The Unknown DJ
The Unknown DJ | |
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| Born | Andre Manuel |
| Origin | Compton, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Label | Techno 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.