First Name |
Tyree
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Middle Name |
Cinque
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Last Name |
Simmons
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Full Name at Birth |
Tyree Cinque Simmons
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Alternative Name |
Drama Boy, Barack O'Drama, Mr. Thanksgiving, Gangsta Grillz
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Birthday |
22nd April, 1978
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Birthplace |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Build |
Average
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Eye Color |
Brown - Light
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Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
Multiracial
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
DJ, record producer
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Occupation |
Disc Jockey
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Music Genre (Text) |
Hip hop
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Year(s) Active |
2001–present, 2003–present
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Record Label |
E1 Music, Aphilliates Music Group (current), Atlantic Records, Grand Hustle Records (former), E1 Music, Aphilliates Music Group (current), Grand Hustle, Atlantic (former), Aphilliates Music Group, Generation Cap, E1 (current), Aphilliates Music, Generation Now
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Associated Acts |
2 Chainz, Don Cannon, Fabolous, Gucci Mane, La the Darkman, Lil Wayne, Meek Mill, Rick Ross, T.I., Willie the Kid, Yo Gotti, Young Jeezy, Kevin Tita Meek Mill, Aka, King 810, Cassper Nyovest, G-Unit, Jeezy, Lil Uzi Vert, Skeme, V12 The Hitman, Jack Harlow
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Official Websites |
www.dramalikethedj.com, http://www.Dramalikethedj.com/
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Associated People |
Akon, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Future, Roscoe Dash, Wiz Khalifa, Fabolous, Wale, Trey Songz, Ludacris, Big Sean, Meek Mill, Gucci Mane, J. Cole, Young Jeezy, T.I, Lil Wayne, Willie the Kid
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Tyree Cinque Simmons (born April 22, 1978), professionally known as DJ Drama, is an American DJ, record executive and music promoter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the co-founder (with Don Cannon) of Generation Now, an Atlantic Records imprint with artists like Lil Uzi Vert, Jack Harlow, and Skeme on its roster. He initially gained recognition as the official DJ for Atlanta rapper T.I. and as a prominent mixtape DJ with his series, Gangsta Grillz. Numerous artists have appeared on DJ Drama's Gangsta Grillz tapes, including Lil Wayne, Fabolous, Ludacris, Jeezy, Gucci Mane, and many others. He was a co-founder of the Atlanta-based DJ and artist collective known as the Aphilliates. Drama has released 5 studio albums, curating tracks with some of the industry’s most lucrative talent, the most recent of which being Quality Street Music 2 in 2016.