DJ Cocoa Chanelle
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DJ Cocoa Chanelle is an American
hip hop
DJ, rapper and producer
on New York City
's radio station
Kiss FM.
by her grandmother after the death of both of her parents. At the age of 12, she started as a MC and was later put on the turntables by age 13 by her brother, Andre.
's teen talk show Teen Summit
as the first-ever BET resident DJ for over six years. She has also worked on MTV
's Spring Break. She made several guest appearances on BET
's Rap City and 106 & Park
.
After making several guest mixing appearances on Hot 97's "Morning Show", hosted by Ed Lover
, she was recommended to the stations program director and as a result, the morning show producer created the idea for "Ladies Night", which consisted of Angie Martinez
, DJ Jazzy Joyce
& Chanelle. she was honored at the industry’s biggest event for Radio Mixshow DJ’s “Mixshow Power Summit" conference, where she received the award for "Best Female Mixshow DJ of the Year". She is also the CEO
of her own production company
called 5th House Entertainment.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
DJ, rapper and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
on New York City
New York City
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's radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
Kiss FM.
Early life
Chanelle was born in Brooklyn, New York but raised in Bluefield, West VirginiaBluefield, West Virginia
Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 10,447 at the 2010 census. It is also the core city of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,342.-Geography & Climate:...
by her grandmother after the death of both of her parents. At the age of 12, she started as a MC and was later put on the turntables by age 13 by her brother, Andre.
Career
Chanelle's big break came when she landed a weekly spot on BETBlack Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...
's teen talk show Teen Summit
Teen Summit
Teen Summit is an American talk show/youth show that aired on BET. It dealt with the everyday issues of teens and attempted to bring them into a positive, uplifting light and motivate the teen viewers. Various hosts have appeared on the show throughout the years, including Ananda Lewis.The show...
as the first-ever BET resident DJ for over six years. She has also worked on MTV
Music television
Music television is a type of television programming which focuses predominantly on playing music videos from bands, usually on dedicated television channels broadcasting on satellite or cable. Music TVs may host their own shows charts, award prizes. Examples are VIVA, Scuzz, MTV, JBTV, MuchMusic,...
's Spring Break. She made several guest appearances on BET
Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...
's Rap City and 106 & Park
106 & Park
106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM on BET . Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show...
.
After making several guest mixing appearances on Hot 97's "Morning Show", hosted by Ed Lover
Ed Lover
James Roberts , better known as Ed Lover, is an African-American rapper, actor, musician, radio personality, and former MTV VJ.-Biography:...
, she was recommended to the stations program director and as a result, the morning show producer created the idea for "Ladies Night", which consisted of Angie Martinez
Angie Martinez
Angela "Angie" Martinez is an American radio personality and occasional rapper.-Radio career:Angie Martinez got her first break in radio at the age of 16 answering hot lines at the urban radio station WQHT . There she met popular DJ Funkmaster Flex, and began working as his protégé...
, DJ Jazzy Joyce
DJ Jazzy Joyce
DJ Jazzy Joyce is an American hip hop DJ and producer on New York City's radio station Hot 97. She is best known for her collaboration with rapper Sweet Tee on the 1986 single "It's My Beat". In 1994, she was featured on "9th Wonder ", the first single from "Blowout Comb", the second album from...
& Chanelle. she was honored at the industry’s biggest event for Radio Mixshow DJ’s “Mixshow Power Summit" conference, where she received the award for "Best Female Mixshow DJ of the Year". She is also the CEO
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of her own production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
called 5th House Entertainment.
Production
- 2003: "Ok" - Sheek LouchSheek LouchSean Divine Jacobs, better known as Sheek Louch , is an African American rapper and member of The LOX , along with Styles P and Jadakiss.-Personal life and career:...
- 2005: "Pressure" - Sheek LouchSheek LouchSean Divine Jacobs, better known as Sheek Louch , is an African American rapper and member of The LOX , along with Styles P and Jadakiss.-Personal life and career:...
- 2006: "Pain In My Life" - SaigonSaigon (rapper)Brian Daniel Carenard, better known by his stage name Saigon, is an American rapper and occasional actor.Saigon is currently signed to Suburban Noize Records and Just Blaze's Fort Knocks Entertainment record label. After years of delay due to former record label interference, his album The Greatest...
Awards
Black Girls Rock Award recipient- Mixshow Power Summit
- Best Female Mixshow DJ of the Year (New York) (Won)
External links
- Official Website
- DJ Cocoa Chanelle on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- DJ Cocoa Chanelle at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...