David Anthony Love Jr. (better known as Kid Capri; born February 7, 1967) is an American DJ and rapper.

Early life

Kid Capri was born in

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, in

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. He spent most of his youth in the

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. As an 8-year-old, Capri would attempt to scratch records on his father's

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stereo system.

Career

Kid Capri starred in the HBO series,

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' '' Def Comedy Jam''. In 2017, he returned for the Netflix '' Def Comedy Jam''’s 25th Anniversary Special. He has produced tracks for artists such as

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, and

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. He has toured with Jay-Z,

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, and most recently RBRM. He produced a song on Jay-Z's album, '' Hard Knock Life''. In 2017, Kid narrated

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's entire '' DAMN'' album. Kid premiered his vocals at Jennifer Lopez's '' Jennifer Lopez: All I Have'' Las Vegas residency, which lasted from 2016 to 2018, during the portion of her show dedicated to The Bronx. Kid Capri deejayed for seven seasons of '' Def Comedy Jam''. He produced tracks for

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, Big L and Grand Puba. He eventually released an LP on Warner Brothers Records titled '' The Tape'' in 1991. He appeared in the film '' Who's the Man?'' in 1993. In 1997, Kid Capri signed with the Track Masters'

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-distributed label after he appeared on the 1997

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and the Family World Tour. He subsequently released '' Soundtrack to the Streets'' in 1998. Kid Capri was involved in his own record label, No Kid'n Records. On July 29, 2007, Kid Capri made an appearance during Rock the Bells 2007 as

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's DJ. Kid Capri also made an appearance as Rakim's DJ during the Rock the Bells 2008 show on July 19, 2008, in

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. Kid was featured as lead judge on

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's '' Master of the Mix'', the BET

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competition in search of the nation's best DJ. In March 2012, Kid was commissioned to remix "

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", an exclusive track featured on the special Smirnoff Nightlife Edition of

's album, '' MDNA''. Kid was also featured on

's song " ELEMENT." in which he has vocal parts in the intro and closing. During the 2018 Global Spin Awards, which was held during NBA All-Star weekend, Kid received the Red Award in honor of DJ Red Alert from

. On May 15, 2021, Kid Capri was a Bronx Walk of Fame inductee. In 2022, Kid released his third studio album titled ''The Love'', marking his return after a 25-year hiatus. ''The Love'' features Capri's daughter, R&B singer Vina Love. Kid has been featured multiple times on the We TV show '' Growing Up Hip Hop: New York'', which debuted in 2019. Kid collaborated with The Hoodies, brothers E-Class and Young Poppa, to produce the ''Hidden Gems'' album in 2023. The 2003

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Tribute to

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honored slain

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DJ member with an all-star mix-off, which included Kid Capri as host and DJ on the decks. Twenty years later at the 2023 BET Awards, Kid Capri hosted and curated Hip-Hop's 50th Anniversary segment. Until the fall of 2023, Kid continued to host "The Block Party" on SiriusXM FLY every weekend.

Discography

Albums and mixtapes

Kid Capri's albums and mixtapes are given below.

Features

Filmography

Videos

* " Crossover" (1992 off

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's '' Business Never Personal'') * "DWYCK" (1992 off GangStarr's '' Hard to Earn'') * "Put It On" (1995 off Big L's '' Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous'') * "We Celebrate" (2007 off

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's '' The Big Doe Rehab'')

Cameos and roles in film

* '' Who's the Man?'' as himself (1993) * '' A Get2Gether'' as Dee Jay (2005) * '' Def Comedy Jam 25'' as himself (2017)

References

External links

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Kid Capri – Bronx Walk of Fame Inductee
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