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Birth name |
Craig S. Venegas Alvarado |
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Born |
15 January 1971 (age 43) |
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Origin |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Genre |
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Occupation(s) |
DJ, record producer, rapper |
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Years active |
1990-present |
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Label |
Liferdef, Universal, EMI, Def Jam West |
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Craig S. Venegas Alvarado (born 15 January 1971), better known by his stage name DJ King Assassin, is an American rapper, record producer and DJ from Los Angeles, California. Originally known as DJ Raleem, he began his career as a member of the group Lyrical Prophecy with Quiz 1, Double Duce, Dark Side & Chris Cut. Assassin went on to produce music with West Coast and East Coast platinum royalty including the late Tupac Shakur, Shock G, Krayzie Bone, Wyclef Jean, Thug Life, Ice-T, Roger Troutman, Rob Base, Eazy-E, and Akon, among others. He has mixed and mastered over 300 titles for artists on Universal Records, EMI, Koch and his own label, Liferdef. DJ King Assassin was awarded best DJ at The Official West Coast Hip Hop Awards in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. He reached his debut on billboard at number #7 under the most known DJ of all social networks with networks ranging from MySpace 2.6 Million fans to Twitter with over 4 million fans & followers. DJ King Assassin is the official DJ for the legendary artist Kokane, with whom he has collaborated on records frequently.