DJ Felli Fel

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DJ Felli Fel
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DJ Felli Fel in 2016
Background information
Birth nameJames Andrew Corrine
BornSeptember 3, 1970
Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Origin Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Genres Hip hop, electro-hop, hip house
Occupation(s)
  • Disc jockey
  • record producer
Years active1996–present
Labels
Formerly of
Website fellifel.com

James Andrew Corrine, [1] better known by his stage name DJ Felli Fel, is an American club and radio DJ for Los Angeles's Power 106, as well as a record producer and hype man. He is also a member of The Americanos and The Heavy Hitters DJs.

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His debut single, "Get Buck in Here" (featuring Akon, Puff Daddy, Ludacris, and Lil Jon), was released in 2007 and peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its success lead to a joint-venture record deal with So So Def Recordings and The Island Def Jam Music Group. He also released the follow-up singles: "Finer Things" (featuring Jermaine Dupri, Kanye West, Fabolous and Ne-Yo) and "Feel It" (featuring Sean Paul, Pitbull, Flo Rida and T-Pain) in 2008 and 2009 respectively.

Biography

DJ Felli Fel was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina and grew up in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Dallas. While a teenager in Dallas, he began spinning turntables for house parties. His radio career began on Dallas radio station K104 and Waco, Texas Spanish-language station KHCK. [2] Later, he joined the Los Angeles hip-hop station Power 106. [1] At Power 106, he hosts the Felli Fel Show on Saturday evenings. [2]

He had a cameo role as himself in the 2003 film Malibu's Most Wanted . [3] In 2007, he signed with Island Def Jam/So So Def. [4] His debut album for the label is tentatively titled Go DJ!. [1] [5] Singles for the album included "Finer Things" with Jermaine Dupri, Kanye West, Fabolous, and Ne-Yo; "Get Buck in Here" with Diddy, Akon, Lil Jon, and Ludacris; [6] and "Feel It" with Sean Paul, Pitbull, Flo Rida, and T-Pain. DJ Felli Fel was also featured on the soundtrack of the game Midnight Club: Los Angeles, with his song "Get Buck in Here". He released the single "Boomerang" featuring Pitbull, Akon, and Jermaine Dupri. The track has been remixed by DJ Vice in 2011.

On April 22, 2013, he released his brand new single to iTunes titled "Reason To Hate" which features singer Ne-Yo and rappers Tyga and Wiz Khalifa. It was co-produced by Ned Cameron.

Felli is currently a member of The Americanos, a DJ group from Los Angeles whose singles "BlackOut" and "In My Foreign" have been featured in films ("BlackOut" was featured in We Are Your Friends and Office Christmas Party and "In My Foreign" was featured in XXX: Return of Xander Cage ).

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
Go DJ!

Filmography

School Dance as Himself

Def Jam Fight for NY as Announcer

Malibu's Most Wanted as Himself

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US US
R&B
US
Rap
CAN NLD
"Get Buck in Here"
(featuring Diddy, Akon, Ludacris and Lil Jon)
200741721358
  • RIAA: Gold [7]
Non-album singles
"Finer Things"
(featuring Kanye West, Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous and Ne-Yo)
2008101808
"Feel It"
(featuring T-Pain, Sean Paul, Flo Rida and Pitbull)
20092340
"I Wanna Get Drunk"
(featuring Three 6 Mafia, Lil Jon and Fatman Scoop)
2010
"Boomerang"
(featuring Akon, Pitbull and Jermaine Dupri)
201134
"It's Your Birthday B!tch"
(featuring Lil Jon and Jessie Malakouti)
2012
"Reason to Hate" [8]
(featuring Ne-Yo, Tyga and Wiz Khalifa)
20135821
"Have Some Fun"
(featuring Cee-Lo, Juicy J and Pitbull)
2014
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
"Do You Like...?"
(Bosko featuring DJ Felli Fel)
2006That Fire
"I'm Toe Up (Remix)"
(Problem featuring DJ Felli Fel, DJ Quik, Kurupt, Terrace Martin and Snoop Dogg)
2008Non-album singles
"Diamonds & Patron"
(Tino Cochino featuring Paul Wall, DJ Felli Fel and DJ Class)
2009
"BlackOut" (as 1/3 of The Americanos)
(featuring Lil Jon, Tyga, Juicy J)
2015Non-album singles
"In My Foreign" (as 1/3 of The Americanos)
(featuring Lil Yachty, Nicky Jam, French Montana, and Ty Dolla Sign)
2016
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Production credits

  • 2001 "I Like Them Girls (Power Mix)" (Tyrese featuring Bosco)
  • 2001 "World Wide (Remix)" (Outlawz featuring 2Pac and T-Low)
  • 2002 "A Piece of Me" (Luniz featuring Fat Joe)
  • 2003 "Bomba" (Felli Fel from the motion picture Malibu's Most Wanted)
  • 2004 "Back it up" (Young Rome)
  • 2004 "It's All Right" (Guerilla Black)
  • 2004 "Intro" (Cassidy)
  • 2006 "On Bail" (Xzibit featuring T-Pain, The Game and Daz Dillinger)
  • 2006 "That Ain't Right" (Sean Kingston)
  • 2006 "Like That" (Noelle featuring Felli Fel from the motion picture Employee of the Month)
  • 2007 "Don't Stop" (Baby Bash featuring Keith Sweat)
  • 2007 "Take You There" (Sean Kingston)
  • 2008 "Live It Up! (DJ Felli Fel Remix)" (Roscoe Umali featuring E-40 and Bobby V)
  • 2008 "Died in Your Arms" (Smitty featuring T-Pain)
  • 2008 "Died in Your Arms" (Remix) (Smitty featuring T-Pain, Junior Reid and Rick Ross)
  • 2008 "Cinematic" (Jessi Malay featuring DJ Felli Fel)
  • 2008 "The Money" (R. Kelly featuring Fat Joe)
  • 2008 "Jolly Rancher" (Tino Cochino)
  • 2009 "Diamonds & Patron" (Tino Cochino featuring Paul Wall, DJ Felli Fel and DJ Class)
  • 2009 "Dizzy" (Frankie J)
  • 2009 "One Night" (New Boyz)
  • 2009 "Loaded" (Jeremy Green featuring Ya Boy)
  • 2012 "Dirty Martini" (Collins Pennie)
  • 2013 "Lighters" (50 Cent featuring Chris Brown)

Awards

YearGroupAwardResult
2008 BET Hip Hop Award DJ of the YearNominated

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