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 name	Dingilizwe Dumile
Also known as	DJ SubRoc The Hip Hop Hendrix The Grand Wizard SpaceGodZilla Q3-113
Born	August 3, 1973 London, England
Origin	Long Island, New York
Died	April 23, 1993 (aged 19) Long Island, New York
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	DJ, rapper, producer
Years active	1988–1993
Labels	Elektra (1990–1993)
Associated acts	KMD, 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.

References

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

External links

• Review of Black Bastards
• DJ Subroc's Myspace
• Subroc's Discogs Page