DJ Subroc

DJ Subroc (August 3, 1973 – April 23, 1993) was an English-born American hip hop artist and a member of KMD and Constipated Monkey.

DJ Subroc
Background information
Birth nameDingilizwe Dumile
Also known asDJ SubRoc
The Hip Hop Hendrix
The Grand Wizard
SpaceGodZilla
Q3-113
BornAugust 3, 1973
London, England
OriginLong Island, New York
DiedApril 23, 1993 (aged 19)
Long Island, New York
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)DJ, rapper, producer
Years active1988–1993
LabelsElektra (1990–1993)
Associated actsKMD, MF Doom, Monsta Island Czars

Career

Dumile's first group, KMD was formed by him and his brother Zev Love X (MF Doom), along with Jade 1, who would later be known as Rodan, but who was eventually replaced by Onyx the Birthstone Kid. Their first release was the LP Mr. Hood, on Elektra Records, in 1991. Although production is either credited to KMD or to Stimulated Dummies, he produced everything under the name KMD, due to the fact that he was underage at the release of the album.

Subroc did further production for artists like 3rd Bass, MF Grimm, Megalon (aka Tommy Gunn), Kurious Jorge, and Zev Love X, who would later be known as MF Doom.[1]

Death

DJ Subroc died April 23, 1993 after being hit by a car while attempting to cross the Long Island Expressway. His death brought production of the KMD album Black Bastards to a halt and marked the end of KMD, although Black Bastards was later released. A few of what people believe to be MF DOOM productions are actually those of the late DJ Subroc, instrumentals like "Peach Extract", "Hands Of Doom", "Rainblood" (Pt.1 & 2), "Hoe Cakes"[1], and "Scientific Civilization". The MF DOOM track "Kon Karne" is dedicated to DJ Subroc. The track "Leave Ya' with This" from the album A Constipated Monkey, by Kurious, is dedicated to DJ Subroc.

gollark: I don't know spiders at all, unfortunately.
gollark: "yes, I will deliberately pay a moderate amount in expectation to constrain the actions of my friends" - definitely nice people.
gollark: I mean, gift cards. It's just money but more constrained. Why would you *buy* those?
gollark: Gifts are *often* random stuff which isn't actually worth it, though.
gollark: Because software is awful.

References
  1. "Subroc". Discogs. Retrieved 2 March 2020.


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