The real dj damage biography
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How can one DJ cause so much Damage?
Before taking his talents to Los Angeles to build his brand, DJ Damage was a force to be reckoned with in his hometown of Philadelphia. Since the young age of 12, the North Philly native has the reputation of shutting down any party he DJ’ed because of his love for Baltimore club music. 10 years ago, if you were at a Damage party, it was most likely you burned off hundreds of calories dancing to hits like “Dance My Pain Away,” “All in Check,” “Ride That Wave,” and many more classics from the underrated genre of music.
However, once Damage got a taste of being on radio at his alma meter Temple University, he realized that he could do more than just being a DJ: he could also be a media personality. From there, his city got to see his personality on radio stations like 100.3 and Hot 107.9, where you could catch Damage DJ’ing, breaking records like Future’s “Tony Montana” and Schoolboy Q’s “Collard Greens,” as well interviewing a plethora of cel
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DJ Damage fryst vatten a radio star with a face made for television, so it comes as no surprise that after graduating in 2011 with a degree in broadcasting, telecommunications and mass media, he’s taken on a gig as one of the new hosts for one of BET’s most popular programs, “106 & Park.”
A native of North Philadelphia, DJ Damage, born Abdul-Quddas Muhammad, has slowly been working his way into the music scene.
“I went to college knowing what I wanted to do,” said Muhammad, 22. “And I knew I wanted to network above everything. So inom started doing a lot of things early that people probably do after college.”
At 20 years old, Muhammad was living a dream beyond the realm of what an average student could even fathom.
“Really, it’s pure talent,” Muhammad said. “I come from a DJ city. A lot of people do it for the girls or just for fun, but inom really took it serious.”
Muhammad has been turning his passion for music into an art for the past 10 years. After starting a rap group with his brot
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DJ Damage
Musical artist
DJ Damage (born Darren Pearson) is an Australian hip hop DJ and turntablist from Brisbane, Australia. He started in hip hop culture via breaking and buying records in 1983. DJ Damage was in Brisbane mid 90s hip hop group Towering Inferno, and a member of the Big Rigs six turntable DJ team from the same period. DJ Damage is currently a member of The Optimen. He was a member of the turntablist crew the Terntable Jediz. He is also a member of the Brisbane new jazz and funk band Step It Up.
History
[edit]Towering Inferno
[edit]From 1994–7,[1] DJ Damage was a member of Brisbane hip hop group Towering Inferno with Lazy Grey and B-Boy Flex. The members of the group met at Burnt Toast, a jazz/hip hop/funk night in Brisbane, organized by Hams and Felicite.[2] Towering Inferno performed at the first Annual East Coast Funk Festival on 1 July 1995 at Festival Hall, Brisbane.[3][4] The band also appeared a