Egyptian Lover
Background information
Birth name	Greg Broussard
Genre(s)	Electro Old school rap West Coast Rap
Occupation(s)	producer
Instrument(s)	vocals, synthesizer
Years active	1983 to Present
Label(s)	Egyptian Empire Priority

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History

The Egyptian Lover started out as a D.J. in Los Angeles with Uncle Jam's Army doing dances at the L.A. Sports Arena with over 10,000 party people. The Egyptian Lover began recording around Los Angeles in 1983 as a member of the Radio Crew and later that year released "Dial-A-Freak" as part of Uncle Jamm's Army (see 1983 in music). The Egyptian Lover released his debut solo single and club hit "Egypt, Egypt" in 1984. It was followed by more dance hits, including "And My Beat Goes Boom", "What Is a DJ If He Can't Scratch", "Egypt Egypt", and "Girls", with even more that came like "You're so Fine", "The Lover", "Sexy Style", "The Alesby Inn" and "Freak a Holic". For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1982 in music, other events of 1983, 1984 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events The most long-term influential release of 1983 is probably Head over Heels by the Cocteau Twins, which sold poorly upon its initial release. ...

Nineties

Being a D.J. himself The Egyptian Lover put much of his talents into his 12" singles. His LPs were much less popular than his singles, though 1984's On the Nile was moderately successful. After a break in the early 1990s, Egyptian Lover returned in 1994 (see 1994 in music) with Back from the Tomb. His last full-length for over ten years. This article is very long Some browsers may have difficulty rendering this article. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... See also: 1994 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1994 Record labels established in 1994 other events of 1994 list of years in music 1990s in music // January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los...

The Egyptian Lover also established his own record company, Egyptian Empire Records, which included artists such as Rodney O & Joe Cooley. Rodney O & Joe Cooley are west coast rap pioneers, best know for tracks such as Everlasting Bass and This is for the Homies. Everlasting Bass also proved an influence for Miami Bass; Latin rappers Jonny Z and SPM did their own version of it, called Puro Latin Bass. Discography 1988...

Presently

In 2005 "The Egyptian Lover" released his first single since 1994, entitled "Party" and backed with "Dancefloor", followed by the album Platinum Pyramids in Feb. 2006. By the end of 2006 The Egyptian Lover went into the studio with jamie Jupiter and recorded "UFO" and "Futuristic" to be on the new "Keep it Hot" 12" coming out March/April 2007

In 2006, The Egyptian Lover and Warp Records musician Jimmy Edgar had a collaboration together.^{[citation needed]} Warp Records is a pioneering independent UK record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in electronic music. ... Jimmy Edgar is a Detroit-based electronic music artist, signed to Warp Records. ...

Touring

The Egyptian Lover is touring around the world bringing his D.J. style along with his performance style to clubs and arenas all over the world. The Egyptian Lover started touring for the first time in 2004 and is still doing the Europe Shows today.

Discography

Albums

• 1984: On the Nile
• 1986: One Track Mind
• 1988: Filthy
• 1989: The King of Ecstasy (His Greatest Hits)
• 1994: Back from the Tomb
• 1996: Pyramix
• 1998: Get Into It
• 2006: Platinum Pyramids

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• 1983: Egypt, Egypt EP

External link

• discogs site