James Andrew Reigart (born September 3, 1970), better known by his stage name DJ Felli Fel, is an American club and radio DJ for Los Angeles's Power 106, as well as a record producer and

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. He is also a member of the Americanos and the Heavy Hitters DJs. His debut single, " Get Buck in Here" (featuring

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, and

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), was released in 2007 and peaked at number 41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Its success lead to a joint-venture record deal with So So Def Recordings and The Island Def Jam Music Group. He also released the follow-up singles: " Finer Things" (featuring

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and

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) and " Feel It" (featuring

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, Pitbull,

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and

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) in 2008 and 2009 respectively.

Biography

Reigart was born in

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and grew up in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Dallas. While a teenager in Dallas, he began spinning turntables for house parties. His radio career began on Dallas radio station K104 and

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Spanish-language station KHCK. Later, he joined the Los Angeles hip-hop station Power 106. At Power 106, he hosts the ''Felli Fel Show'' on Saturday evenings. He had a cameo role as himself in the 2003 film '' Malibu's Most Wanted''. In 2007, he signed with

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/ So So Def. His debut album for the label is tentatively titled ''Go DJ!''. Singles for the album included " Finer Things" with

, and

; " Get Buck in Here" with Diddy,

, and

; and " Feel It" with

, Pitbull,

, and

. DJ Felli Fel was also featured on the soundtrack of the game ''Midnight Club: Los Angeles'', with his song "Get Buck in Here". He released the single "Boomerang" featuring Pitbull, Akon, and Jermaine Dupri. The track has been remixed by DJ Vice in 2011. On April 22, 2013, he released his brand new single to

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titled "Reason To Hate" which features singer

and rappers

Tyga Micheal Ray StevensonMicheal Ray Stevenson

and

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. It was co-produced by Ned Cameron. Felli is currently a member of The Americanos, a DJ group from Los Angeles whose singles "BlackOut" and "In My Foreign" have been featured in films ("BlackOut" was featured in '' We Are Your Friends'' and '' Office Christmas Party'' and "In My Foreign" was featured in '' XXX: Return of Xander Cage'').

Discography

Studio albums

Filmography

'' School Dance'' as Himself ''

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'' as Announcer '' Malibu's Most Wanted'' as Himself

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Production credits

*2001 "I Like Them Girls (Power Mix)" ( Tyrese featuring Bosco) *2001 "World Wide (Remix)" ( Outlawz featuring 2Pac and T-Low) *2002 "A Piece of Me" (

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featuring Fat Joe) *2003 "Bomba" (Felli Fel from the motion picture Malibu's Most Wanted) *2004 "Back it up" ( Young Rome) *2004 "It's All Right" ( Guerilla Black) *2004 "Intro" ( Cassidy) *2006 "On Bail" ( Xzibit featuring T-Pain, The Game and Daz Dillinger) *2006 "That Ain't Right" ( Sean Kingston) *2006 "Like That" (Noelle featuring Felli Fel from the motion picture Employee of the Month) *2007 "Don't Stop" (

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featuring Keith Sweat) *2007 "Take You There" (Sean Kingston) *2008 "Live It Up! (DJ Felli Fel Remix)" (Roscoe Umali featuring

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and Bobby V) *2008 "Died in Your Arms" ( Smitty featuring

) *2008 "Died in Your Arms" (Remix) (Smitty featuring T-Pain, Junior Reid and

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) *2008 "Cinematic" ( Jessi Malay featuring DJ Felli Fel) *2008 "The Money" ( R. Kelly featuring

Fat Joe Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He began recording as a member of Hip-hop, hip hop group D.I.T.C., Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) in 1992, and pursued a sol ...

) *2008 "Jolly Rancher" (Tino Cochino) *2009 "Diamonds & Patron" (Tino Cochino featuring

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, DJ Felli Fel and DJ Class) *2009 "Dizzy" (

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) *2009 "One Night" ( New Boyz) *2009 "Loaded" (Jeremy Green featuring Ya Boy) *2012 "Dirty Martini" (Collins Pennie) *2013 "Lighters" (

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featuring

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)

Awards

References

External links

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DJ Felli Fel
at Power 106

at Mix Matters
DJ Felli Fel
at SKAM Artist {{DEFAULTSORT:Felli Fel, DJ 1970 births Living people American hip-hop record producers American hip-hop DJs Island Records artists Musicians from Atlanta Musicians from Dallas DJs from Los Angeles People from Rock Hill, South Carolina So So Def Recordings artists Record producers from Texas Record producers from California American curators Alternative hip-hop musicians West Coast hip-hop musicians