DJ Fresh (American DJ)

Dj.Fresh mixing live

Dj.Fresh's first major break was DJing at a show in San Francisco with Common at the age of 18, and shortly afterwards he Deejayed on two tours for the rapper Nas.[1] He began producing his own music as well, creating beats with turntables and a digital audio workstation.[2] In 1999 he was named the 3rd best DJ in the US by ITF (International Turntablist Federation).[2]

While he initially mixed with the moniker DJ Fresh, he now officially goes by The Worlds Freshest (Dj.Fresh). According to Dj.Fresh, he still prefers the DJ Fresh moniker, but adopted the other aliases to avoid confusion with artists such as the English producer of the same name.[1]

In 2006 Fresh started "The Tonite Show" album series, where he produces albums with guest artists that have since included Freddie Gibbs, The Jacka, The Grouch, J-Stalin, Yukmouth, Mitchy Slick, E-40,[2] and Raekwon.[1] According to Fresh, "I come from the school of DJs when everybody was doing mixtapes on real cassette tapes; just playing songs of the hottest joints out and putting their name on it. That was cool, but I just wanted to make my own music and produce my own stuff, and that’s how I came up with the brand The Tonite Show."[1]

His 2014 Tonite Show EP release with Trae Tha Truth received a positive review from RapReviews.com, who stated the album "shows glimpses of a nice little partnership brewing. Dj.Fresh...provides a dreamlike soundtrack throughout "The Tonite Show", coughing up an 80s vibe on "You Neva Know" and making the single "Wid It" sound like a Disney-fied take on the theme to The Exorcist. Fresh is at his best on "Pain", a mesmeric head-nodder that suits Trae perfectly."[7]

In 2006 Dj.Fresh began producing for a number of major artists, starting with the album The Real World: West Oakland by J. Stalin. In the next two years he worked on albums by Shady Nate and Bicasso as well, and that later extended to artists such as Mitchy Slick.[8] He won Best West Coast Producer in 2009–10.[2] As of 2010 he ran The Whole Shabang production team, with producers such as Jamon Dru, Mr Tower, Sneaky Mike, Face The Music, Mike Rimzo and Young Gully.[6]

Recently, Fresh Has Collaborated With Other Highly Acclaimed Producers Such As Cardo (record producer), Traxamillion, Droop-E, JuneOnnaBeat, And The Mekanix.

Dj.Fresh

Miracle & Nightmare On 10th Street is a double disc collaboration album between J. Stalin and Dj.Fresh, released on 16 July 2013. It peaked at #61 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at #28 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[4] Miracle & Nightmare on 10th Street was The World's Freshest's first charting album and also one of J. Stalin's most successful. It features a guest appearance from Freddie Gibbs. Music videos have been filmed for "Torta" featuring Lil Retro,[9] "Dopegame" featuring L'Jay[10] and "P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once)".[11]

He also released the album Feet Match the Paint with Mitchy Slick in 2013,[12] and in 2014 he released his Boomin System mixtape, which has guest artists such as Scarface and Kendrick Lamar. The mixtape was received positively, and a review by Complex praised the variety and unpredictability of the production styles.[13]

• "2006" (Album Produced With Traxamillion)

• "The Tonite Show With The Grouch"

• "The Tonite Show With Mitchy Slick & Jay Worthy" (Whole Album)

• "California"
• "The Sixth Letter"

• 03. “G.O.A.T. Flow” Featuring THEMXXNLIGHT (Co-Produced With Cardo & ID Labs)

• 04. “Bacc To Winning” Featuring Ty Dolla Sign (Co-Produced With Cardo)

• 11. “You Don’t Have To Hide” Featuring Young Deji

• 12. “Real One” Featuring Young Deji (Co-Produced With Kev Choice)

• 13. “Monitor Millions

• 14. “All For You” Featuring THEMXXNLIGHT (Co-Produced With Kev Choice)

• 07. "From The Start"
• 11. "First Or Last"
• 13. "Bottle Poppers"

• 12. "In Me,Not On Me" (Co-produced With Cardo

• 01. "I'm Laced" Feat. Cousin Fik (The Block Brochure 2)
• 09. "Get Loose" Feat. Droop-E & Cousin Fik (The Block Brochure 3)

• "Organic Watermelon Juice" (Very Peaceful)

• "Organic Mud" (Produced With Cardogotwings) (Mr. Midnight)

• "Presidential Smoke"
• "Knowledge And Wisdom" (Feat. Sosaman)

2016 - David 2 (with Young Gully)

"Young Lean" with Young Lean

"Lil Goofy" with Lil Goofy

"The Morning Show" with Blast Holiday

"The Morning Show" with Bo Strangles

"The Morning Show" with ST Spittin

"The Morning Show" with Armani DePaul

"Hella Songs" with Mr. Tower

"He's Back" with D-LO

"King Of The Interstate" with Shady Nate

"The Definition Of Mobbin" with Jay Jonah

The Tonight Show with The Grouch