DJ Subroc
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Background information | |
Birth name | Dingilizwe Dumile |
Born | Long Island, New York | August 3, 1973
Died | April 23, 1993 Long Island, New York | (aged 19)
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | DJ, rapper, producer |
Years active | 1988–1993 |
Labels | Elektra (1990–1993) |
Associated acts | KMD, MF Doom, Monsta Island Czars, Cage[1] |
Dingilizwe Dumile (August 3, 1973 – April 23, 1993), known professionally as DJ Subroc, was an American hip-hop artist and a member of KMD and Constipated Monkey.
Biography[]
Dumile was born on August 3, 1973 at Nassau County Medical Center in Long Island, and was "raised primarily in Long Beach, NY."[2]
Career[]
Dumile's first group, KMD was formed by him and his brother Zev Love X (MF Doom), along with Jade 1, who would later be known as Rodan, but who was eventually replaced by Onyx the Birthstone Kid. Their first release was the LP Mr. Hood, on Elektra Records, in 1991.
KMD also did further production for artists like 3rd Bass, MF Grimm, Megalon (aka Tommy Gunn), Kurious Jorge, and Zev Love X, who would later be known as MF Doom.[3]
Death[]
This section does not cite any sources. (January 2021) |
DJ Subroc died April 23, 1993 after being hit by a car while attempting to cross the Long Island Expressway. His death brought production of the KMD album Black Bastards to a halt and marked the end of KMD, although Black Bastards was later released. The MF Doom track "Kon Karne" is dedicated to DJ Subroc. The track "Leave Ya' with This" from the album A Constipated Monkey, by Kurious, is dedicated to DJ Subroc.
References[]
- ^ Morris, David (February 2, 2006). "To Hell and Back: An Interview with Cage". Pop Matters. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ Brian Coleman. "Check The Technique: KMD's "Black Bastards" and the Birth of MF Doom".
- ^ "Subroc". Discogs. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
External links[]
- 1973 births
- 1993 deaths
- Road incident deaths in New York (state)
- Pedestrian road incident deaths
- American hip hop DJs
- 20th-century American musicians
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American hip hop biography stubs