Pronounce DJ Kurupt as the game recites The Master Jedi. Various aliases, however the distinctive name DJ Kurupt locks city music blocks like clock-work. The hustle, the durable mixtape arena, which only one DJ could mesh with seamless blends and exclusive artist features. The mixtape industry assassinator, with an extensive track record to defend any revenge, coupled with a hard working reputation is what DJ Kurupt is built for…The Master Jedi aka King Kurupt seeks the crown.
Back track to the 1990s when dark and steamy house parties were blazing ferociously like the heat waves that flame the Sahara Desert in Africa. DJ Kurupt was pounding the walls with heart wrenching beats that banged. Back track to those same house parties, it was then that DJ Kurupt realized just how creative he was behind wax. During that era, DJ Kurupt knew his future fate. He would become a reputable DJ and a premiere producer.
Moving into the millennium, DJ Kurupt’s street-savvy business sense and artistic blend led him to the process of creating high demand mixtapes layered with perfection. "Not too many DJs are creative anymore. I feel you should be able to make someone say 'Damn how the f*** did he do that?' and 'Have you heard the new DJ Kurupt joint yet?'" Even the most discerning of all mixtape reviewers, Big Chew of www.rapmullet.com says, "To assume that DJ Kurupt isn't one of the best when it comes to blends would be a mistake, Blend Mixtapes puts DJ Kurupt's talent and skill on the front page."
With due respect, The Master Jedi's creative talents may have gotten him through the entrance of the game, but it was the buzz that took DJ Kurupt to higher heights.
Just about every major artist to date has hosted or dropped an exclusive feature on DJ Kurupt’s Mixtapes: G-Unit’s 50 Cent, Dipset's Juelz Sanatna, The L.O.X: Jadakiss, Styles P, & Sheek Louch, Ne-yo, T-pain, Pharrell, Redman, Mobb Deep, femme fatale Foxy Brown, as well as the reggae-dons Beenie Man and Red Rat have a presence.
Radio work has also absorbed DJ Kurupt’s hustle for success and street credibility. In conjunction with his A-list mixtape production credits, he hosted his own live Streetcorner Radio mix-show which he presently brands throughout the music industry on www.pncradio.com (Internet Radio) Additional radio work includes Hartford, Connecticut’s Hot 93.7 (WZMX). The game has also seen DJ Kurupt in action behind the turntables when he appeared on BET's Rap City numerous times aligned with former host Big Tigger & Most recent host Mad Linx,. In 2003, he was handpicked by Def Jam Records to produce the CD Sampler to launch their newest artist Joe Budden, and again in 2004 to launch Today's R&B star Ne-yo.
Clearly DJ Kurupt posts comfortably at top of the mixtape mountain. His hunger married to his creative outlook and dedication to the DJ sport has enabled him to distribute his mixtape promotional CDs internationally over Europe (London), Asia (Japan), and the Caribbean. “Honestly, I’ve been blessed to have some of the strongest artists in the game bless my tapes, everyone from Alicia Keys, 50 Cent and Tony Yayo from G Unit, Akon, B.G. former Cash Money, as well as upcoming artists on the scene.”
Mixtape Accreditations
HONORABLE MENTIONS – 2007 TBOHIPHOP.NET – and reviews of his mixtapes.
NOMINATED – 2005 Best Mixtape DJ of the Year – Justo’s Mixtape Awards
WINNER - 2004 Mixtape DJ of the Year - Underground Music Awards
NOMINATED – 2003 Best Hip Hop Mixtape DJ of the Year - 2K3 Justo's Mixtape Awards NOMINATED - 2002 Best Personality on Mixtapes – Justo’s Mixtape Awards
HONORABLE MENTIONS – Mixtape Mondays/MTV – projected as being a top DJ on the rise as well as critical reviews of his mixtapes.
