Ephrem Louis Lopez (born January 25, 1969), known professionally as DJ Enuff, is an American DJ and radio personality. Born and raised in
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...
, he joined New York City's hip hop radio station
Hot 97 in 1998, where he has since hosted
DJ mix
A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically beatmixing, mixed together by a Disc jockey, DJ to appear as one continuous track. DJ mixes are usually performed using a DJ mixer and multiple sounds sources, such as Phonograph, tur ...
es. He is known for being
the Notorious B.I.G.'s road DJ during his lifetime, and reprised this role for the 2009 biographical drama film based on the rapper, ''
Notorious''. Lopez has worked as an
A&R staffer for
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop.
The l ...
from 1999 to 2001, and founded the Heavy Hitter DJs collective in 2001.
Personal life
Lopez's son, Ephram Lopez Jr., is better known by his stage name
RiotUSA.
He is best known for his affiliation with fellow New York rapper
Ice Spice, having produced her single "
Munch (Feelin' U)", as well as "
In Ha Mood", "
Princess Diana
Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William ...
", and "
Barbie World".
Production credits
*1996 "Get Money" (remix) –
Junior M.A.F.I.A.
*1997 "You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)"-
The Notorious B.I.G. off the album ''
Life After Death
''Life After Death'' is the second and final studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released on March 25, 1997, by Bad Boy Records and distributed by Arista Records. A double album, it was released sixteen days after his murder. ...
;'' certified Diamond by the
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...
(RIAA).
References
External links
Official website*
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American hip-hop record producers
American hip-hop DJs
Living people
1969 births
The Flip Squad members