Wax Murdaraz
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Wax Murdaraz are a crew of vinyl
specialists united to enhance the public's understanding about the art of hip-hop deejaying and music production. The roots of the group date back to the late 1980's when founding members (Da Fly) D-Ex and DJ Professional (formally DJ Finesse) recorded several tapes in album form under the name ...Pest Realm which were released from 1989 to 1995. The duo eventually began using the alias "Wax Murdaraz" and in 1998 began constructing turntable
"band" routines to present in a live format. Wanting to add a third band player to the crew, D-Ex recruited B-Money (who has since produced music for Jay-Z
, 50 Cent
and others) in early 1999. Shortly thereafter D-Ex went on a scouting mission, securing the technical skills of the most well-rounded deejays he could find at the time to join the group. By late 1999, battle deejays Iceman and DJ K-Nine, club rocker and then deejay for Da Brat
, Charlie Chan (currently deejaying for Darryl "DMC
" McDaniels), as well as DJ Scratch
protege' Mocha Sunflower respectively joined along. Through battling in competitions, D-Ex and K-Nine established good working relations with 10-year plus battle legend King IXL, who was recruited in 2002. Wax Murdaraz Professional DJ Skool, located in St. Louis, Missouri
, assists those with a desire to learn all aspects of hip-hop deejaying. Wax Murdaraz released an album in 2005 entitled City Ta City Killin' Spree which was executive produced by the group as well as scratch DJ legend Rob Swift
. The album was released on their own record label Deep Krate Recordingz
, and in 2007 they started their own radio show broadcasting weekly worldwide via KDHX
called Deep Krate Radio. The crew created alternate uncensored versions of Deep Krate Radio shows broadcasting on Ustream
in 2009.
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
specialists united to enhance the public's understanding about the art of hip-hop deejaying and music production. The roots of the group date back to the late 1980's when founding members (Da Fly) D-Ex and DJ Professional (formally DJ Finesse) recorded several tapes in album form under the name ...Pest Realm which were released from 1989 to 1995. The duo eventually began using the alias "Wax Murdaraz" and in 1998 began constructing turntable
Turntablism
Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer.The word 'turntablist' was coined in 1995 by DJ Babu to describe the difference between a DJ who just plays records, and one who performs by touching and moving the records, stylus and mixer...
"band" routines to present in a live format. Wanting to add a third band player to the crew, D-Ex recruited B-Money (who has since produced music for Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
, 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
and others) in early 1999. Shortly thereafter D-Ex went on a scouting mission, securing the technical skills of the most well-rounded deejays he could find at the time to join the group. By late 1999, battle deejays Iceman and DJ K-Nine, club rocker and then deejay for Da Brat
Da Brat
Shawntae Harris , better known as Da Brat, is an American rapper and actress. Her debut album, Funkdafied, sold one million copies, making her the first female rapper to have a platinum-selling album.-Early life:...
, Charlie Chan (currently deejaying for Darryl "DMC
DMC
-Computer Science or IT:*Diffusion Monte Carlo, a method that utilizes a Green function to solve the Schrödinger equation*Dynamic Markov Compression, a general purpose statistical data compression algorithm...
" McDaniels), as well as DJ Scratch
DJ Scratch
DJ Scratch is an American hip hop DJ and producer.-Career:DJ Scratch is the 1988 New Music Seminar Battle For World Supremacy DJ Champion, Grammy nominated, Multi Platinum Producer & The 2010 Master Of The Mix World Champion....
protege' Mocha Sunflower respectively joined along. Through battling in competitions, D-Ex and K-Nine established good working relations with 10-year plus battle legend King IXL, who was recruited in 2002. Wax Murdaraz Professional DJ Skool, located in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, assists those with a desire to learn all aspects of hip-hop deejaying. Wax Murdaraz released an album in 2005 entitled City Ta City Killin' Spree which was executive produced by the group as well as scratch DJ legend Rob Swift
Rob Swift
Rob Swift is an American hip hop DJ and turntablist. Swift is a former member of the turntablist group The X-Ecutioners as of late 2005 and as of 2006; with Mike Patton’s project Peeping Tom.-Early life:...
. The album was released on their own record label Deep Krate Recordingz
Deep Krate Recordingz
Deep Krate Recordingz is a United States based independent record label. Founded by Wax Murdaraz in 2005, the label focuses on releasing urban contemporary music albums and promotional mixtapes in physical and digital format. In 2007, the label started its own radio show broadcasting weekly...
, and in 2007 they started their own radio show broadcasting weekly worldwide via KDHX
KDHX
KDHX is an award winning, independent, non-commercial, listener-supported community radio station in St. Louis, Missouri, United States located at 88.1 MHz FM offering a full spectrum of music along with cultural and public affairs programming since 1987...
called Deep Krate Radio. The crew created alternate uncensored versions of Deep Krate Radio shows broadcasting on Ustream
Ustream
Ustream is a website which consists of a network of diverse channels providing a platform for lifecasting and live video streaming of events online. Established in March 2007, the site has over 2,000,000 registered users who generate 1,500,000+ hours of live streamed content per month with over ten...
in 2009.
External links
- http://www.waxmurdaraz.com Official Wax Murdaraz Website Home Page
- http://www.myspace.com/waxmurdaraz Official Wax Murdaraz MySpace Page