D-Nice
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D-Nice in June 2005
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Derrick Jones |
| Born | June 19, 1970 |
| Origin | The Bronx, New York |
| Genres | Hip hop, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Beatboxer, Photographer, Singer |
| Labels | Roc Nation, Jive, Violator |
| Associated acts |
Boogie Down Productions KRS-One Scott La Rock Naughty by Nature Too $hort |
| Website | d-nice |
Derrick Jones (born June 19, 1970), better known by his stage name D-Nice, is an American disc jockey, beatboxer, rapper, producer and photographer who began his career in the mid-1980s with the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. He discovered Kid Rock in 1988, landing him a deal with Jive Records.
D-Nice currently works as a DJ as well as a photographer. He shot the album covers for albums such as Carl Thomas' 2007 album So Much Better and Pharoahe Monch's 2011 album W.A.R. (We Are Renegades).
He has a daughter, Ashli Lyric Jones (born 1996), from a previous relationship and a daughter named Dylan Coleman-Jones with Kelli M. Coleman, Executive Vice President for GlobalHue. In August 2008 he married actress Malinda Williams but the couple separated in October 2009. In February 2010 the couple filed for divorce and the divorce was finalized on June 14, 2010.
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