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DJ Cheese

DJ Cheese(bornRobert Cheese) is a disc jockey and record producer who won the 1986DMC WorldFinal inLondon,showcasing the art ofscratchinginturntablismfor the first time.[1][2]He also appeared in the 1986UKtour withRun-DMC.[3]He is known as ‘master of the crossfader’.[4]

DJ Cheese
Birth nameRobert Cheese
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)DJ,record producer
Instrument(s)Turntable,Sampler
Websitewww.kingkutdjcheese

Early life

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Cheese was born inOak Hill, West Virginia.He lived inEdison, New Jerseyfrom birth and later moved toPlainfieldin 1977. In 1980, Cheese would become inspired byGrandmaster Flashand begin to develop an interest forhip hopand purchasing and collecting official DJ equipment.[5]

Career

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In 1984, DJ Cheese won the DJ Battle for World Supremacy at theNew Music Seminar,becoming the first non-NYC DJ to win the title.[6]At the seminar, Cheese met and joinedTony Princein competition. Cheese was later invited by Tony Prince to appear in the inaugural DMC DJ World Championship. Cheese's portion of the competition incorporatedscratching,which initiated a different approach to deejay battling and changed the course of DMC competitions moving forward.[7]

From 1985-1986, under the labelProfile Records,Cheese released twovinyl12 "singles with the group Word Of Mouth entitled 'Coast to Coast'[8][9]and 'King Kut'.[10]King Kut would be used in the coming years as a way of "basing songs around how great your deejay is."[11]

In 1986, Cheeseheadlinedboth performances (afternoon/evening) at theLondon’s "UKFresh ’86 "show at theWembley Arena.[12]It was during these performances that DJ Cheese performed his set along with KMC and MC Original G from Word of Mouth.[4][13]Later that year Cheese would collaborate withFats Cometon the song 'Eat The Beat'.[14]

After this, Cheese distanced himself from Word of Mouth due to a financial dispute with Profile Records.[15]Since then, he has spent periods of involvement in music, performing withDoug E. Fresh,Slick Rick,Big Daddy Kane,and50 Cent.[16]In 2013, he reconnected with Word of Mouth to record the single "Life Without Hip Hop".[17]

References

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  1. ^"World DJ Championships History".dmcdjchamps.Disco Mix Club.Archived fromthe originalon February 12, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 14,2011.
  2. ^"DJ Cheese".DMC World Magazine.2011-10-26.Retrieved2022-02-08.
  3. ^"DJ Cheese".Wax Poetics.Retrieved2022-02-08.
  4. ^abRandomrapradiocraig (2018-01-04)."UK FRESH 19 JULY 1986 – Live from Wembley Arena [FULL/ REMASTERED]".RANDOM RAP RADIO.Retrieved2022-02-09.
  5. ^JayQuan."King Kut – The Adventures Of Robert DJ Cheese".thafoundation.RetrievedFebruary 14,2011.
  6. ^Rocque, Starr Rhett (2020-09-16)."The Story of New York Rap Can't Be Told Without New Jersey".Vulture.Retrieved2022-02-09.
  7. ^"Master Of The Dmc- Tony Prince Talks".Ransom Note.2021-08-19.Retrieved2022-02-09.
  8. ^Word Of Mouth Featuring DJ Cheese - Coast To Coast,1986,retrieved2022-02-09
  9. ^Leland, John (December 1986)."Singles - review".SPIN.2(9): 46–7 – via Google Books.
  10. ^Word Of Mouth featuring D.J. Cheese - King Kut,1985,retrieved2022-02-09
  11. ^"Word of Mouth Featuring DJ Cheese Biography | OldSchoolHipHop.Com".Retrieved2022-02-09.
  12. ^"UK Fresh 86 – Old To The New – Ryan Proctor's Beats, Rhymes & Hip-Hop Nostalgia".Old To The New - Ryan Proctor's Beats, Rhymes & Hip-Hop Nostalgia.Retrieved2022-02-09.
  13. ^"Fat Cap magazine: Blast from the past 6; UK Fresh 86".Fat Cap magazine.2010-12-06.Retrieved2022-02-09.
  14. ^"Fats Comet DJ Cheese - King Of The Beat Popular Mp3, Flac - MusicRW".musicrw.Retrieved2022-02-09.
  15. ^Proctor, Ryan (24 March 2013)."Old To The New Q&A – DJ Cheese (Part One)".Old To The New – Ryan Proctor’s Beats, Rhymes & Hip-Hop Nostalgia.Retrieved15 May2024.
  16. ^Proctor, Ryan (31 March 2013)."Old To The New Q&A – DJ Cheese (Part Two)".Old To The New – Ryan Proctor’s Beats, Rhymes & Hip-Hop Nostalgia.Retrieved15 May2024.
  17. ^Word Of Mouth Feat: Dj Cheese - "Life Without Hip Hop",retrieved2024-05-15
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