DJ Head

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" (1998)
• Eminem - "The Slim Shady LP" (1999)
• Eminem - "The Marshall Mathers LP" (2000)
• D12 - "Devil's Night" (2001)
• Eminem - "The Eminem Show" (2002)

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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