DJ drama

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DJ drama in April 2008

DJ Drama (born April 22, 1978 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ; actually Tyree Cinque Simmons ) is an American producer and the official DJ of the Grand Hustle label . He is known for his Gangsta Grillz - Mixtape Series known.

Life

Tyree Simmons grew up in Philadelphia. He later moved to Atlanta and studied at Clark Atlanta University . During this time he came into contact with DJing for the first time. After local success with his first works, he came into contact with Lil Jon and, after working with P $ C at TI's taken label Grand Hustle under contract. During this time he also released his first Gangsta Grillz mixtapes, which had great success on the Down South scene. More mixtapes followed, including with Plies , Ludacris , TI , Snoop Dogg and Akon , as well as the Dedication series with Lil Wayne . The second part of it was named one of the ten best works of 2006 by Kelefa Sanneh of the New York Times .

On December 4, 2007, his first album Gangsta Grillz: The Album was released. His second album Gangsta Grillz: The Album II followed in 2009. He was able to position himself at number 26 on the Billboard 200 with both long players.

In between, Gangsta Grillz: Dedication 3 was another sequel to the collaboration with Lil Wayne. Although this is only a mixtape, it was able to place itself in the lower ranks of the US album charts for a few weeks. Something similar was achieved with From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion . This work, published by Wyclef Jean under the pseudonym Toussaint St. Jean and presented by DJ Drama, was referred to as an EP in the liner notes , but consisted of 17 audio tracks, a playing time of almost an hour and many elements that are typical for Mixtapes are. It was able to find itself at number 171 on the Billboard 200 for a week.

Another album followed in 2011 with Third Power . It included the single Oh My , with which he achieved his first chart success on the Billboard Hot 100 .

DJ Drama achieved its best spot on the U.S. album sales list with Quality Street Music in 2012 when it entered at number 15. The successor to this, Quality Street Music 2 , was released in 2016.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
2007 Gangsta Grillz: The Album US26 (9 weeks)
US
2009 Gangsta Grillz: Dedication 3 US111 (8 weeks)
US
with Lil Wayne
Gangsta Grillz: The Album Vol. 2 US26 (4 weeks)
US
From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion US171 (1 week)
US
by Wyclef Jean under the pseudonym Toussaint St. Jean, presented by DJ Drama
2011 Third power US42 (3 weeks)
US
2012 Quality street music US15 (3 weeks)
US
2016 Quality Street Music 2 US40 (2 weeks)
US

Singles with chart positions

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
2011 Oh my
third power 		US95 (3 weeks)
US
2012 My Moment
Quality Street Music 		US89 (6 weeks)
US
2013 So Many Girls
Quality Street Music 		US90 (1 week)
US
feat. Wale , Tyga & Roscoe Dash
2016 Wishing
Quality Street Music 2 		US77
gold
gold

(14 weeks)US
feat. Chris Brown , Skeme & Lyquin

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Samantha M. Shapiro: Hip-Hop Outlaw (Industry Version). New York Times , February 18, 2007, accessed July 22, 2016 (corrected March 4, 2007).
  2. ^ Allmusic: Toussaint St. Jean: From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion - Wyclef Jean | Songs, reviews, credits
  3. ↑ Chart sources (albums):
  4. ↑ Chart sources (singles):
  5. ↑ Awards: US
personal data
SURNAME DJ drama
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Simmons, Tyree (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American disc jockey and record producer
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA