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Also known as Derrick Jones

Derrick T. Jones (born June 19, 1970), better known by his stage name D-Nice, is an American DJ, record producer, and rapper who began his career in the mid-1980s with the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. He discovered KRS-One in 1988, landing him a deal with Jive Records.

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Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

Known for

  • Shadow Force — DJ2025
  • A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop — Self2023
  • The Sherri Shepherd Show — Self - Guest2022
  • The Jennifer Hudson Show2022
  • The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
  • 2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart — Self2021
  • Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort — Self2020
  • Oprah Talks COVID-19 — Self2020
  • Some Good News — Self2020
  • A Black Lady Sketch Show — D-Nice2019

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D-Nice is the stage name of beatboxer, rapper, producer and photographer Derrick Jones (born June 19, 1970 in Bronx, New York), who began his career in the mid-1980s with the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. As a solo artist, his most successful song was 1990's "Call Me D-Nice", a self-produced track built around an organ sample from The Turtles' "Buzz Saw." D-Nice was also known as "The Human TR-808", and through his beatboxing skill and friendship with DJ Scott La Rock, would join the B

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Jones
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Manhattan
Occupation
photographer
Genre
hip-hop
Official website
d-nice.com
Image
D-Nice, 2008.jpg
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Commons category
D-Nice
date of birth
1970-06-19
start of work period
1986-00-00
partner in business or sport
KRS-One
birth name
Derrick T. Jones
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