DJ Lord

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DJ Lord
DJ Lord 2014.jpg
DJ Lord performing with Public Enemy in 2014
Background information
Birth nameLord Aswod
Also known as
  • DJ Lord
  • Mista Lord
Born (1975-03-11) March 11, 1975 (age 50)
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
Years active1998–present
Member of
Formerly of Prophets of Rage
Website www.djlord.co
www.publicenemy.com

DJ Lord (born Lord Aswod on March 11, 1975), is an American DJ and turntablist. [1] In 1999, DJ Lord joined the hip hop group Public Enemy on its 40th World Tour [2] replacing Terminator X. [3] Soon after, DJ Lord had his own performance segment within the Public Enemy show. While hip hop has been at the foundation of his career, he also works in the drum and bass arena. His career and the art of turntablism is documented in the DVD, DJ Lord - The Turntablist Chronicles, released in 2004. [4]

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In addition to working with Public Enemy, DJ Lord tours solo as well as with Flavor Flav in his solo effort as well as with art exhibition Arts, Beats + Lyrics. [5] He has also performed with rock band Confrontation Camp and TrillBass. In December 2014 he released his first solo album with 2MP (2 Much Posse) entitled “Eat The Rat” on Spit Digital.

DJ Lord was also a member of Prophets of Rage. He continues to tour and perform with Cypress Hill, a role he has held since at least 2019.

Battle career highlights

2000, Hamburg/Germany with PE Lord Aswod aka Dj Lord-02.jpg
2000, Hamburg/Germany with PE

References

  1. Will I Am (June 6, 2002). “DJ Lord of the battle”. Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine inthemix.
  2. “Mr.Lord - Public Enemy Spinner & Hip Hop King...”. DM Kicks Back. December 12, 2008.
  3. Mark Kemp (September 13, 2010). “Public Enemy, Broken Social Scene Lead Hopscotch Fest”. Rolling Stone.
  4. DJ Lord: The Turntablist Chronicles (16 November 2004). "DJ Lord: The Turntablist Chronicles: DJ Lord: Movies & TV". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  5. "Gentleman Jack Art Beats + Lyrics". Artbeatsandlyrics.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  6. "DJ Lord Biography". Rapartists.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved 2012-08-02.