder of Soul Assassins, producer of "Jump Around" and "Check Yo Self," and GZA collaborator on Grandmasters.
DJ Ozma
DJ Ozma (DJオズマ) is a Japanese dance-pop persona played by Show Ayanocozey, leader of the rock band Kishidan, who debuted in 2006 and reached No. 4 on the Oricon chart.
DJ Patife
DJ Patife, born Wagner Borges Ribeiro de Souza in 1976 in São Paulo, is a Brazilian drum'n'bass DJ whose "Sambassim" remix was the first Brazilian drum'n'bass track on BBC radio, in 2000.
DJ Paul
DJ Paul (Paul Duane Beauregard), Memphis rapper, producer, and DJ; co-founder of Three 6 Mafia with Juicy J; 2006 Academy Award for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"; runs Scale-A-Ton Entertainment.
DJ Pausas
DJ Pausas is a Lisbon-based kuduro and batida producer and DJ, a founding member of DJs Di Guetto, whose 2006 compilation DJs do Guetto Vol. 1 launched the Lisbon batida scene.
DJ Pierre
DJ Pierre, stage name of Nathaniel Pierre Jones, is an American house producer from Chicago, best known as a founding member of Phuture and co-creator of acid house.
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 Sabby
DJ Sabby, born Sabelo Mtshali, is a South African radio DJ and television presenter who has hosted Metro FM's breakfast show Best Mornings since 2023, after a decade at YFM.
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 Sharpnel
DJ Sharpnel is a Japanese doujin hardcore unit, active since 1998 on its Sharpnelsound label, that converts anime and video-game material into hardcore techno and is credited with pioneering J-core.
DJ Shimza
DJ Shimza, real name Ashley Raphala, is a South African Afro-house and Afro-tech DJ and producer from Tembisa, known for his annual One Man Show charity event.
DJ Smash
DJ Smash, stage name of Andrey Shirman, is a Russian DJ and producer whose 2008 album IDDQD went platinum and whose single Volna topped the Russian radio chart.