Yves Mondesir
(born October 12, 1972), better known by his stage name DJ Whoo Kid, is an American
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- ...
DJ. He is signed with
G-Unit Records
G-Unit Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group. Founded in 2003 by rapper 50 Cent, the label was operated by Interscope Records until February 2014. Thereafter, distribution of G-Unit operated under Caroline Records a ...
, its subsidiary, Shadyville Entertainment and was 50 Cent and G-Unit's tour DJ. Mondesir had two albums chart on the
''Billboard'' 200: ''XXL Presents: Bad Season'' with
Tech N9ne
Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced "tech nine"), is an American rapper and singer. In 1999, he and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. He has sold ...
(#118 in 2011) and ''The Whoodlum Ball'' with Smith and Hay and Ranna Royce (#156 in 2018).
Early life
DJ Whoo Kid, born ''Yves Mondesir'' on October 12, 1972, in
Brooklyn
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, New York, is of Haitian descent. He was raised in
Queens Village, Queens, and maintains strong ties to
Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.
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Shadyville Entertainment DJs
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G-Unit Records artists
American rappers of Haitian descent
Mixtape DJs
Musicians from West Orange, New Jersey
Rappers from Queens, New York
Shadyville Entertainment artists
1972 births
Living people
American hip-hop DJs
East Coast hip-hop musicians
21st-century American rappers