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DJ Hurricane

Genre: Rap, East Coast Rap, Turntablism
Origin: U.S.A
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Biography

Wendell Fite, professionally known as DJ Hurricane and counted among New York City's leading turntablists, developed his technique in Hollis, Queens, alongside Run-D.M.C. His career later aligned with the Beastie Boys, where he served as their exclusive DJ and built his profile before issuing independent projects. Having started to rhyme at age eleven, he first assembled the Solo Sounds and afterward the Afros. While working as a bodyguard for Run-D.M.C. on the 1986 Raising Hell tour, he formed a friendship with the Beastie Boys, the tour's opening act, which led to their invitation for him to join as their dedicated DJ. As the Beastie Boys advanced through successive 1990s albums, Hurricane shared the visibility by releasing his debut solo album, The Hurra, on Grand Royal in 1995. Following his departure from the group after their 1998 album Ill Communication, he returned in late 2000 with Don't Sleep, an effort that demonstrated greater conceptual cohesion and featured a wide range of guest artists.

Top Songs

  1. Don’t SleepHow We Doin' ItEDon’t Sleep · 2000Don’t Sleep3:35
  2. Come Get ItFor The Thugs [Instrumental]Come Get It · 1999Come Get It4:12
  3. Category 6Doing WorkECategory 6 · 2025Category 63:10
  4. Category 6IntroECategory 6 · 2025Category 60:16
  5. Category 6Get The MoneyECategory 6 · 2025Category 62:10
  6. Category 6Get ShotECategory 6 · 2025Category 63:28
  7. Category 6Leave It AloneECategory 6 · 2025Category 63:28
  8. Category 6What Goes OnECategory 6 · 2025Category 63:23
  9. Category 6Not From Around HereECategory 6 · 2025Category 63:52
  10. Category 6Stop The MadnessECategory 6 · 2025Category 61:15
  11. Come Get ItFor The Thugs [Street]Come Get It · 1999Come Get It4:14
  12. Come Get ItCome Get It [Instrumental]Come Get It · 1999Come Get It4:26
  13. Come Get ItCome Get It [Street]Come Get It · 1999Come Get It4:28
  14. Don’t SleepBackgroundEDon’t Sleep · 2000Don’t Sleep2:24
  15. Don’t SleepWe Will Rock YouEDon’t Sleep · 2000Don’t Sleep3:05
  16. Don’t SleepPaint My House InterludeEDon’t Sleep · 2000Don’t Sleep0:44
  17. Don’t SleepCan't Stop Us NowEDon’t Sleep · 2000Don’t Sleep3:17
  18. Don’t SleepShake 'EmEDon’t Sleep · 2000Don’t Sleep3:34
  19. Don’t SleepKickin' Wicked RhymesEDon’t Sleep · 2000Don’t Sleep3:05
  20. Don’t SleepConjunction Verb InterludeEDon’t Sleep · 2000Don’t Sleep0:54

Albums

Don’t Sleep

Don’t Sleep

E2000
Don’t Sleep
DJ Hurricane · Album · 2000
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  1. GhostEDJ Hurricane1:47
  2. Make Things BetterEDJ Hurricane3:05
  3. ConnectEDJ Hurricane3:22
  4. Keep It RealEDJ Hurricane3:18
  5. Come Get ItEDJ Hurricane4:25
  6. InterludeEDJ Hurricane0:38
  7. Freeze the FrameEDJ Hurricane3:05
  8. The LifeEDJ Hurricane3:39
  9. How We Doin' ItEDJ Hurricane3:35
  10. Hurra's So FlyEDJ Hurricane2:29
  11. Blow It UpEDJ Hurricane3:24
  12. Conjunction Verb InterludeEDJ Hurricane0:54
  13. Can't Stop Us NowEDJ Hurricane3:17
  14. Kickin' Wicked RhymesEDJ Hurricane3:05
  15. Shake 'EmEDJ Hurricane3:34
  16. Paint My House InterludeEDJ Hurricane0:44
  17. We Will Rock YouEDJ Hurricane3:05
  18. BackgroundEDJ Hurricane2:24