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DJ Cash Money Birth name Jerome Hewlett Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Genres Rap/Hip-hop Occupations DJ Instruments Turntable Labels Sleeping Bag Records Associated acts Cash Money and Marvelous Website Official MySpace DJ Cash Money (born Jerome Hewlett) is a Philadelphia-based American turntablist, hip-hop artist, and record producer. He was the first inductee into the DJ Hall of Fame.[1]
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Career
Hewlett studied engineering at college, but soon shifted his focus to the turntables. He adopted his DJ moniker from the phrase "there's the money shot", which people would yell whenever he threw the ball into the net while playing basketball.[2][3] Among his inspirations Cash Money lists Grandmaster Flash and Grand Wizzard Theodore, whom he saw in the early 1980s, while artists who count him among their own inspirations include British DJ Fatboy Slim.[3][4]
He and Jazzy Jeff both emerged from the Philadelphia hip hop scene in the late 1980s.[5] They shared a friendly rivalry and DJ'd parties together as the Kings of Spin.[5] Cash Money perfected the Transformers scratch (along with Jazzy Jeff) which mimicked the robotic sound effects from the mid-80s television cartoon series of the same name.[1] He is also credited with creating the Pee Wee Herman scratch[2] and pioneering the Chirp scratch (aka the Babuggamas scratch).[6]
In 1988, he partnered with MC Marvelous (born Marvin Barrymen) and released the single, "Ugly People be Quiet" (co-produced by Herbie "Love Bug" Azor) and the album, Where's The Party At? on Sleeping Bag Records.[3][7] Cash Money has also produced and remixed tracks for artists such as Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes and Public Enemy.[2]
Accomplishments
Cash Money won the New Music Seminar Supermen DJ Battle in 1987[8] and the DMC World DJ Championships in 1988.[3] He was banned from ever competing again in the DMC World DJ Championships in order to allow other competitors a chance at the title.[2]
In 1998, turntable manufacturer Technics made Cash Money the first inductee into the DJ Hall of Fame.[1]
Discography
Cash Money and Marvelous
Albums
- Where's The Party At? (1988)[7]
Singles
- "Play It Kool / Ugly People Be Quiet" (1988)[2]
- "Find An Ugly Woman / The Mighty Hard Rocker" (1988)[2]
- "A Real Mutha For Ya / New Sheriff In Town" (1989)
DJ Cash Money mix tapes
- Old School Need Ta Learn'o Plot I
- W.K.I.S. Holiday Head Twister
- Kickin Flava
- Freestyle Flavor
- Guess Who's Comin' To Dinner? (1996)
- Old School Need Ta Learn'o Plot II (1997)
- Head Bangin' Funk 45's (2005)
References
- ^ a b c Hal Leonard Corp. (2003). All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap and Hip-Hop. Backbeat Books. p. 69. ISBN 0-87930-759-5. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0879307595.
- ^ a b c d e f Baird, Simone (June 26, 2006). "DJ Ca$h Money: Ten things". Time Out London. ISSN 1479-7054. http://www.timeout.com/london/clubs/features/1596/DJ_Cah_Money-Ten_things.html. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "DMC25 – World Champion: DJ Cash Money (Interview)". Update Online. DMC Publishing. August 6, 2009. issue 339. http://www.dmcupdate.com/article.asp?ArticleID=628. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ^ "International Guests: DJ Ca$h Money (Interview)". United DJ Mixing School. http://djsunited.com.au/cashmoney/. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ^ a b Crisell, Luke; White, Phil; Principe, Rob (2009). On the Record: The Scratch DJ Academy Guide. MacMillan. p. 53. ISBN 0-312-53124-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=ihQaTZmuS2YC&pg=PA53&dq=%22DJ+Cash+Money%22&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=%22DJ%20Cash%20Money%22&f=false.
- ^ Terrett, Piper (2003). Bedroom DJ. Omnibus Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-7119-9765-9. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0711997659.
- ^ a b "DJ Cash Money & Marvelous". Billboard. 2009. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/cash-money-marvelous/391854. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ^ Sacha Jenkins (1999). Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 284. ISBN 0-312-24298-0. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312242980.
External links
- DJ Cash Money in Allmusic
- DJ Cash Money in Discogs
- Interview with DJ Cash Money at Earwaks
- True Skool Artists: DJ Cash Money at the Wayback Machine (archived November 13, 2007)
- Article on DJ Cash Money by World of Beats
Categories:- American DJs
- Hip hop record producers
- Living people
- Rappers from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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