DJ Red Alert
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| DJ Red Alert | |
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 DJ Red Alert in Atlanta, Georgia in March 2008.
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Red |
| Origin | Harlem, New York, United States |
| Occupations | Disk jockey |
| Website | www.kooldjredalert.com |
DJ Red Alert (born in 1944 Harlem, New York) is a disc jockey on 98.7 Kiss-FM, N.Y.C., and has been recognized as a hip hop pioneer.[1] Red Alert has been noted for breaking in such acts and artists as A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, and Black Sheep.[2]
Red, who has Antiguan heritage, also had a small hip hop management company in the late 1980s called Red Alert Productions, which managed the careers of Native Tongues acts such as the Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, and Monie Love. Along with Chris "Baby Chris" Lighty of Violator Records fame (who went on to work with Lyor Cohen and Russell Simmons at Rush Artist Management, taking A Tribe Called Quest with him) and Dave Funkenklein (who later ran the Disney-owned Hollywood BASIC label), Red offered the only alternative to Rush (whom he despised) and Cold Chillin' Records' management division.
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[edit] Programs
DJ Red Alert has appeared on New York City radio stations such as 98.7 KISS FM for over 11 years, has worked for Hot 97 for 7 years.[3] DJ Red Alert also hosts the mix show Article One on Youth Radio 92.5 in the Virgin Islands and has a show on the Sirius Satellite Network station Backspin.[2][4][5]
[edit] Awards
- DJ Red Alert was recognized with a location on the Bronx Walk of Fame, alongside other notables such as Colin Powell, who have originated from the Bronx.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Red Alert! Hip-hop DJ tribute in Va.". New York Daily news. 2006-11-05.
- ^ a b Kimani, Khari, "Ring The Alarm." The Source Magazine, October 2007, p. 28.
- ^ name="RealUK">Brolin Winning. "DJ Red Alert - Old School Rap". Real Networks. http://uk.real.com/music/artist/DJ_Red_Alert/.
- ^ "Sirius Satellite Radio - Old School Rap Radio". Sirius Satellite Radio. http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/CachedPage&c=Channel&cid=1104779639871.
- ^ "Violator: DJ Red Alert". Violator Records. http://www.violator.com/artist_detail/?artist_id=red_alert.
- ^ "Walk of Fame". The Bronx Tourism Council. http://www.ilovethebronx.com/walk_of_fame.asp.
