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DJ Craze
DJ Craze at a rave in 2002.
DJ Craze at a rave in 2002.
Background information
Origin Flag of the United States Miami, Florida
Genre(s) DJ
Years active 1997 - present
Website Official Website

DJ Craze (November 19, 1977-), born Aristh Delgado, is a Nicaraguan American DJ who plays hip hop, breaks, drum n bass, and practices turntablism. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Nicaraguans ( Spanish: Nicaragüense; also Nica, Nicoya and Pinolero) are people inhabiting in originating or having significant heritage Nicaraguan American ( Spanish: Nicaragüense Americano) are Americans of Nicaraguan ancestry who were born in or have immigrated to the United States Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Breakbeat (sometimes breakbeats or breaks) is a term used to describe a collection of sub- genres of Electronic music, usually characterized Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer. [1] He is the only solo DJ in history to claim the World DMC Champion trophy 3 times consecutively. [2]

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Biography

DJ Craze was born in Managua, Nicaragua. Managua is the Capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America At the age of 3, in 1980,[1] he fled the country with his family during the war which lasted throughout the 1980s. [2] Craze and his family moved to San Francisco, California, where they lived for a short while, before moving to Miami, Florida, where he currently resides. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the [3]

The style of his music carries many of his past musical influences. Initially influenced by the Miami Bass movement when he was younger, Craze has gone on to incorporate elements of hip-hop, drum n bass, and breaks in his turntable routines. Miami bass (also known as booty music, a term that may also include other genres such as Dirty rap) is a type of Hip hop music that became Recently, Craze has shifted his emphasis to DJ'ing and producing drum n bass with his own record label "Cartel".

Craze released his first album in 1999, Crazee Musick, and a second in 2002, Scratch nerds. He also released an album called D-Day in 2002 with his turntable crew, The Allies. [4]

Craze has released two of the most popular battle records ever, "Bully Breaks" and "Bully Breaks 2".

Championship titles and recognition

  • Time Magazine's "America's Best" DJ - 2001[5]
  • World DMC Team Champion - 2001
  • World DMC Champion - 2000
  • World DMC Champion - 1999
  • Winter Music Conference Scratch Off Champion - 1999
  • World DMC Champion - 1998
  • USA DMC Champion - 1998
  • World ITF Scratch Off Champion - 1998
  • ITF Western Hemisphere Scratch Off Champion - 1998
  • Winter Music Conference Scratch Off Champion - 1998
  • Winter Music Conference Scratch Off Champion - 1997
  • East Coast DMC Champion - 1997
  • Winter Music Conference Scratch Off Champion - 1996
  • East Coast Rap Sheet Champion - 1996
  • Zulu National Champion - 1996
  • Zulu National Champion - 1995



Albums

References

  1. ^ a b Sánchez Pinell, Milagros. "Aristh Delgado tricampeón mundial discjockey", La Prensa. Retrieved on 2007-11-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. (Spanish) 
  2. ^ a b Hacker, Benard. "Roots Music", Miami New Times. Retrieved on 2007-11-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.  
  3. ^ John Farley, Christopher. "DJ Craze", TIME. Retrieved on 2007-11-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.  
  4. ^ "DJ Craze Biography:", StarPulse. com. Retrieved on 2007-11-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.  
  5. ^ "Achievements", DJCraze. com. Retrieved on 2007-11-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.  
  6. ^ "DJ Craze; Discography", StarPulse. com. Retrieved on 2007-11-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.  

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