Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy Template:Infobox musical artist DJ Cheese (born Robert Cheese) is an American disc jockey and record producer who won the 1986 DMC World Final in London, showcasing the art of scratching in turntablism for the first time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also appeared in the 1986 UK tour with Run-DMC.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Early lifeEdit
Cheese was born in Oak Hill, West Virginia. He was raised in Edison, New Jersey and later moved to Plainfield in 1977. In 1980, he was influenced by Grandmaster Flash and began developing an interest in hip hop. At this point, he began purchasing DJ equipment.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
CareerEdit
Template:Update section In 1984, DJ Cheese won the DJ Battle for World Supremacy at the New Music Seminar, becoming the first non-NYC DJ to win the title.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At the seminar, Cheese met and joined Tony Prince in competition, and was later invited by Prince to appear in the inaugural DMC DJ World Championship. Cheese's portion of the competition incorporated scratching, which initiated a different approach to deejay battling.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
From 1985-1986, under the label Profile Records, Cheese released two vinyl 12" singles with the group Word Of Mouth entitled Coast to Coast<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> and King Kut.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> King Kut was usedTemplate:By who? in the coming years as a way of "basing songs around how great your deejay is."Template:Huh?<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 1986, Cheese headlined the afternoon and evening performances at London’s "UK Fresh ’86" show at the Wembley Arena.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He performed alongside KMC and MC Original G from Word of Mouth.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Later that year Cheese collaborated with Fats Comet on the song "Eat The Beat".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
After this, Cheese distanced himself from Word of Mouth due to a financial dispute with Profile Records.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Since then, he has spent periods of involvement in music, performing with Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, and 50 Cent.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2013, he reconnected with Word of Mouth to record the single "Life Without Hip Hop".<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
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External linksEdit
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