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Shazam X

Producer of Hip-Hop/Rap

Underground hip-hop producer from The Bronx, NY. Shazam X started his musical career pursuits back in 1984 as a DJ who did house parties in his neighborhood. He soon after got offers from club promoters and began DJing in clubs. Later he became interested in mixtapes and began doing a mixtape series labeled "The X-Files" and he also did a "Best Of" series. Soon after that he took an intrest in making beats and studio engineering. He began to hang around Calliope studios with the rap group "Ultramagnetic" where he began to find his love for music production. Later down the line he began to hang out with his friend Raheim, who later introduced him to Salaam Remi. With the help of his long time friend Kenny Dope, Shazam got the chance to make his first record, which was titled "Down For My Crown", in 1994. Shazam X has worked as a producer with several hip hop artists, including The Sqwad (Shazam X, J Love & Ric Nice), Lazy I aka SLD, King Sun, Kenny Dope, Johnny P, Smif n Wessun, Percee P, Large Professor, Neek The Exotic, Guru Of Gangstarr, Masta Ace, OC Of D.I.T.C., Group Home, Wu-Tang, Kaotic Style, MOP, Tragedy Khadafi, Cormega, Cella Dwellas, Brand Nubian, Pos/Neg, Sista Act, BigRec, Mic Barz, Shred The Verbal Tongue and Dell G. He resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

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