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DJ Cheese
Birth nameRobert Cheese
BornOak Hill, West Virginia, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)DJ, record producer
Instrument(s)Turntable, Sampler

DJ Cheese (born Robert Cheese) is an American disc jockey and record producer who won the 1986 DMC World Final in London, showcasing the art of scratching in turntablism for the first time.[1][2] He also appeared in the 1986 UK tour with Run-DMC.[3]

Early life

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Cheese was born in Oak Hill, West Virginia. He was raised in Edison, New Jersey and later moved to Plainfield in 1977. In 1980, he was influenced by Grandmaster Flash and began developing an interest in hip hop. At this point, he began purchasing DJ equipment.[4]

Career

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In 1984, DJ Cheese won the DJ Battle for World Supremacy at the New Music Seminar, becoming the first non-NYC DJ to win the title.[5] At the seminar, Cheese met and joined Tony Prince in competition, and was later invited by Prince to appear in the inaugural DMC DJ World Championship. Cheese's portion of the competition incorporated scratching, which initiated a different approach to deejay battling.[6]

From 1985-1986, under the label Profile Records, Cheese released two vinyl 12" singles with the group Word Of Mouth entitled Coast to Coast[7][8] and King Kut.[9] King Kut was used[by whom?] in the coming years as a way of "basing songs around how great your deejay is."[clarification needed][10]

In 1986, Cheese headlined the afternoon and evening performances at London’s "UK Fresh ’86" show at the Wembley Arena.[11] He performed alongside KMC and MC Original G from Word of Mouth.[12][13] Later that year Cheese collaborated with Fats Comet on the song "Eat The Beat".[14]

After this, Cheese distanced himself from Word of Mouth due to a financial dispute with Profile Records.[15] Since then, he has spent periods of involvement in music, performing with Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, and 50 Cent.[16] In 2013, he reconnected with Word of Mouth to record the single "Life Without Hip Hop".[17]

References

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  1. ^ "World DJ Championships History". www.dmcdjchamps.com. Disco Mix Club. Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "DJ Cheese". DMC World Magazine. October 26, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "DJ Cheese". Wax Poetics. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  4. ^ JayQuan. "King Kut – The Adventures Of Robert DJ Cheese". thafoundation.com. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Rocque, Starr Rhett (September 16, 2020). "The Story of New York Rap Can't Be Told Without New Jersey". Vulture. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Master Of The Dmc- Tony Prince Talks". Ransom Note. August 19, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  7. ^ Word Of Mouth Featuring DJ Cheese - Coast To Coast, 1986, retrieved February 9, 2022
  8. ^ Leland, John (December 1986). "Singles - review". SPIN. 2 (9): 46–7 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Word Of Mouth featuring D.J. Cheese - King Kut, 1985, retrieved February 9, 2022
  10. ^ "Word of Mouth Featuring DJ Cheese Biography". OldSchoolHipHop.Com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "UK Fresh 86 – Old To The New – Ryan Proctor's Beats, Rhymes & Hip-Hop Nostalgia". Old To The New - Ryan Proctor's Beats, Rhymes & Hip-Hop Nostalgia. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "UK FRESH 19 JULY 1986 – Live from Wembley Arena [FULL/ REMASTERED]". RANDOM RAP RADIO. January 4, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  13. ^ "Fat Cap magazine: Blast from the past 6; UK Fresh 86". Fat Cap magazine. December 6, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  14. ^ "Fats Comet DJ Cheese - King Of The Beat". MusicRW.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  15. ^ Proctor, Ryan (March 24, 2013). "Old To The New Q&A – DJ Cheese (Part One)". Old To The New – Ryan Proctor’s Beats, Rhymes & Hip-Hop Nostalgia. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  16. ^ Proctor, Ryan (March 31, 2013). "Old To The New Q&A – DJ Cheese (Part Two)". Old To The New – Ryan Proctor’s Beats, Rhymes & Hip-Hop Nostalgia. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  17. ^ Word Of Mouth Feat: Dj Cheese - "Life Without Hip Hop", retrieved May 15, 2024
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