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Biography:
(Ludacris / Field Mobb)
If your earliest memory is of being popped on the hand by
your aunt at the age of 3 for messing with her records, or
while in elementary school, your afternoons and weekends
were spent at Detroit's WGPR 107.5/TV 62 observing your
uncle behind the mic and the camera, or if your high school
allowance was spent on nothing but music- one might say that
a career in entertainment and broadcasting chose you.
Such was the case for Atlanta based DJ Jaycee. Having had
such diverse musical influences as Peter Frampton, Kiss, The
Isley Brothers, and Charlie Parker, it was inevitable that
he would become a music aficionado. Jaycee also determined
at a young age that he wanted to work in radio. However, the
turning point in his career aspirations came in two parts:
“The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel”
and a junior high school dance during which he first
witnessed a DJ mix and scratch a record. That inspiration,
combined with the music theory he had studied playing the
clarinet and drums in the school band, led DJ Jaycee to his
current instrument of choice, two turntables and a mixer.
Upon moving to Atlanta at the age of sixteen, Jaycee
continued to be a bedroom DJ, practicing his craft and
studying the moves of pioneers like DJ Nabbs. Slowly but
surely, he began sharing his talent with others, until free
house parties parlayed into his first paying gig, which was
a 1993 end of the year celebration for the University of
Georgia's chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. After
feeling confident that he had mastered crowd control, Jaycee
took on phase two of his ascent in the game – the DJ Battle.
His first victory also came in 1993, by way of Black Vinyl
Crew's “Come Catch Wreck” competition, held on the Clark
Atlanta University campus. The Crew had hosted several such
events throughout the year. Having always been a quiet
observer, DJ Jaycee chose to only enter one of these battles.
The rest he used for recon, laying low in the audience and
studying his opponents. At the end of the year “battle for
supremacy,” Jaycee conquered and assumed his position as
Atlanta's “Battle King.” “If you were a DJ practicing for
any battle in Atlanta between '93 and '97,” he states, “you
were practicing to come in second.” During those years,
Jaycee cornered the mixtape market as well, releasing a new
tape every month.
All of this was accomplished while DJ Jaycee continued to
make great strides in broadcasting. A gig on Georgia State's
radio station 88.5 led to a job with Atlanta's WVEE – V103,
and soon, the ability to play any club or major event in the
city. It was while working at V103 in 1996 that the DJ was
introduced to a young intern at a competing station, Hot
97.5, by the name of Chris Bridges. During this introduction,
made by then Hot 97 station manager Chaka Zulu, Jaycee
automatically grabbed Bridges' attention; by not only
remembering having heard him spin on 88.5 while Bridges was
still in high school, but recalling exact mixes and
scratches. The two remained friends, even as Bridges became
a personality in his own right on Hot 97, under the name
Chris Luva-Luva. Around that time, DJ Jaycee caught wind of
the fact that Bridges, now known to the world as Ludacris,
was pursuing a career as an artist. Of course, this was the
case for so many in Atlanta who had approached Jaycee with
concepts that never came to fruition. It was not until he
noticed Ludacris invest his own money to release an
independent record and heard the young artist featured on
the video game Madden NFL '99 that Jaycee realized that this
was someone who shared his work ethic. Jaycee became
Ludacris' official DJ in the fall of 2000, performing with
him for the first time at Howard University's Homecoming in
Washington D.C. “I think he exceeded everybody's
expectations,” Jaycee explains, “I mean, we knew he was
good, but we had no idea. He's clever at what he does.” The
two continue to work together to this day. “He's real down
to earth and humble,” the DJ continues. “And if he was any
other way, I don't think I could work with him.”
Recently, Jaycee joined the Aphilliates, the hottest DJ
association in the south. Consisting of six talented DJ's,
the Aphilliates represent some of the hottest artists in
entertainment. The roster includes T.I., Mase, Lil' Scrappy,
Monica, and of course Ludacris- just to name a few.
Furthermore, the crew currently has a radio show on Sirius
Satellite Radio, entitled “Streetz Iz Watchin'.” Jaycee's
extensive experience and passion for music makes him a
leading DJ in the nation, and many would say that this was
destined from day one.
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