DJ Clue

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DJ Clue
Background information
Birth name	Ernesto Shaw
Born	January 8, 1975
Origin	Jamaica, Queens, New York City; Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Genre(s)	Hip Hop/Rap and R & B
Occupation(s)	DJ, Rapper, and VJ
Years active	1994 - Present
Label(s)	Desert Storm (record label)/Roc-A-Fella Records/ Def Jam Recordings
Website	[1]

Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA), better known as DJ Clue, is a Mixtape DJ known for his involvement in the Mixtape circuit and for being one of the first DJ's to not mix songs in his mixtapes. He is signed as an artist on Roc-A-Fella Records. Clue is also known for dubbing both the song information and his name over each track on his mixtapes, usually in a distinctively echoed voice.

Contents 1 Business 2 Desert Storm 3 Remixes 4 VJ 5 List Of DJ Clue Remixes 6 List Of DJ Clue Productions 7 Albums 8 Mixtapes 9 Trivia 10 External links

[edit] Business

DJ Clue has worked with many artists on mixtapes. He released the mixtape "Changing Lanes" with Kanye West and CHOPS.He has also made an appearance on the vdieo game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Recently, Clue came out with "National Champs 2006", a mixtape with CHOPS hosted by Paul Wall.

[edit] Desert Storm

He also has his own record label Desert Storm Records. Rappers Fabolous, Ransom and Paul Cain are among the artists with Desert Storm Records.^{[citation needed]} Recently, he has worked with The Game on his new mixtape/soundtrack called "Stop Snitchin', Stop Lyin", along with DJ Skee & Nu Jerzey Devil.

[edit] Remixes

Clue was hired to produce remixes of three of Mariah Carey's most recent and biggest hits: "We Belong Together", "Shake It Off", and "Don't Forget About Us". He subsequently had a featured DJ role in Carey's 2006 The Adventures of Mimi Tour. Back in 1999, DJ Clue has produced the extremely awaited Heartbreaker Remix featuring Missy Elliott and Da Brat for Carey's '99 album Rainbow. He confirmed in a recent interview with Rashmi Shastri that he will be contributing tracks for Mariah's upcoming album, Rollercoaster, due in spring.[2]

[edit] VJ

Clue used to be a VJ for MTV's Direct Effect, and was a radio jock for NY's Hot 97 on Monday from 12am-2am but resigned to join rival station Power 105.1 (WWPR-FM).

[edit] List Of DJ Clue Remixes

• Heartbreaker (featuring Da Brat & Missy Elliott) - Mariah Carey (1999)
• Thank God I Found You (Make It Last) (featuring Joe & Nas - Mariah Carey (2000)
• It's Gonna Be Me - *NSYNC (2000)
• U Remind Me (featuring Blu Cantrell and Method Man)- Usher (2001)
• Mesmerized (featuring Nas) - Faith Evans (2005)
• How To Deal - Frankie J (2005)
• We Belong Together (Remix) (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)

[edit] List Of DJ Clue Productions

• Heartbreaker (featuring Jay-Z) - Mariah Carey (1999)
• Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (featuring Busta Rhymes and Fabolous) - Mariah Carey (2001)
• "Trade It All Pt.2" (featuring Jagged Edge and P. Diddy) - Fabolous (2002)
• "Hurry Up" (featuring Gunz) - Mya (2003)
• "One Wish" (remix) feat. Fabolous - Ray J (2006)
• "I Need A Soldier" feat. 50 Cent - Keyshia Cole (2007)

[edit] Albums

• The Professional
• DJ Clue Presents: Backstage: A Hard Knock Life [SOUNDTRACK]
• The Professional, Pt. 2
• The Professional, Pt. 3

[edit] Mixtapes

DJ Clue mixtapes Desert Storm

• DJ Clue - Show Me The Money (Part 1/Part 2) (Audio-Cassette)
• DJ Clue - Clue For President (Audio-Cassette)
• DJ Clue - You Can't Impeach The President '99 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Clue For President 3/Time Is Money (12")
• DJ Clue - Clueminatti (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Best Of DJ Clue (The Freestyles Pt. 1) (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Best Of DJ Clue (The Freestyles Pt. 2) (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Fidel Cash Flow 2006 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Gettin´ Right Part 2 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - He's A Hustler Part 1 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Hev. E. Components Part 1 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Hev. E. Components Part 2 (A Division Of Akademiks) (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Hev. E. Components Part 3 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Hev. E. Components Part 4 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - He's A Pro Pt. 1 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - I'm A Show You How To Do This Pt. 1 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Mix Tapes For Dummies (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - NY Giant (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Operation Desert Storm (Engl.) (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - The Cherry Lounge Pt. 1 (Harlem, New York) (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - The Cherry Lounge Pt. 2 (Getting Right) (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - The Great Ones Pt. 2 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - The Incredible (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - The Mixtape After Tomorrow (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - The Perfect Desert Storm (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Thee American Idol Vol.02 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - When Animals Attack (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Where Ya Hood At Part 1 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Where Ya Hood At Part 2 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Where Ya Hood At Part 3 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Where Ya Hood At Part 4 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - William M. Holla Pt. 1 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - William M. Holla Pt. 2 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Grand Theft Audio 3 (Audio-CD)
• DJ Clue - Clue Vinci Code - Part 1

[edit] Trivia

• DJ Kay Slay had feud with DJ Clue on a Street Wars Mixtape hosted by P-Cutta.

• DJ Clue was a DJ on the fictional radio station "The Liberty Jam" in the game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

• He also hosted NBA Dunks Vol. 2

• He, Ja Rule, Nelly, and Sum 41 covered "Walk This Way" by Run-DMC and Aerosmith in 2002.

[edit] External links

• The DJ Booth: DJ Clue Interview