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DJ Toomp Birth name Aldrin Davis Born 1970 Origin Atlanta, Georgia Genres Rap & Hip Hop, Southern Rap Occupations DJ/Producer Instruments Keyboards, Turntable, Sampler Labels NZone Entertainment Associated acts Luther Campbell, 2 Live Crew, 2 Nazty, JT Money and the Poison Clan, T.I., P$C, Young Jeezy, Young Dro, B.O.B, Ludacris, Game Aldrin Davis, better known as DJ Toomp, is an award-winning American record producer and DJ who works in Atlanta, Georgia. In the late 1980s he was MC Shy-D's DJ and went on tour with him and the 2 Live Crew as they performed at various venues across the country with other artists such as N.W.A. and Ice-T, after MC Shy-D left Luke Records he DJ'd for JT Money and the Poison Clan; When the 2 Live Crew broke up he worked on an album with former group member Brotha Marquis when he relocated to Atlanta called Indecent Exposure under the moniker 2 Nazty, the cover billed him as a member of the Poison Clan. He rose to mainstream fame by working with southern rapper T.I. on his first four albums, and received critical acclaim in 2006 for producing T.I.'s single "What You Know", which peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] and earned both Toomp and T.I. their first Grammy.[2] More recently, he contributed to production on Kanye West's Graduation, including producing the singles "Can't Tell Me Nothing" and "Good Life" with West. He and hip hop veteran Bernard Parks, Jr. have launched their own record label called NZone Entertainment.[3]
Production work
Further information: DJ Toomp discographyReferences
External links
- DJ Toomp Official Homepage
- DJ Toomp Bio and Discography 2009 Production advisor for Musicpowers.com
- DJ Toomp Production Credit List (Discography) - beatbuggy.com
- DJ Toomp on iStandard Panel - iStandardProducers.com
Categories:- 1970 births
- American record producers
- Rappers from Atlanta, Georgia
- Hip hop record producers
- People from Atlanta, Georgia
- Living people
- American hip hop record producers
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