DJ Lord (born Lord Aswod on March 11, 1975), is an American
DJ and
turntablist
Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer. The mixer is plugged into a PA syste ...
. In 1999, DJ Lord joined the
hip hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...
group
Public Enemy
Public Enemy is an American Hip-hop, hip hop group formed in Roosevelt, New York, in 1985 by Chuck D and Flavor Flav. The group rose to prominence for their political messages including subjects such as Racism in the United States, American r ...
on its 40th World Tour replacing
Terminator X
Norman Rogers (born August 25, 1966), known professionally as Terminator X, is an American DJ best known for his work with hip hop group Public Enemy, which he left in 1998. He also produced two solo albums, '' Terminator X & The Valley of the ...
. Soon after, DJ Lord had his own performance segment within the Public Enemy show. While
hip hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...
has been at the foundation of his career, he also works in the
drum and bass
Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated as DnB, D&B, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterised by fast Break (music)#Breakbeat (element of music), breakbeats (typically 165–185 Tempo, beats per minute) with heavy Bass (music) ...
arena. His career and the art of
turntablism
Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more Phonograph, turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer. The mixer is plugged into ...
is documented in the DVD, ''DJ Lord - The Turntablist Chronicles'', released in 2004.
In addition to working with Public Enemy, DJ Lord tours solo as well as with
Flavor Flav
William Jonathan Drayton Jr. (born March 16, 1959), known by his stage name Flavor Flav ( ), is an American rapper and television personality. Known for his catchphrase "Yeah, boyeeeeee!" when performing, he is a founding member alongside Chuck ...
in his solo effort as well as with art exhibition Arts, Beats + Lyrics. He has also performed with rock band
Confrontation Camp
Confrontation Camp is an American rap rock group consisting of Kyle Jason and Public Enemy members Chuck D (under the name Mistachuck), Professor Griff and DJ Lord. The group's debut album, '' Objects in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appea ...
and TrillBass. In December 2014 he released his first solo album with 2MP (2 Much Posse) entitled “Eat The Rat” on Spit Digital.
DJ Lord was also a member of
Prophets of Rage
Prophets of Rage was an American rap rock supergroup (music), supergroup. Formed in 2016, the group consisted of three members of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave (bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello, and d ...
. DJ Lord performed on tour with
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill is an American Hip hop music, hip hop group formed in South Gate, California in 1988. One of the first Latin groups to gain mainstream recognition in hip hop, they have sold over 20 million albums worldwide, and have obtained multi ...
in 2019.
Battle career highlights
* 2004 – DMC U.S. Finalist
* 2004 – DMC Cincinnati Regional Heat Champion
* 2004 – Numark/Guitar Center Southeast Champion
* 2004 – KoolMixx Atlanta Battle Champion
* 2003 – KoolMixx Atlanta Battle Champion
* 2003 – Breaklanta 3 Battle Champion
* 2002 – Breaklanta 1 Battle Champion
* 2002 – Pioneer/Promo Only CDJ1000 CD Turntable Champion
* 2001 – DMC U.S. Finalist
* 2001 – DMC Phoenix Arizona Regional Champion
* 2001 – Guitar Center/Stanton Southeast Battle Champion
* 2000 – Guitar Center/Vestax Southeast Battle Champion
* 2000 – KoolMixx Atlanta Battle Champion
References
External links
* DJ Lord
* Public Enemy
American hip-hop DJs
Musicians from Savannah, Georgia
Living people
Musicians from Atlanta
1975 births
Public Enemy (band) members
Prophets of Rage members
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