DJ Clue

Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975), better known as DJ Clue (often stylized as DJ Clue?),^[2] is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, radio personality and record executive.

DJ Clue
Birth name	Ernesto Shaw Jr.
Also known as	MC Drama Clueminatti[1]
Born	(1975-01-08) January 8, 1975 (age 50) Queens, New York City, U.S.
Genres	East Coast hip-hop R&B
Occupations	Disc jockey record producer radio personality record executive
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Def Jam Desert Storm Roc-A-Fella

Early life

DJ Clue was born in Queens, New York City to Panamanian and Jamaican immigrants.^[3]

Career

DJ Clue has his own program, titled "Desert Storm Radio", every Monday to Friday 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, on Power 105.1 in New York.^[2][4] Prior to this, he disc-jockeyed at Hot 97, until 2006.^[5][6][7][8]

In 1998, DJ Clue founded Desert Storm Records, a record label, with his childhood friends Skane Dolla (manager) and recording engineer Ken Duro Ifill.^[9]

In 1999, DJ Clue took part in the Hard Knock Life Tour, including a stop in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre.^[10]

In 2005, DJ Clue appeared as himself in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, hosting a fictional hip-hop radio station The Liberty Jam.

Discography

Main article: DJ Clue discography

Albums

• The Professional (1998)
• The Professional 2 (2001)
• The Professional 3 (2006)

Soundtracks

• DJ Clue? Presents: Backstage Mixtape (2000)

Remixes

• "Heartbreaker" (featuring Da Brat & Missy Elliott) – Mariah Carey (1999)
• "Thank God I Found You/Make It Last Forever" (featuring Joe & Nas) – Mariah Carey (1999)
• "It's Gonna Be Me" – *NSYNC (2000)
• "Best of Me Part II" – Mýa (featuring Jay-Z) (2000)
• "U Remind Me " (featuring Blu Cantrell and Method Man)- Usher (2001)
• "Keeping It Gangsta" (featuring Styles P, Jadakiss, M.O.P.) - Fabolous (2001)^[11]
• "Overnight Celebrity" (featuring Kanye West, Cam'ron and 50 Cent) – Twista (2005)
• "Mesmerized" (featuring Nas) – Faith Evans (2005)
• "How to Deal" – Frankie J (2005)
• "We Belong Together" (featuring Styles P. and Jadakiss) – Mariah Carey (2005)
• "Shake It Off" (featuring Jay-Z and Young Jeezy) – Mariah Carey (2005)
• "One Wish" (featuring Fabolous) – Ray J (2005)
• "Don't Forget About Us" featuring Styles P. and Fabolous) – Mariah Carey (2006)
• "Ride for You" – Danity Kane (2006)
• "You Should Be My Girl" – Sammie (featuring Sean P) (2006)

Production

• "From Marcy to Hollywood (feat. Sauce Money and Memphis Bleek) - Jay-Z (1998)^[12]
• "Thugs R Us" - N.O.R.E. (1998)^[13]
• "Mathematics (Esta Loca)" [feat. DJ Clue] - N.O.R.E. (1998)^[14]
• "Ryde or Die" (feat. Ruff Ryders) - 1999^[15]
• "Heartbreaker" (featuring Jay-Z) – Mariah Carey (1999)
• "Dope Man" – Jay-z (1999)
• "I'll Buss Em You Punish Em" (featuring Rakim) - Canibus (2000)^[16]
• "Superwoman Pt. II" (featuring Fabolous) – Lil' Mo (2001)
• "Fuck That" - Bathgate (2001)^[17]
• "So Hot" - Foxy Brown (2001)^[18]
• "We Got It All" - Ray J (2001)^[19]
• "Blood Type" - Tragedy Khadafi (2001)^[20]
• "Click & Spark"; "Keepin' It Gangsta"; "Ride for This" (feat. Ja Rule); "Trade It All" (feat. Jagged Edge); "Take You Home" (feat. Lil Mo)^[21]
• "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" (featuring Busta Rhymes and Fabolous); "Dont Stop Funkin' 4 Jamaica" (feat. Mystikal)^[22] – Mariah Carey (2001)
• "Fresh From Yard" (featuring Lil Kim) - Beenie Man (2002)^[23]
• "We Thugs (My Niggas) [feat. The Lox] - Styles P (2002)^[24]
• "We Fly" (featuring Ja Rule, Lil Vita & Lil Mo) - DJ Envy (2003)^[25]
• "Up On Things" (feat. Snoop Dogg); "Into You (feat. Tamia); Throwback - Fabolous (2003)
• "Rich Friday" (featuring Future, Nicki Minaj, Juelz Santana & French Montana) – The Professional Pt. 4 (2013)