Clark Kent (producer)
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DJ Clark Kent | |
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Born | Rodolfo Franklin September 28, 1966 |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1988–present[1] |
Relatives | Foxy Brown (cousin)[2] |
Musical career | |
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Rodolfo Franklin (born September 28, 1966), known professionally as DJ Clark Kent, is an American
Music career
In the late 1980s, DJ Clark Kent was rapper Dana Dane's DJ.[1] Around this time, Kent would DJ at clubs such as one just around the block from Downtown Records on West 26th Street in Manhattan which was a short-lived hip-hop hotbed with other DJs also performing there, such as Funkmaster Flex and Kid Capri.[3] In 1989, he produced the remix for Troop's hit song "Spread My Wings."
He later scored his first street hit with the
Around the early 1990s, DJ Clark Kent took over the job of MC for the then-titled New Music Seminar, a battle between the best DJs in hip hop.[6] Renaming it "Clark Kent's Superman Battle for World Supremacy", he would go on to host the event for a number of years. One of the most famous battles in this arena was the legendary match between DJ Noize and DJ 8-Ball,[7] which resulted in a landslide victory for DJ Noize and DJ 8-Ball's subsequent humiliation. After the last set, he is heard telling the crowd "I don't need to even TELL you all who won!"
Clark discovered rapper
Other ventures
Aside from his work in music, Clark is "an addict for sneakers" and once claimed to own 3,500 pairs of footwear.
References
- ^ Complex. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ a b Roman Cooper (2013-08-15). "Foxy Brown Was "Shocked" To Hear Her Name On Jay Z's "Picasso Baby"". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ Stretch Armstrong (2014-11-24). "Cassette Culture with Stretch Armstrong". Medium. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ "DJ Clark Kent Names His Favorite Song By The Notorious B.I.G." hiphopdx.com. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ "The Future Sound – The Whole Shabang Volume 1 (April 7, 1992)".
- ^ "The New Music Seminar Battle For World Supremacy: An Oral History". Red Bull Music Academy. July 24, 2015.
- ^ "THE 10 BEST DJ SCRATCH BATTLES OF ALL TIME". mixmag. July 24, 2020.
- ^ "Hip-Hop Gem: DJ Clark Kent Introduced Jay-Z To Damon Dash". Stop The Breaks.
- ^ "Do Remember: Original Flavor & Jay Z's Can I Get Open? (Video)". Ambrosia For Heads.
- ^ Mitch Findlay (March 9, 2021). "DJ Clark Kent Recalls Convincing Jay-Z To Switch From Hustling To Rap". Hot New Hip Hop.
- ^ "Brooklyn's Finest".
- ^ "Coming of Age".
- ^ "Cashmere Thoughts".
- ^ "DJ CLARK KENT RECALLS INTRODUCING JAY-Z & THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G., RECORDING "BROOKLYN'S FINEST"". hiphopdx.com. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ "My 1st Song".
- ^ "Digital Biography of Belize's Shyne".
- ^ "DJ CLARK KENT CONFESSES HIS SNEAKERHEAD SINS". hiphopdx.com. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ "Nike Air Force 1 Low x DJ Clark Kent – The Bronx – Five Boroughs Pack".
- "Clark Kent, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
External links
- Discogs entry
- Five Boroughs Pack Air Force 1 Archived 2019-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Clark Kent at IMDb