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Birth name | James Andrew Reigart |
Born | Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. | September 3, 1970
Origin | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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Years active | 1996–present |
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Website | fellifel |
James Andrew Reigart [1] (born September 3, 1970), 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.
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.
Reigart 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 ).
Title | Details |
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Go DJ! |
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School Dance as Himself
Def Jam Fight for NY as Announcer
Malibu's Most Wanted as Himself
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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"Get Buck in Here" (featuring Diddy, Akon, Ludacris and Lil Jon) | 2007 | 41 | 72 | 13 | 58 | — |
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"Finer Things" (featuring Kanye West, Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous and Ne-Yo) | 2008 | 101 | 80 | 8 | — | — | |||
"Feel It" (featuring T-Pain, Sean Paul, Flo Rida and Pitbull) | 2009 | — | — | 23 | — | 40 | |||
"I Wanna Get Drunk" (featuring Three 6 Mafia, Lil Jon and Fatman Scoop) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Boomerang" (featuring Akon, Pitbull and Jermaine Dupri) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | 34 | |||
"It's Your Birthday B!tch" (featuring Lil Jon and Jessie Malakouti) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Reason to Hate" [8] (featuring Ne-Yo, Tyga and Wiz Khalifa) | 2013 | — | 58 | 21 | — | — | |||
"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. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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"Do You Like...?" (Bosko featuring DJ Felli Fel) | 2006 | — | That Fire |
"I'm Toe Up (Remix)" (Problem featuring DJ Felli Fel, DJ Quik, Kurupt, Terrace Martin and Snoop Dogg) | 2008 | — | Non-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) | 2015 | — | Non-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. |
Year | Group | Award | Result |
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2008 | BET Hip Hop Award | DJ of the Year | Nominated |
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