The Unknown DJ

The Unknown DJ
Born
Andre Manuel

OriginCompton, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1984–present
LabelTechno Hop

Andre Manuel, a disc jockey and record producer called The Unknown DJ or DJ Unknown, was a pioneer in the Los Angeles area's 1980s music scene, moving from electro funk and electro rap to gangsta rap. He worked with rapper Ice-T in the early 1980s, then with Alonzo "Grandmaster Lonzo" Williams, and with MC Eiht's group Compton's Most Wanted in the early 1990s.