DJ Clue

DJ Clue
Also known as	MC Drama Clueminatti [1]
Born	Ernesto Shaw Jr. (1975-01-08) January 8, 1975 (age 51) Queens, New York City, U.S.
Genres	East Coast hip-hop R&B
Occupations	Disc jockey record producer radio personality record executive
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Island Def Jam Def Jam Desert Storm Roc-A-Fella

Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975), better known as DJ Clue (often stylized as DJ Clue?), ^[2] is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, radio personality and record executive.

Early life

DJ Clue was born in Queens, New York City to Panamanian and Jamaican immigrants. ^[3]

Career

DJ Clue has his own program, titled "Desert Storm Radio", every Monday to Friday 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, on Power 105.1 in New York. ^{[2] [4]} Prior to this, he disc-jockeyed at Hot 97, until 2006. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

In 1998, DJ Clue founded Desert Storm Records, a record label, with his childhood friends Skane Dolla (manager) and recording engineer Ken Duro Ifill. ^[9]

In 1999, DJ Clue took part in the Hard Knock Life Tour, including a stop in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre. ^[10]

In 2005, DJ Clue appeared as himself in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories , hosting a fictional hip-hop radio station The Liberty Jam .

Discography

Main article: DJ Clue discography

Albums

• The Professional (1998)
• The Professional 2 (2001)
• The Professional 3 (2006)

Soundtracks

• DJ Clue? Presents: Backstage Mixtape (2000)

Remixes

• "Heartbreaker" (featuring Da Brat & Missy Elliott) – Mariah Carey (1999)
• "Thank God I Found You/Make It Last Forever" (featuring Joe & Nas) – Mariah Carey (1999)
• "It's Gonna Be Me" – *NSYNC (2000)
• "Best of Me Part II" – Mýa (featuring Jay-Z) (2000)
• "U Remind Me " (featuring Blu Cantrell and Method Man)- Usher (2001)
• "Keeping It Gangsta" (featuring Styles P, Jadakiss, M.O.P.) - Fabolous (2001) ^[11]
• "Overnight Celebrity" (featuring Kanye West, Cam'ron and 50 Cent) – Twista (2005)
• "Mesmerized" (featuring Nas) – Faith Evans (2005)
• "How to Deal" – Frankie J (2005)
• "We Belong Together" (featuring Styles P. and Jadakiss) – Mariah Carey (2005)
• "Shake It Off" (featuring Jay-Z and Young Jeezy) – Mariah Carey (2005)
• "One Wish" (featuring Fabolous) – Ray J (2005)
• "Don't Forget About Us" featuring Styles P. and Fabolous) – Mariah Carey (2006)
• "Ride for You" – Danity Kane (2006)
• "You Should Be My Girl" – Sammie (featuring Sean P) (2006)

Production

• "From Marcy to Hollywood (feat. Sauce Money and Memphis Bleek) - Jay-Z (1998) ^[12]
• "Thugs R Us" - N.O.R.E. (1998) ^[13]
• "Mathematics (Esta Loca)" [feat. DJ Clue] - N.O.R.E. (1998) ^[14]
• "Ryde or Die" (feat. Ruff Ryders) - 1999 ^[15]
• "Heartbreaker" (featuring Jay-Z) – Mariah Carey (1999)
• "Dope Man" – Jay-z (1999)
• "I'll Buss Em You Punish Em" (featuring Rakim) - Canibus (2000) ^[16]
• "Superwoman Pt. II" (featuring Fabolous) – Lil' Mo (2001)
• "Fuck That" - Bathgate (2001) ^[17]
• "So Hot" - Foxy Brown (2001) ^[18]
• "We Got It All" - Ray J (2001) ^[19]
• "Blood Type" - Tragedy Khadafi (2001) ^[20]
• "Click & Spark"; "Keepin' It Gangsta"; "Ride for This" (feat. Ja Rule); "Trade It All" (feat. Jagged Edge); "Take You Home" (feat. Lil Mo) ^[21]
• "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" (featuring Busta Rhymes and Fabolous); "Dont Stop Funkin' 4 Jamaica" (feat. Mystikal) ^[22] – Mariah Carey (2001)
• "Fresh From Yard" (featuring Lil Kim) - Beenie Man (2002) ^[23]
• "We Thugs (My Niggas) [feat. The Lox] - Styles P (2002) ^[24]
• "We Fly" (featuring Ja Rule, Lil Vita & Lil Mo) - DJ Envy (2003) ^[25]
• "Up On Things" (feat. Snoop Dogg); "Into You (feat. Tamia); Throwback - Fabolous (2003)
• "Rich Friday" (featuring Future, Nicki Minaj, Juelz Santana & French Montana) – The Professional Pt. 4 (2013)

References

1. "DJ Clue "Cluemanatti" (Mixtape, 1997)". Hiphopnostalgia.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
2. Jacobs, Shayna (August 15, 2013). "Charges dismissed against DJ Clue after he proves he didn't know his driver's license was suspended". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
3. @djclue (November 7, 2010). ""I'm Spanish and Jamaican/Black..so I can joke on both Fuck that"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "DJ Clue – Desert Storm Radio: The Takeover [DOWNLOAD] – Hip-Hop Wired". Hip-Hop Wired. August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
5. "AllHipHop » DJ Clue Leaves Hot 97 For Rival Power 105". AllHipHop . April 6, 2006. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
6. Coscarelli, Joe (February 13, 2015). "For Hip-Hop Radio and Its Voices, Change Is on the Air". The New York Times . Retrieved August 17, 2015. "I've been here for a lot of transitions," Mr. Darden said in an interview, citing the departures of previous Hot 97 luminaries like D.J. Clue and D.J. Envy.
7. "DJ Envy Leaves Hot 97, Moves To Power 105.1 FM". Hip-Hop Wired. December 3, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
8. "DJ Clue Burning Questions – XXL". May 2, 2006.
9. "Desert Storm Launches Fabolous by Rashaun Hall". Billboard. September 8, 2001. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
10. "Live Reviews: The Hard Knock Life Tour with Jay-Z, DMX, Method Man, Redman, DJ Clue March 9, 1999 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON". Chart Attack, Sean K. Robb
11. "Fabolous (Ft. Jadakiss, M.O.P., Paul Cain & Styles P) – Keepin' It Gangsta (Remix)". Genius.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
12. "JAY-Z (Ft. Memphis Bleek & Sauce Money) – From Marcy to Hollywood". Genius.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
13. "DJ Clue (Ft. N.O.R.E.) – Thugs R Us". Genius.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
14. "N.O.R.E. – Mathematics (Esta Loca)". Genius.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
15. "Ruff Ryders (Ft. DMX, Drag-On, Eve & The LOX) – Ryde or Die". Genius.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
16. "Spotify – Web Player". Open.spotify.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
17. "Bathgate – Fuck That". Genius.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
18. "Foxy Brown (Ft. Pretty Boy) – So Hot". Genius.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
19. "Ray J – I Got It All". Genius.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
20. "Tragedy Khadafi – Blood Type". Genius.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
21. "Ghetto Fabolous by Fabolous". Genius.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
22. "Mariah Carey (Ft. Mystikal) – Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)". Genius.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
23. "Beenie Man (Ft. Lil' Kim) – Fresh from Yard". Genius.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
24. "Spotify – Web Player". Open.spotify.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
25. "Ja Rule – We Fly". Genius.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.

External links

• DJ Clue discography at Discogs
• DJ Clue at AllMusic
• Desert Storm Records