DJ Abilities is a Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

-based hip-hop DJ affiliated with Rhymesayers Entertainment. With his emcee partner, the late Eyedea

Eyedea

Micheal Larsen , known by his stage name Eyedea, was a well-known freestyle battle champion and underground rapper. His notable wins included the televised Blaze Battle sponsored by HBO and a victory at Scribble Jam...

, he formed the group known as Eyedea & Abilities

Eyedea & Abilities

Eyedea & Abilities was an influential American indie rap duo from Saint Paul, Minnesota, consisting of DJ Abilities and the rapper Eyedea...

, also known as E&A. He also serves as the DJ for Semi.Official with Minneapolis rapper I Self Devine.

DJ Abilities is well known in the Midwest for being one of the best battle DJs in the local scene, having won both the 1999 and 2001 DMC Regional championships. He is also recognized as a talented producer. He and Eyedea were noted, above all, for their ability to interact in live on stage performances, as well as on record.

DJ Abilities served for some time as Atmosphere's backup/tour DJ, but chose to work more with the Eyedea-Abilities duo.

Discography

• Finally (1997, Rhymesayers)
• For Persons With DJ Abilities (2000, Rhymesayers)
• First Born
  First Born (album)
  First Born is the debut album by Minnesota hip hop group Eyedea & Abilities. The album is largely abstract hip hop, with the lyrical content ranging from Platonian philosophy to traditional emceeing. DJ Abilities production on this album is much simpler than on the E&A album.-Track listing:The...
  
  (October 1, 2001, Rhymesayers)
• Fantastic Damage
  Fantastic Damage
  Fantastic Damage is the first proper full-length solo album by New York rapper and producer El-P, released on his own Definitive Jux label on May 14, 2002. The tracks "Fantastic Damage", "Deep Space 9mm", and "The Nang, the Front, the Bush and the Shit" were featured in the El-P-scored graffiti...
  
  (May 14, 2002, Def Jux)
• E&A (2004, Rhymesayers)
• The Anti-Album (2004, Rhymesayers)
• By the Throat (2009, Rhymesayers)