Defari

Defari
Defari
Birth name	D.A. Johnson Jr.
Also known as	Heru or Ruby
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	musician
Instruments	Voice
Years active	1995 - present
Labels	Tommy Boy, High Times, ABB Records
Associated acts	Westcoast Kings, Likwit MCs, Dilated Peoples, Dr. Dre, KPL ALLSTARS Deejay Crew

D.A. Johnson Jr., also known as Defari, is a West Coast hip hop artist. Primarily, he is a solo artist, additionally he is a member of the Likwit Junkies, a rap duo with DJ Babu of Dilated Peoples. He was born at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley. He began DJing as a young kid in 1982. He was more focused on emceeing, and by 1995, released his first single "Bionic" on Oakland based ABB Records. With the help of E-Swift of Tha Alkaholiks, by 1999, Defari recorded his first album, released on Tommy Boy Records. ^[1]

Defari taught world history and geography at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California, and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley. and a master's degree from Columbia University ^[2] in New York City. He stopped teaching in 1998 and he currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Discography

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Focused Daily Released: February 9, 1999 Record Label: Tommy Boy Records Singles: "Bionic"/Change & Switch", "People's Choice"/"Bottom Line", "Never Lose Touch"/"People's Choice", "Likwit Connection"/"Keep It on the Rise"
Odds & Evens Released: July 15, 2003 Record Label: High Times Records Singles: "Spell My Name", "Behold My Life (Remix)"/"Extra Thump"
Street Music Released: August 8, 2006 Record Label: ABB Records Singles: "The Bizness","Make My Own", "We've Been Doin' This"

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The L.J.'s Released: March 22, 2005 Record Label: ABB Records Singles: "Keep Doin It"/"S.C.A.N.S.", "One Day Away"/"Strength in Numbers", "The Hop"/"Dark Ends"