DJ Kay Slay
DJ Kay Slay appearing in "Too Much For Me" video.
Origin	East Harlem, New York
Years active	1980's- present
Genres	East Coast hip hop
Labels	Streetsweepers Entertainment

DJ Kay Slay, (born Kenneth Gleason in 1966) also known as the Drama King, is the ringmaster of the new hip-hop rivalries, played out on his mixtapes. The New York Times called him "Hip-Hop's One-Man Ministry of Insults." He has sold 350,000 copies of his two official albums. ([1]). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 277 KB) Summary Screenshot of the music video of Too Much For Me featuring DJ Kay Slay, Amerie, Loon and Foxy Brown; Streetsweepers, Columbia Records, 2003. ... Harlem is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, long known as a major black cultural and business center. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Streetsweepers Entertainment is a mixtape record label run by DJ Kay Slay that is famous for launching the careers of artists like Amerie, Saigon, Grafh, Thug-A-Cation, and Papoose. ... Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music which came into existence in roughly the mid 70s but became a large part of modern day pop culture in the late 80s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The compact audio cassette brought homemade mixes of pop songs within the reach of the casual music fan. ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ...

Originally from East Harlem in New York, Kenneth started out with graffiti, using his tag name, DEZ. He was featured in the classic hip-hop documentary Style Wars. When the New York City Transit Police cracked down on graffiti in the late 1980s, Kay Slay took up turntables. He made his way spinning records and releasing mixtapes, all the while trying to get some money and a record contract. Harlem is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, long known as a major black cultural and business center. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Example of a legal piece on a skateboard shop Graffiti is a type of deliberate application of a media made by humans on any surface, both private and public. ... TAG may stand for: Tag, German for day Techniques dAvant Garde, an investment company that sponsored WilliamsF1 in the early 1980s and funded the construction of turbocharged Porsche engines to Team McLaren in the mid 1980s. ... Style Wars is an early documentary on hip hop culture, made by Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant, made in New York City in the early 1980s. ... Established in 1935, the New York City Transit Police Department was responsible for the protection of New York City Subway lines for 60 years. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive, informally sometimes including the years 1979, 1990 and 1991. ... Turntablism is the art of manipulating sound and creating music using phonograph turntables and an audio mixer. ...

In 2001, when Jay-Z and Nas's rivalry erupted on Kay Slay tapes, everything changed for him. The majority of commercial mainstream hip-hop artists send their "disses" [2] to "the Drama King," and up-and-coming artists try to get air time on his show so they can have similar success such as the rapper, 50 Cent. DJ Kay Slay's Thursday night show on the Hot 97 radio station in Manhattan, New York and his constant stream of mixtapes are now watched closely by record executives who want to sign the next big hip-hop artist. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 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. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Mainstream is, generally, the common current of thought of the majority. ... For the U.S. currency value, see Half dollar (United States coin). ... WQHT also known as Hot 97 is a New York based radio station. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ...

In the summer of 2003, Kay Slay released a single and music video of his own for a track called "Too Much For Me" Too Much For Me music video. It featured rapping from Loon, Nas, and Foxy Brown, and a chorus sung by then newcomer, Amerie. There were cameo appearances by Swizz Beatz, N.O.R.E., Raekwon, WC and Lloyd Banks. The song itself failed to hit big but was aired on MTV Jams and BET. The music video - which didn't feature Nas because of Nas' solo projects- started a feud between Nas and Kay Slay (because Kay Slay used Loon). In 2004, another single and video were released for "Who Gives A...Where You From" with Three 6 Mafia. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A frame from Bob Dylans Subterranean Homesick Blues video. ... Loon (born Chauncey Hawkins June 20, 1975 in Harlem, New York) is an African American rapper formerly part of P. Diddys Bad Boy Records, where he released his self-titled debut album, Loon. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Foxy Brown (born Inga Marchand on September 6, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rapper of Afro-Trinidadian and Indo-Trinidadian descent [1] known for her solo work as well as numerous collaborations and a brief stint as part of hip-hop supergroup The Firm. ... Amerie Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12, 1980), known professionally as Amerie, is an American R&B singer-songwriter. ... Swizz Beatz (born Kasseem Dean) is a New York American hip hop record producer of African American heritage. ... Victor Santiago (born 6 September 1976), better known as N.O.R.E.and formerly known as Noreaga, is an American rapper and member of the hip hop group C-N-N (formerly known as Capone-N-Noreaga). ... Raekwon The Chef (born Corey Woods, January 12, 1970, Brooklyn, New York) is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. ... WC (pronounced Dub-C) (also known as west coast or westcoast connections) is the stage name of William Calhoun, an African American gangsta rapper from South Los Angeles, California. ... Christopher Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known as Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and is a current member of the popular hip-hop group G-Unit. ... MTV Jams is a Viacom-owned American hip-hop/urban music video channel that debuted in mid-2002, replacing MTVX. Like its sister stations, VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1 Country, MTV Hits, VH1 Mega Hits, and previously MTVX, MTV Jams is available exclusively on digital cable packages or satellite TV... Black Entertainment Television (BET for short) is the first television network geared towards African-Americans. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Loon (born Chauncey Hawkins June 20, 1975 in Harlem, New York) is an African American rapper formerly part of P. Diddys Bad Boy Records, where he released his self-titled debut album, Loon. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Three 6 Mafia is the first hip-hop group from Memphis, TN to go platinum, the second hip-hop act to be nominated for and win an Oscar (1st was Eminems Lose Yourself). They are the originators of certain types of crunk music. ...

Kay Slay has released two albums, Streetsweepers Vol.1 and Streetsweepers Vol. 2, in May 2003 and March 2004. Another album is on the way, titled Streetsweepers Vol. 3: The Game of Death, and scheduled for release in April 2005. The lead single of this album will be featuring Loon called, "Lifestyle Of A Superstar". Loon (born Chauncey Hawkins June 20, 1975 in Harlem, New York) is an African American rapper formerly part of P. Diddys Bad Boy Records, where he released his self-titled debut album, Loon. ...

He is also known for introducing Papoose into the hip-hop main stream by releasing a 10 mixtape series with him. Shamele Mackie (born in 1978) more known by his stage name Papoose (also known as the The Lyrical One), is a rapper who was born in Africa[citation needed] and raised in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn. ...

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Discography

• 2003 - Streetsweepers Vol.1 (Columbia Records); # 22 US
• 2004 - Streetsweepers Vol. 2:The Pain From The Game (Columbia Records); # 27 US
• 2006 - The Champions: North Meets South (Koch Records)

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Singles

Album	Track	Jam FM Charts	Germany Black Singles	Tokio Hot 100	Radio+Records Airplay - Urban	Radio+Records Airplay - Rhythmic	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
Streetsweepers Vol.1	"Too Much For Me"	1	1	35	45	37	53
Streetsweepers Vol.2	"Not Your Average Joe"	16	-	-	41	-	63
Streetsweepers Vol.2	"Who Gives A...Where You From"	-	-	-	-	-	89

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Music sample

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External links

• DJ Kay Slay's Hot 97 web page biography
• Too Much 4 Me Music Video
• DJ Kay Slay Charts [3][4]