DJ Esco | |
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Birth name | William Seay Moore |
Also known as | EscoMoeCity |
Born | [1] Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S. | November 12, 1986
Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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Years active | 2008–present |
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William Seay Moore (born December 31, 1990) [2] known professionally as DJ Esco, is an American DJ, record producer, record executive, and songwriter. [3] He is best known for his 2016 single "Too Much Sauce" (featuring Future and Lil Uzi Vert), which peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is the personal live DJ and A&R for Future, whom he met in 2008. [4]
A resident DJ at Magic City Mondays in Atlanta, Moore has worked as a DJ and A&R representative for rapper Future since meeting him in 2008. Future's mixtape 56 Nights (2015) was named after Moore's time spent in prison for marijuana possession in the United Arab Emirates. [1] In 2016, Moore released the mixtape Project E.T. , which features guest appearances from Drake, Juicy J, Rae Sremmurd, Young Thug, and Lil Uzi Vert. [5] [6] On March 30, 2018, Moore released the album Kolorblind , which contained frequent guest appearances from Future, as well as Nas, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Dej Loaf, Schoolboy Q, and Rich the Kid. [7] [8] The album peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200. [9] [10] Moore has served as an executive producer on Future's albums, Hndrxx (2017) [11] and High Off Life (2020). [12]
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US [13] | US R&B/HH [14] | US Rap [15] | ||
Kolorblind |
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Freshly Baked [16] |
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Black Woodstock: The Soundtrack [17] |
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Freshly Baked 2 [18] |
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No Sleep [19] |
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56 Nights (with Future) [20] |
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Project E.T. (Esco Terrestrial) [21] |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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US [22] | US R&B/HH [23] | US Rap [24] | US Airplay [25] | |||
"Too Much Sauce" (featuring Future and Lil Uzi Vert) | 2016 | 50 | 21 | 15 | 31 | Project E.T. |
"Code of Honor" (featuring Future and Schoolboy Q) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | Kolorblind |
"Walk Thru" (featuring Nas and Future) | — | — | — | — |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Himself | DJ of the Year | Nominated | [26] |
2017 | [27] | |||
2018 | Producer of the Year | [28] |
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