The Zulu Nation Rap Show - Def K

Catch Def K alongside Echo every Tuesday night between 10pm-12am for the Zulu Nation Rap Show

As DJ Def K I have been dee-jaying for 24 years since the tender age of 17 playing hip-hop, funk, soul, jazz, and rock in the traditional hip-hop style of scratching and mixing. I would get myself into clubs ( with my records ) such as Dingwalls, The Wag Club, and The Starlight Club, where I would persuade the DJ to let me on the set for 20 or 30 mins at a time. It was here that I learnt my trade from legendary DJ’s such as Jasper ‘The Vinyl Junkie’, Roy ‘The Roach’ and Tim Westwood.
This inspired me greatly and after a string of house parties and small underground clubs, I not only honed my skills as a DJ but regularly played out with the best street DJ’s that have now gone on to major success, such as ‘Doctor’ K (Heatwave Sound System) also known as DJ Hype, Rebel MC ( Beatfreak Sound System ) DJ HB ( Soul2soul) and Richie P / Mike Antony (Rampage)
I knew and met these artists on the street scene back in the mid/late 80s and early 90s.
During the late 80s I dee jayed for a group called Red Ninja, at the time we were managed by tv presenter and entrepreneur Normski. We subsequently went on to appear on his show Dance Energy ( a program aired in the early 90s on BBC2 ). I produced a track for Red Ninja called ‘Danger Zone’ and its video won the dance energy video vote. From this we acquired a ’single record’ deal from Virgin Records, but I continued to produce tracks for various successful underground groups of the time.

My biggest break came in 1991 when I won a dee jaying competition run by Kiss FM and hosted by the legendary uk hip hop DJ Richie Rich. My mix was featured on his show and on becoming friends with Richie I became the featured DJ on his show. Richie introduced me to Max and Dave also of Kiss FM and when Richie left in the mid 90’s I then became the featured DJ on Max and Dave’s show.

After hearing me on the Richie Rich Rap show legendary uk rap group ‘The Demon Boyz’ wanted me to work with them on their second album Original Guidance (released on Rebel MC’s Tribal Bass Records ). The album sold over 40,000 copies, out selling Madonna’s album at the time!!! The single from the album ‘Glimity Glamity’ produced by Mike J, Cutmaster Swift and myself became the biggest selling hip-hop single of all time, remaining number 1 in the hip-hop charts for over four weeks!
1993 saw me achieve success in the DMC Mixing Championships by becoming the London regional champion. In this year I left the Max and Dave show to again join Tim Westwood ( at Capital radio ) as a featured DJ on his show.
Whilst at Capital with Tim I met and worked with the rap legends and originators Melle Mel and The Furious Five MC’s. I dee jayed for Mel and the Five when ever he toured the UK.

Through years 95 and 96 I became DMC UK Mixing Championships runner up, and on both occasions narrowly missed out on becoming the UK champion to go forth and represent in the world finals against Harlem’s Roc Raida ( R.I.P )
I then took time out from competing to set up my own production company called 2 Def Productions which I achieved in 1999 through the help of The Princes Trust. I did DJ and production workshops for the youths in my local community of Tottenham north London.
I went back to my roots to reconnect with Mike J from Demon Boyz also know as Million Dan, and in 2003 released the popular Dogz and Sledgez. Together we have been back on the road touring across the UK and Europe doing performances from his first album release ‘Spektrum’. We have recently been back in the studio together working on new tracks for his next album also to be released on Million Dappa Records.

Watch this space!……….The saga continues!!!!!!!!!