DJ Drama is co-founder of the Atlanta-based hip hop collective known as the Aphilliates.
12 Facts About DJ Drama
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DJ Drama is co-founder of Generation Now, an Atlantic Records imprint with artists including Lil Uzi Vert, Jack Harlow, and Skeme on its roster.
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DJ Drama has released five studio albums, curating tracks with both underground and prominent artists, the latest of which being Quality Street Music 2.
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The success of that tape led DJ Drama to start the mixtape series, Gangsta Grillz.
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In late 2005, DJ Drama produced and hosted Lil Wayne's The Dedication mixtape, which would spawn a long series of Dedication tapes.
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In March 2010, DJ Drama appeared on T-Pain's musical television special Freaknik: The Musical, in a voice role as a radio announcer named Mr Thanksgiving.
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DJ Drama released his third album, Third Power in October 2011.
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DJ Drama followed that with the release of his fourth album, Quality Street Music, in late 2012.
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The album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200, which is the highest a DJ Drama album has gotten on the chart to date.
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One of their first signees was Lil Uzi Vert, and DJ Drama served as an executive producer on Uzi's 2015 debut commercial mixtape, Luv Is Rage.
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In July 2016, DJ Drama released his fifth studio album, Quality Street Music 2, with the single "Wishing" featuring Chris Brown, Skeme, and Lyquin.
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In 2021, DJ Drama narrated Tyler, the Creator's album Call Me If You Get Lost, and was credited as a feature on the first track Sir Baudelaire.