DJ Rectangle

DJ Rectangle
Background information
Genres Dance, Hip hop, Club, Latin
Occupation(s) DJ, Producer, Recording artist
Years active 1991-present
Associated acts Black Eyed Peas, Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, Warren G, Eminem, Nate Dogg, DJ Premier, Funkdoobiest, Wu-Tang Clan, Naughty by Nature, Salt-n-Pepa, Bad Boy Bill, Lady of Rage, Dirt Nasty, R. Kelly, Jermaine Dupri, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent
Website http://www.djrectangle.com

DJ Rectangle is an American DJ/turntablist and Grammy Award-nominated Dance/Hip Hop/Club record producer.

In 1993, DJ Rectangle won the US DMC Championship and the International DJ Search, sponsored by The Box Television, to become the official DJ for Def Jam recording artist Warren G. He then toured with Warren G on his Regulate tour, and continued to appear on various television shows including Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Jon Stewart Show, Late Night with David Letterman, MTV Spring Break, and London’s Top of the Pops, to name a few.

DJ Rectangle has also toured with other established artists, including R. Kelly, Heavy D, Montell Jordan, Monica, Bone Thugs n Harmony and Ice Cube. He has also performed with Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, The Lady of Rage, Foxy Brown, Tha Dogg Pound, The Luniz, Ron Isley, and many more.

He was one of the first DJs to integrate original freestyles from major recording artists into his own mixtapes and has released an extensive set of battle records used by many successive DJs to win DMC World Championships. His mixtapes have reached over 100 countries, including Russia, Italy, New Zealand, Japan, France, China, The United Arab Emirates, Australia, Spain, and Germany.

DJ Rectangle went on to become a Grammy Award nominated producer. He has produced records that have sold over 2 million copies, including releases by Eminem, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake, Dirt Nasty, Mala Rodríguez, and Xzibit. Additionally, he has produced tracks used on television shows such as E! True Hollywood Story, Saturday Night Live, and Super Bowl XLIII as well major motion pictures including 1996's Set It Off starring Jada Pinkett and Queen Latifah, 1997's Fakin' da Funk starring Pam Grier and Dante Basco, The Big Hit starring Mark Wahlberg, and 2005's Get Rich or Die Tryin' starring 50 Cent.

He attended San Diego State University, and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Discography

Television

Movies

Mixtapes

Battle records

Production

2008

Mala Rodríguez - Malamarismo

2007

Dirt Nasty - Dirt Nasty

2005

DJ Rectangle Feat. 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2003

DJ Rectangle Feat. Eminem and Dree - 1200's Never Die

2001

Funkdoobiest - Real Urban Latin 1
DJ Rectangle - Hip Hop + Rap
DJ Rectangle Feat. The Whoridas - The Ultimate
DJ Rectangle Feat. Funkdoobiest - The Ultimate

2000

A Lighter Shade of Brown - Greatest Hits
Xzibit Feat. Montage - Larger Than Life

1999

DJ Rectangle - Pumping Energy 3
DJ Rectangle - Hard Beats

1998

Funkdoobiest - The Big Hit (soundtrack)
The Whoridas - Cheap Shots, Low Blows and Sucker Punches
Son Doobie - Cheap Shots, Low Blows and Sucker Punches

1997

DJ Rectangle - Ghetto Politix
Funkdoobiest Feat. Daz Dillinger - Troubleshooters

1996

Da 5 Footaz - Set It Off (soundtrack)
The Dove Shack - Fakin' da Funk (soundtrack)

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