DJ Clue

Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975), better known as DJ Clue,[1] is an Panamanian-American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, and radio personality.

DJ Clue?
Birth name	Ernesto Shaw, Jr.
Also known as	MC Drama
Born	(1975-01-08) January 8, 1975 Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop R&B
Occupation(s)	Disc jockey rapper record producer video jockey radio personality
Instruments	Turntables sampler
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Desert Storm Atlantic Sony Elektra Roc-A-Fella Def Jam
Associated acts	Duro Fabolous Foxy Brown Joe Budden Mýa
Website	www.djclue.com

Early life

DJ Clue was born in Queens, New York to Panamanian and Jamaican immigrants.[2]

Career

DJ Clue has his own program, every Monday to Friday 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, on Power 105.1 in New York entitled "Desert Storm Radio".[1][3] Prior to this, until 2006, he disc-jockeyed at Hot 97.[4][5][6][7]

DJ Clue founded Desert Storm Records, a record label, in 1998 with his childhood friends Skane Dolla (Manager) and Duro, famed recording engineer.[8]

In 1999 DJ Clue took part in the Hard Knock Life Tour, including a stop in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre.[9]

Discography

Albums

• The Professional (1998)
• The Professional 2 (2001)
• The Professional 3 (2006)

Soundtracks

• DJ Clue? Presents: Backstage Mixtape (2000)

Remixes

• "Heartbreaker" (Remix) (featuring Da Brat & Missy Elliott) - Mariah Carey (1999)
• "Thank God I Found You/Make It Last Forever" (Remix) (featuring Joe & Nas) - Mariah Carey (1999)
• "It's Gonna Be Me" - *NSYNC (2000)
• "Best of Me Part II" - Mýa (featuring Jay-Z) (2000)
• "U Remind Me" (featuring Blu Cantrell and Method Man)- Usher (2001)
• "Overnight Celebrity" (Remix) (featuring Kanye West, Cam'ron and 50 Cent) - Twista (2005)
• "Mesmerized" (featuring Nas) - Faith Evans (2005)
• "How to Deal" - Frankie J (2005)
• "We Belong Together" (Remix) (featuring Styles P. and Jadakiss) - Mariah Carey (2005)
• "Shake It Off" (Remix) (featuring Jay-Z and Young Jeezy) - Mariah Carey (2005)
• "One Wish (Ray J song)" (featuring Fabolous) - Ray J (2005)
• "Don't Forget About Us" (Remix) (featuring Styles P. and Fabolous) - Mariah Carey (2006)
• "Ride for You" - Danity Kane (2006)
• "You Should Be My Girl" - Sammie (featuring Sean P) (2006)

Production

• "Heartbreaker" (featuring Jay-Z) - Mariah Carey (1999)
• “Dope Man”

- Jay-z (1999)

• "Superwoman Pt. II" (featuring Fabolous) - Lil' Mo (2001)
• "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" (featuring Busta Rhymes and Fabolous) - Mariah Carey (2001)
• "Rich Friday" (featuring Future, Nicki Minaj, Juelz Santana & French Montana) - The Professional Pt. 4 (2013)

References

1. Jacobs, Shayna. "Charges dismissed against DJ Clue after he proves he didn't know his driver's license was suspended". New York Daily News. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
2. @djclue (2010-11-07). ""I'm Spanish and Jamaican/Black..so I can joke on both Fuck that"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
3. "DJ Clue - Desert Storm Radio: The Takeover [DOWNLOAD] - Hip-Hop Wired". Hip-Hop Wired. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
4. "AllHipHop » DJ Clue Leaves Hot 97 For Rival Power 105". AllHipHop. April 6, 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
5. Coscarelli, Joe (February 13, 2015). "For Hip-Hop Radio and Its Voices, Change Is on the Air". The New York Times. Retrieved August 17, 2015. “I’ve been here for a lot of transitions,” Mr. Darden said in an interview, citing the departures of previous Hot 97 luminaries like D.J. Clue and D.J. Envy.
6. "DJ Envy Leaves Hot 97, Moves To Power 105.1 FM". Hip-Hop Wired. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
7. "DJ Clue Burning Questions - XXL".
8. "Desert Storm Launches Fabolous by Rashaun Hall, Billboard Magazine, September 8, 2001". google.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
9. "Live Reviews: The Hard Knock Life Tour with Jay-Z, DMX, Method Man, Redman, DJ Clue March 9, 1999 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON". Chart Attack, Sean K. Robb

External links

• DJ Clue at MTV
• DJ Clue discography at Discogs
• DJ Clue at AllMusic
• Desert Storm Records