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Infobox musical artist|name = Defari|image =Defari-mika.jpg|caption = backstage Hamburg/Germany 2000|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Duane Johnson Jr.|alias = Heru or Ruby|origin = Santa Monica, California |instrument = Voice |genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop |occupation = musician |years_active = 1995 –present|label = Tommy Boy Records|Tommy Boy / Warner Bros. Records High Times Records ABB Records |associated_acts = Westcoast Kings , Likwit MCs , Dilated Peoples , Dr. Dre , KPL ALLSTARS Deejay Crew |website =|current_members =|past_members =refimprove|date=January 2011 Duane Johnson, Jr. http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/Defari-hip-hop-1048.html, also known as Defari , is a West Coast hip hop artist. Primarily, he is a solo artist, additionally he is a member of the Likwit Junkies , a rap duo with DJ Babu of Dilated Peoples . He was born at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California . He attended the University of California, Berkeley . He began DJ ing as a young kid in 1982. He was more focused on emceeing , and by 1995, released his first Single (music)|single "Bionic" on Oakland based ABB Records. With the help of E-Swift of Tha Alkaholiks , by 1999, Defari recorded his first album, released on Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records. http://www.defari.net/ **Defari.Net**
Defari taught world history and geography at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California , and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley . and a master's degree from Columbia University http://books.google.com/books? id=Wr1lmklsD8QC& pg=PA103& lpg=PA103& dq=defari+columbia& source=web& ots=UFWIF7PiIR& sig=2LA6H93msMYDeuBPDL2oUxbrHbY in New York City.
Singles: "Spell My Name", "Behold My Life (Remix)"/"Extra Thump"
Street Music
Released: August 8, 2006
Record Label: ABB Records
Singles: "The Bizness","Make My Own", "We've Been Doin' This"
With Likwit Junkies
Album information
' The L.J.'s
Released: March 22, 2005
Record Label: ABB Records
Singles: "Keep Doin It"/"S.C.A.N.S.", "One Day Away"/"Strength in Numbers", "The Hop"/"Dark Ends"
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External links
http://www.myspace.com/defari
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