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pp-move-indefUse dmy dates|date=December 2010BLP sources|date=May 2011Infobox musical artist | Name =DJ Rap| Img =DJ Rap.JPG| Img_capt =| Img_size =200| Landscape =| Background =non_vocal_instrumentalist| Birth_name =Charissa Saverio| Alias =| Born =Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|12|7| Instrument =| Genre = Electronica , Drum and bass , Dance music|Dance | Occupation = Record producer , Disc jockey|DJ | Years_active =1987 - Present| Label =| Associated_acts = Brian Transeau|BT | URL = http://www.dj-rap.com/ DJRap.com DJ Rap (born Charissa Saverio , 7 December 1969) is a United Kingdom|British drum and bass , house music and progressive electronic music Record producer|producer and DJ .cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p199942|pure_url=yes|title=Biography: DJ Rap|last=Bush|first=John|publisher= Allmusic |accessdate=4 May 2010
Biography
While the majority of her work is in the Oldschool jungle|jungle style, her more successful work is in traditional electronic music . DJ Rap has been voted the #1 female DJ in the world by Shejay. She owns, records for, runs and A& Rs two labels Propa Talent and Impropa Talent . She is also a producer, model and actress. DJ Rap grew up all over the world and was born in Singapore, daughter of an Italian father and an Irish-Malaysian mother.Citation needed|date=January 2011. She lived in Walthamstow, East London for quite some time before her career as a DJ and when she became a DJ.
She has worked as an engineer and produced many hits, often collaborating with other artists. After being the first artist on the scene to self-release her first CD, she signed to Sony Records|Sony along with Grooverider and Leftfield .
Her most well-known artist album, Learning Curve, was released in 1999 to critical acclaim http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/? id=2190& IssueNum=105 and resulted in several highly stylized music video s, including 2 versions of " Good to Be Alive (DJ Rap song)|Good to Be Alive " (one for the Compact disc|CD version and another for the rarer radio remix) and "Bad Girl," a song about having to be a strong woman to survive in today's world. Rolling Stone Magazine gave Learning Curve three and a half stars, stating "this is the record Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna wanted to make." Learning Curve went on to sell over 1& nbsp;million copies bringing her total sales to over 3& nbsp;million worldwide including her successful compilation sales including Journeys By DJ , Propa Classics Vol. 1 & 2 , Brave New World , Armani Exchange CHEMISTRY & Touching Bass , Bulletproof , Up All Night , which have all crossed many genre s and has become her trademark.
Since Learning Curve, Saverio has focused more on DJ set CDs, including Touching Bass, a 2-CD set with drum and bass and breaks tracks.
Other artists
DJ Rap has also done vocals for several artists, including Brian Transeau|BT (for "Giving Up The Ghost" ) and Art of Trance (for "Madagascar - Domi Nation Remix" ). She once appeared in a commercial for Twix candy bars.
Other media
DJ Rap appeared in the video for BT's hit "Never Gonna Come Back Down" , which featured lyrics about her, as well as the video for "Simply Being Loved" (she and BT are good friends).
The song ''"Drummin' & Bassin" appeared on the soundtrack for the video game Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights .
The song "Good to Be Alive" appeared on the original motion picture soundtrack for the 1999 movie Go (1999 film)|Go .
The song "Bad Girl" appeared on the original motion picture Enough in 2002.
" Good to Be Alive (DJ Rap song)|Good to Be Alive " (US Dance Chart #5)
"Give It All Away" January 2010
"Feel So Alive (feat. Jo)" May 2010
"Talking to Myself (feat. tyDi )" January 2012
Interviews
http://www.djtimes.com/original/djmag/may99/djrap.htm Interview with DJ Times , 1999
http://www.discjockey101.com/nov2003.html Interview with Disc Jockey 101 , 2003
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.dj-rap.com/ Official website
Discogs artist
http://www.rolldabeats.com/artist/dj_rap Dj Rap - RollDaBeats.Com
Persondata | NAME =Rap, Dj | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =1969-12-07 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Rap, Dj Category:Drum and bass musicians Category:Living people|Saverio, Charissa Category:British dance musicians Category:Dance musicians Category:1969 births
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