Dj Drama

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Image Credit: The Come Up Show from Canada (DJ Drama), CC BY 2.0

Biography

DJ Drama (born Tyree Cinque Simmons on April 22, 1978 in Philadelphia) is the DJ wtih wide experience in the mixtape game, perhaps best known for the "Gangsta Grillz" series. He has worked with a wide range of acts including T.I., Jime Jones, Saigon, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Webbie, Little Brother, and the Pimp Squad Click (P$C). He's also one third of the highly productive Aphilliates Music Group with DJ Don Cannon and DJ Sense. On January 16, 2007, DJ Drama, along with DJ Cannon, were arrested on RICO charges for selling CDs that did not have a publisher's address. As of March 2007 they are preparing their legal defense and have hired attorneys to represent them. Drama's fourth album is titled Quality Street Music. The We In This Bitch Songfacts explains that concept for the record is one that Drama says he came up with while hosting Young Jeezy's Trap or Die mixtape back in 2005.

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Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1978
Number of Albums 50
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Genres

Hip Hop R & B

Trivia

Who is the cofounder of Generation Now?

Tyree Cinque Simmons

...Not to be confused with Drama (rapper). Tyree Cinque Simmons professionally known as DJ Drama, is an American DJ, record executive and music promoter....
What is the name of the Atlantic Records imprint that Tyre Cinque Simmons cofounded?

Generation Now

...cutive and music promoter. He is the cofounder (with Don Cannon) of Generation Now , an Atlantic Records imprint with artists including Lil Uzi Vert, J...
How many studio albums has Drama released?

5

...ased DJ and artist collective known as the Aphilliates. Drama has released 5 studio albums, curating tracks with some of the industry's most lucrative...
What was the most recent release from Drama?

Quality Street Music 2

...ndustry's most lucrative talent, the most recent of which being Quality Street Music 2 in 2016. Early life and education edit Tyree Simmons was born a...
In what year was Drama born?

1978

...He was born on April 22nd, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By 2005, Drama and his AMG associates were facilitating radio shows on Atlantas Hot 107...
Drama and his associates were facilitating radio shows on what radio station?

Atlantas Hot 107.9

...05, Drama and his AMG associates were facilitating radio shows on Atlantas Hot 107.9 and on Eminems Shade 45 station on Sirius Satellite Radio. In lat...
What was the name of Lil Wayne's mixtape?

The Dedication

...ite Radio. In late 2005, Drama delivered and facilitated Lil Waynes The Dedication mixtape, which would generate a long arrangement of Dedication tape...
When was Devotion 2 released?

May 2006

...rate a long arrangement of Dedication tapes. Devotion 2, discharged in May 2006 , showed up on the Top R&BHipHop Albums outline and was marked by The N...
What magazine named Dedication 2 as one of the 10 best chronicles of 2006?

The New York Times

..., showed up on the Top R&BHipHop Albums outline and was marked by The New York Times as one of the 10 best chronicles of 2006. AMG marked a joint ende...
Who was the primary craftsman for Asylum Records?

Willie the Kid

...in September 2006. The primary craftsman marked was American rapper Willie the Kid . In January 2007, AMGs Atlanta studios were attacked by Fulton Coun...
How many mixtapes were seized by Fulton County cops in January 2007?

80,000

...lanta studios were attacked by Fulton County cops, who seized more than 80,000 mixtapes, 4 vehicles, and some chronicle hardware. Both Drama and Don C...
Who attacked AMG's Atlanta studios?

Fulton County cops

...e the Kid. In January 2007, AMGs Atlanta studios were attacked by Fulton County cops , who seized more than 80,000 mixtapes, 4 vehicles, and some chron...
Which 2011 record spawned his first Top 20, Oh My feat. Quality Street Music?

Third Power

...006 according to The New York Times, and Gucci Manes The Movie. 2011s Third Power spawned his first Top 20, Oh My feat. Quality Street Music bowed at ...
When did Drama accept a position as A&R for Atlantic Records?

2013

...hat of his artistry. Accepting a position as A&R for Atlantic Records in 2013 , Drama founded Means Street Studios. He also launched the JuTox juice ba...
What was Drama's job title at Atlantic Records?

A&R

... as a businessman parallels that of his artistry. Accepting a position as A&R for Atlantic Records in 2013, Drama founded Means Street Studios. He als...
When was Drama nominated for BET Hip Hop Awards for DJ of the Year?

2007

..., Drama ignited a Las Vegas residency. He holds the distinction of receiving a BET Hip Hop Awards nomination for DJ of the Year every year since 2007 ....
Who is on Generation Now's roster?

Lil Uzi Vert, Jack Harlow, and Skeme

... Now, an Atlantic Records imprint with artists including Lil Uzi Vert, Jack Harlow, and Skeme on its roster. Numerous artists have appeared on DJ Dram...
Who was a cofounder of the Aphilliates?

Tyree Simmons

...artist collective known as the Aphilliates. Early life and education Tyree Simmons was born and raised largely in the Germantown area of Philadelphia,...
Where was Tyree Simmons born and raised?

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

...Simmons was born and raised largely in the Germantown area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . At age 13, his sister took him to New York City where he pur...
What city did his sister take him to when he was 13?

New York City

...rea of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At age 13, his sister took him to New York City where he purchased his first mixtape. He began making his own tapes...
What was the name of his first tape?

Illadelph

...ixtape. He began making his own tapes soon after, including one titled Illadelph which featured artists like Black Thought, Dice Raw, Malik B., and ot...
Drama's ear for new talent in hiphop defined his career as a producer, DJ, and what else?

tastemaker

...ar for new talent in hiphop defined his career as a producer, DJ, and tastemaker . Along with work on countless mixtapes, Drama released several of his...
What year was Third Power released?

2011

... own fully realized studio albums, including starstudded highlights like 2011 's Third Power and 2012's Quality Street Music. He attended college in At...
What was the name of the college he attended?

Clark Atlanta University

...2012's Quality Street Music. He attended college in Atlanta at Clark Atlanta University , and kept busy DJ'ing parties and making his own mixtapes, whi...
What genre of music did Simmons first focus on?

East Coast hiphop

... would sell at record shops and gigs. He first focused on tapes of East Coast hiphop and a series he dubbed Automatic Relaxation, which highlighted so...
Who did Simmons meet while at Clark?

DJ Sense and Don Cannon

...d rap. While at Clark, Simmons met likeminded hiphop obsessives DJ Sense and Don Cannon . The three formed the Aphilliates, a group that began as a col...
The Aphilliates began as what?

a college DJ crew

...on Cannon. The three formed the Aphilliates, a group that began as a college DJ crew but would become a powerful music group and label. In 2004, after...
When did Drama launch his Gangsta Grillz mixtape series?

2004

... a college DJ crew but would become a powerful music group and label. In 2004 , after a shortlived stint as a DJ for Slum Village, Drama launched his G...
In what film did Drama appear in a cameo role?

ATL

...t with the streets. This association led to a cameo role in the 2006 film ATL , and along with Drama's rising profile as part of T.I. Becoming one of t...
Drama and the Aphilliates signed a 2006 deal with what label?

Asylum Records

...trusted influencers of street level rap currents led Drama and the Aphilliates to a 2006 deal with Asylum Records , forming a sublabel around the crew....