Cipha Sounds (born Luis Diaz on April 19, 1976 in Bronx, New York) is an American radio and television personality of Puerto Rican^[1] descent. He is mostly known for his work as a DJ, but he is also a VJ for MTV. is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bronx redirects here. ... WQHT, more commonly known as Hot 97, is a high-profile Rhythmic Contemporary radio station in New York City under the corporate ownership of Emmis Communications. ... Shade 45 is Eminems channel on Sirius Satellite Radio that plays Progressive Hip-Hop Rap. ... A radio presenter is a broadcaster who hosts a radio show or a segment thereof. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bronx redirects here. ... For the board game, see Puerto Rico (board game). ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... A video jockey (usually abbreviated to VJ or sometimes veejay) can mean two things: One describes an announcer who introduces and plays videos on commercial music television such as MTV or VH1. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ...

Biography

Radio career

In 1996, Cipha Sounds started as an intern with Wildman Steve and DJ Riz of New York's Flip Squad, and eventually Riz asked Cipha to spin at clubs with him as an opening DJ. Later on, the opportunity of a lifetime presented itself when Lil' Kim asked Cipha to go on tour with her. For a year and a half Cipha worked with Lil' Kim, touring across the country and Europe. After he returned to the U.S., Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex asked Cipha to join his Big Dawg Pitbulls crew. Cipha became a mix show DJ on Funkmaster Flex's evening show on Hot 97, and he eventually got his own show called Cipha Saturdays at the same station. Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1975)[1] [2], better known by her stage name Lil Kim, is an American multi-platinum rapper and singer. ... WQHT, more commonly known as Hot 97, is a high-profile Rhythmic Contemporary radio station in New York City under the corporate ownership of Emmis Communications. ... Aston George Taylor Jr. ...

On Sirius Satellite Radio's Shade 45 channel, he hosts a show called The Cipha Sounds Effect along with Angela Yee, DJ Wonder and the Emoticon. Cipha also hosts a podcast entitled Juan Epstein along with fellow Hot 97 radio personality and DJ, Peter Rosenberg. Sirius Satellite Radio NASDAQ: SIRI is one of two satellite radio (SDARS) services operating in the United States and Canada, along with XM Satellite Radio. ... Shade 45 is Eminems channel on Sirius Satellite Radio that plays Progressive Hip-Hop Rap. ... A podcast is a series of digital-media files which are distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and computers. ...

Television career

From 2003 to 2006, Cipha was a DJ for Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show, for 19 episodes. In April 2006, he became the host of MTV's urban music video program Direct Effect which later became Sucker Free. Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ... Chappelles Show is an American comedy television series starring comedian Dave Chappelle. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Sucker Free is a music video program hosted by MTV VJ Cipha Sounds playing the top five hip-hop and R&B music videos that viewers vote for online, airing weekday mornings at 9:30 A.M. on MTV. It debuted in September 2000[1] under the title Direct Effect...

Music management and production

Cipha has his own artist management company called Jack Move, Inc. The first artists that he managed were the R&B duo Nina Sky who emerged in 2004, with the hit single "Move Ya Body". Cipha is also developing a rapper named Daytona. He has experience as an A&R executive, working for Rawkus Records, Tommy Boy Records, and The Neptunes' record label, Star Trak Entertainment. In 2005, he became the senior vice president of Jay-Z's Roc-La-Familia label, but he left after becoming a VJ for MTV in 2006. Cipha is also part of Black Jays International, a label managed by rapper Kardinal Offishall. In 2006, he teamed up with Solitair of the Black Jays, and the two became a hip-hop/R&B production duo. Natalie and Nicole Albino (born March 13, 1986 in Queens, New York) are identical twin sisters who sing under the name Nina Sky. // Their parents moved to New York from Puerto Rico and were divorced when the girls were younger. ... Move Ya Body is the debut single from Nina Sky is the mundial hit from his debut album Nina Sky release in 2004. ... In the music industry, Artists and Repertoire (A&R) is the division of a record label company that is responsible for scouting and artist development. ... Rawkus Records is an American hip hop record label, known for jump-starting the careers of both Mos Def and Talib Kweli. ... Tommy Boy Records is a record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman after borrowing $5000 from his parents. ... The Neptunes is the name for the record production duo consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who created the sound for some very successful Hip Hop, R&B and Pop artists in the late-90s and 2000s. ... Star Trak Entertainment is a record label, specializing in hip-hop music, founded by record producers Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams in 2002. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Roc-La-Familia Records is a now defunct sub-label of Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella started by CEO Shawn Carter, AKA Jay-Z. This sub-label focused on signing international artists, including reggaeton artists, much like Bad Boy Latino. ... The Black Jays are a Canadian hip hop movement, and an independent record label. ... Kardinal Offishall (born Jason Harrow on May 21, 1976 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian hip-hop MC and producer of Jamaican descent. ... Solitair is a Canadian rap MC/producer from Toronto, Ontario. ...

Don't Get Gassed

In 2007, Cipha started a stand-up comedy series called Don't Get Gassed, a monthly show at Comix Comedy Club (NYC). It is billed as a Def Comedy Jam-type show, and some video clips of the series are available on YouTube. B. J. Novak in a stand-up comedy routine at Olde English sketch comedy in June 2007. ... Def Comedy Jam is a HBO television series produced by hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ...

Film appearance

Cipha was featured in the 2002 film 25th Hour, playing "DJ Dusk" and providing some original music. This article is about the film. ...

References

External links

• Official Website
• Official Blog
• Cipha Sounds at MySpace
• Cipha Sounds at YouTube
• Cipha Sounds at the Internet Movie Database
• Cipha Sounds at Heywire Guild & Gallery