DJ King Assassin
| DJ King Assassin | |
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From right to left: Assassin, Kokane
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Craig S. Venegas Alvarado January 15, 1971 Los Angeles, California |
| Other names | DJ Raleem, Assassin |
| Occupation | Disc jockey, record producer, radio personality, director |
| Years active | 1989 - Present |
| Website | Official website |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Hip hop, G-Funk |
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Craig Venegas Alvarado (born January 15, 1971), known by his stage name DJ King Assassin, is an American disc jockey, record producer, engineer and director from Los Angeles, California. Venegas became influential in the west coast hip-hop music scene after having helped pioneer records for 1990s era rap moguls such as 2Pac, Ice-T and Eazy-E.
Venegas started producing at an early age, growing up in the California Bay Area. Originally known as "DJ Raleem", he joined the urban group Lyrical Prophecy before pursuing a solo career as a disc jockey. In the late 1980s and 1900s, Venegas influenced the hip-hop culture, shaping the west coast music scene by creating sounds for rappers in the Bay Area of California. However, it wasn't until he connected with former Ruthless Records rapper Kokane and produced several songs for Tupac Shakur, when Venegas first gained recognition in the music industry.
Throughout his career, Venegas engineered over 300 titles for recording artists signed to Universal Records, EMI, Def Jam, including several of which reached the Billboard charts, respectively. In 2014, he peaked at #7 on the Billboard charts in the US following the release of a mixtape with fellow industry partner Kokane. For several consecutive years, Venegas has been awarded DJ of the Year for his lengthy music contribution in the West Coast Hip Hop Awards.
Venegas spent most of his early life in California traveling from San Jose, Vallejo, East Palo Alto and Sacramento, where he then relocated back to his native California lifestyle in the city of Los Angeles. As a kid, he won his school's spelling bee at Hillsdale elementary and later went on to the district of Franklin Mckinley’s spelling bee. He also learned to play drums in elementary school, and in eighth grade, how to make music. From that time, he became interested in music and breakdancing, in which he won trophies at local fairs and contests throughout the state of California.
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