RaaShaun Casey (born September 3, 1977), known professionally as DJ Envy, is an American

disc jockey A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include Radio personality, radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music f ...

(DJ), record producer, and radio personality. DJ Envyat

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Baker, Al (May 13, 2006
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''

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'' He is one of the three hosts of the syndicated radio show ''

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'', alongside

Angela Yee Angela Yee (born January 3, 1976) is an American radio personality. She hosted the nationally syndicated morning show ''The Breakfast Club'' along with DJ Envy and Charlamagne tha God. She is on the Board of Governors of the We Are Family Fo ...

and

Charlamagne tha God Lenard Larry McKelvey (born June 29, 1978), known professionally as Charlamagne tha God or simply Charlamagne, is an American radio host and television personality. He is a co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show '' The Breakfast Club' ...

on Power 105.1.

Education

Casey graduated from

Hampton University Hampton University is a private, historically black, research university in Hampton, Virginia. Founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, it was established by Black and White leaders of the American Missionary Association a ...

in 1999 with a degree in business management.

Career

A native of

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, New York City, DJ Envy, then called DJ Shrimp, was tutored and mentored by neighborhood acquaintance

DJ Clue Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975), better known as DJ Clue, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, radio personality and record executive. Early life DJ Clue was born in Queens, New York City to Panamanian and Jamaican immigran ...

,DJ Envy Return of the Hustle
Xxlmag.com (July 27, 2007)
Archived version
dated December 1, 2007, accessed via Internet Archive on October 13, 2017. who introduced him to the mixtape circuit in the mid-1990s. DJ Clue took him under his wing to assist in his success as a

. By the early 2000s, he was hosting commercials and exclusives for other established artists that include Hahflamez, Jay-Z,

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, and

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. He then was signed to DJ Clue's record label

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. In 2003, he released his debut studio album entitled '' The Desert Storm Mixtape: Blok Party, Vol. 1''. DJ Envy's big break on the

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came when he mixed once a month for

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's show called "Takin' it to the Streets", hosted by

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from 12:00 am to 4:00 am, but later filled in when Martinez became pregnant. He then co-hosted

's morning show with Miss Jones from 6 am-10 am daily. His run on the morning show ended in July 2008 when Miss Jones moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. DJ Envy spun on his own mix shows on Hot 97 called "The People's Mix" on Saturdays from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm and "The People's Choice Hit List" on Sundays from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. He had a segment on Hot 97 titled "New at 2", where he played the newest hits from 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm. He hosts Hip-Hop Nation's afternoon show on

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Radio on weekdays from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST, and on weekends he used to do a show from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Power 105. On Monday, December 6, 2010, DJ Envy,

, and

began hosting the morning show on Power 105 as

. In September 2016, he voiced support for stop-and-frisk and later apologized after constant criticism. DJ Envy has made appearances on Juelz Santana's and

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's music video "Beamer Benz or Bentley" and various television shows, such as ''

106 & Park ''106 & Park'' is an American hip hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that was broadcast on weekdays at 6:00 pm ET/5:00 pm CT on BET; it aired on a one-day delay on BET International. It was the network's highest- rat ...

'', '' Entourage'', and ''Tha Corner'', which he hosts on the

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channel.DJ Envy's 5 DJ Commandments
SOHH.com He was featured in the 2006 film ''Blood of a Champion'', credited as Shadow's enemy friend. He also appeared in The Raw Report of

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documentary. On March 21, 2010, DJ Envy took over as VJ of

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Sucker Free ''Sucker Free'', known as ''Sucker Free Daily'' on weekdays and then ''Sucker Free Countdown'' on Sundays, is MTV2's sole hip-hop video block. Previously, ''Sucker Free'' aired weekdays for one hour, then eventually sporadically until the week le ...

Countdown. He recently released a record entitled "Still A Fan", featuring recording artist, songwriter, and producer "Rico Love." This leads many to believe he may be planning a new mixtape or album in the future. He and his wife, Gia Casey, host a podcast called "The Casey Crew" that talks about the good, bad, ugly, and beauty of relationships and family. DJ Envy is now an author following the release of his book with his wife, Gia Casey. The couple released a book on April 19, 2022, called "Real Life, Real Love: Life Lessons on Joy, Pain, and the Magic That Holds Us Together."DJ Envy interviewed his wife alongside these two co-host on The Breakfast Club to share the release of their book. A car enthusiast, DJ Envy is the founder and curator of the "Drive your Dreams Car Show"

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which began Saturday, November 3, 2018, at Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. The second annual event took place On September 7, 2019, at the same venue to occur closer to his birthday, both sponsored by

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. After the

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pandemic canceled events in 2020, the show has returned in 2021, traveling to Atlantic City, New Jersey,

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, Georgia, and October 2021 with a car show in

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, Mich. About 5,000 people showed up at the

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to witness luxurious cars, souped-up cars, and designer cars owned by celebrities and Detroit residents. Prior to naming his car show, the "Drive your Dreams Car Show", DJ Envy dubbed his car show as "Carchella".Following a legal notice from Coachella threatening a lawsuit, the DJ dropped the name and reintroduced his car show under the now existing name. "I try to take the car shows to markets I'm already successful in, so we started in the New York/New Jersey area, then we went out to Atlanta, we went to Atlantic City, Philly. … Now we're in Detroit, and next month (December 2021) is a holiday show in

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, Florida". Autos owned by other celebrities are also featured in the exhibition, including cars courtesy of

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, Icewear Vezzo, 42 Dugg, and Detroit's

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and Richard Wershe Jr.(White Boy Rick). The next scheduled show is Sunday, June 19, 2022, at the

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, Texas.

Awards and recognition

On January 24, 2020, Mayor Marty Small of

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, officially declared January 23 as "Breakfast Club Day" in Atlantic City. DJ Envy was presented separately with an official Key to the City of Atlantic City for his "outstanding efforts to market and promote Atlantic City." In August 2020, DJ Envy and his ''Breakfast Club'' co-hosts,

and

were inducted into the

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Personal life

Casey is married to Gia Casey, who is of Chinese-Jamaican heritage. He has been a resident of Kinnelon, New Jersey.

Discography

Albums

*'' The Desert Storm Mixtape: Blok Party, Vol. 1'' (2003) *''The Co-Op'' (with Red Café) (2007) *''It's Moovin (2009) *''Love and Envy'' (2011) *''Audio Uprising, Vol. 1'' (2011) *''Full Breach. Vol. 5'' (2014) *F2D Presents Hall of Fame 2 (with DA L.E.S. & DJ D Double D) (2018) *''Just A Kid From Queens'' (2018)

Production

*"Feel the Hate" – The Murderers (2000) *" Broken Silence" – Foxy Brown (2001) *"The Bad Guy" (featuring Pain in da Ass) –

(2001) *"Right/Wrong" (Cradle 2 the Grave OST) – DMX (2003) *"Getting Down" (Cradle 2 the Grave OST) – DMX, Kashmir, Bazaar Royale (2003) *"Wait a Minute" –

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(2004)

References

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