Kid Capri
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| Kid Capri | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 7, 1970 |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Associated acts | Big L, DJ AM |
David Anthony Love (born February 7, 1970), also known by his stage name Kid Capri, is an American musician.
He was born in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is the son of Prudence Centorino, a Home Health Aide and David Love Sr., a Musician/Singer.
In the 1970s, Kid Capri began to attend block parties, starting his DJ career at the age of 8. He eventually garnered widespread attention at Studio 54 and began selling his sets with his partner at the time Starchild. Kid Capri has deejayed for seven seasons of Def Comedy Jam. He's also produced tracks for Boogie Down Productions, Heavy D, Big L, Grand Puba, and Quincy Jones. He eventually released an LP on Warner Brothers Records titled The Tape in 1991. He appeared in the 1993 movie Who's the Man? alongside Doctor Dre, Colin Quinn, KRS-One, Ice-T, Pete Rock, CL Smooth, Eric B, Flavor Flav, Kris Kross, Melle Mel, Busta Rhymes and many others. In 1997, Kid Capri switched from Warner Brothers to Trackmasters after he appeared on the 1997 Puff Daddy And The Family World Tour. He has subsequently released Soundtrack to the Streets in 1998.
Recently Kid Capri has been busy working with his very own label, 'No Kid'n Records'. Also, he was featured on a show called The Breakdownon itshiphop.tvwhere he talked about his current and future projects, his views on Japan's hip hop scene, and the origin of his DJ Name. On July 29, 2007, Kid Capri made a special appearance during Rock The Bells 2007 as Rakim's DJ. Kid Capri also made a special appearance as Rakim's DJ during the Rock The Bells 2008 show on July 19, 2008 in Tinley Park, Illinois. Kid Capri is also a legendary DJ member of the The worldwide DJ organization, The Core DJ's
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Releases
- The Tape (1991)
- 52 Beats (1992)
- Soundtrack to the Streets (1998)
[edit] Singles
- Apollo (1991)
- Joke's On You Jack (1991)
- Put It On (With Big L) (1995)
- Unify (1998)
[edit] Videos
- Put It On (1995)
[edit] Cameos and roles in film
- Who's the Man? as himself (1993)
- A Get2Gether as Dee Jay (2005)
