Davy Dmx

Davy D Also Known As Davy DMX Named After The Oberheim Drum Machine Got Involved With Hip-Hop By DJ'ing Around Neighborhoods In Queens. In The Early '80s As A Guitarist He Joined With Bassist Larry Smith And Drummer Trevor Gale To Form Orange Krush A Group Who Recorded A Handful Of Singles In Addition To Several Backing Tracks For Run-DMC Sweet G And Lovebug Starski. After The Group Separated He Worked With Kurtis Blow As A DJ And Guitarist Providing Significant Contributions To "If I Ruled The World" And "The Breaks." Scattered Singles Like 1984's "One For The Treble" And 1985's "The DMX Will Rock" Put Him On The Map As A Solo Artist In 1987 A Full-Length Album Called Davy's Ride Followed For Def Jam With DJ Hurricane Doing Some Of The Raps. Apart From Occasional Behind-The-Scenes Work On Records Davy DMX Also Appeared As A Member Of The Afros A Comical Group Featuring Kool Tee DJ Kippy O And DJ Hurricane And Was Released On Jam Master Jay's Label JMJ Records. The Group Name Stands For "A Funky Rhythmic Organization Of Sounds". Davey D Currently Runs His Own Web Site Http //www.Daveyd.Com/and Is A Hip Hop Historian. read less