DJ Head

DJ Head
Birth name	Kevin Bell
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop, Hardcore hip hop
Occupation(s)	Producer, songwriter, rapper
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Shady Records
Associated acts	Eminem, D12, Bizarre, Xzibit, Jay-Z, Funkmaster Flex

DJ Head (born Kevin Bell) is a Grammy Award Winning hip-hop producer and DJ from Detroit, Michigan. Best known for producing and co-producing songs for Eminem, Xzibit, Jay Z, D12, Obie Trice, Bizarre (D12), and as Eminem's original Tour Dj, 1997-2002]. Television appearances include: Saturday Night Live (Eminem), MTV Spring Break (Eminem/Exzibit/Dr. Dre), Top of the Pops (Eminem/Dido), Grammy Awards (Eminem), EMA's (Eminem), and Multiple national and International tours. He appeared in the Movie 8 Mile, as the DJ for the rap battle scenes, inspired by the real life Saturday afternoon mc battles at Maurice Malone's Hip Hop Shop in Detroit. In a recent round table discussion on Shade 45, DJ Head was credited by Eminem for introducing him to the music of 50 cent, via a mix tape the DJ purchased by chance on the street in NYC. This led to 50 Cent later being signed to a multimillion-dollar recording contract with Shady Records. DJ Head was raised in Detroit, attended Gesu Elementary School (Aliyah, Keegan-Michael Key, Proof) and is a graduate of Shrine Catholic High School in Royal Oak, Michigan (class of 1989), and is a Michigan State University Alumni (Bachelor of Science, Engineering 1994). He also attended the Detroit Community Music School, studying Classical and Jazz Piano (1978–1989).

While working for a radio station around 1993, he and Proof released 3 versions of his W.E.G.O. mixtape series. One of three, however, is extremely hard to find as one of the studio engineers recorded over the actual DAT tape.

Production discography (albums)

• Eminem - "Infinite" (1996)
• Eminem - "The Slim Shady EP" (1997)
• Bizarre - "Attack of the Weirdos EP" (1997)
• Eminem - "The Slim Shady LP" (1999)
• Eminem - "The Marshall Mathers LP" (2000)
• Eminem - "The Eminem Show"
• D12 - "Devils Night"

Production discography (tracks)

• Xzibit - Restless (2000)
  • "Don't Approach Me" (feat. Eminem)
• Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001) / Curtain Call (Deluxe Edition) (2005)
  • "Renegade" (feat. Eminem)
• Bones soundtrack (2001) / Devil's Night (Deluxe Edition) (2001)
  • "These Drugs" (D12)
• Funkmaster Flex - 60 Minutes of Funk, Volume 4, The Mix Tape / Devil's Night (Deluxe Edition) (2001)
  • "Words Are Weapons"
• Funkmaster Flex & Big Kap - The Tunnel
  • "Intro" (feat. Pain In Da Ass)

References

• DJ Head production discography (website accessed January 20, 2006)

External links

• DJ Head at the Internet Movie Database
• DJ Head Profile

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