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DJ Clue
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Birth name | Ernesto Shaw Jr. |
Also known as | MC Drama |
Born | (1975-01-08) January 8, 1975 (age 49) Queens, New York City, U.S. |
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Years active | 1997–present |
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Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975), better known as DJ Clue,[1] is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, radio personality and record executive.
DJ Clue was born in Queens, New York City to Panamanian and Jamaican immigrants.[2]
DJ Clue has his own program, titled "Desert Storm Radio", every Monday to Friday 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, on Power 105.1 in New York.[1][3] Prior to this, he disc-jockeyed at Hot 97, until 2006.[4][5][6][7]
In 1998, DJ Clue founded Desert Storm Records, a record label, with his childhood friends Skane Dolla (manager) and recording engineer Ken Duro Ifill.[8]
In 1999, DJ Clue took part in the Hard Knock Life Tour, including a stop in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre.[9]
In 2005, DJ Clue appeared as himself in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, hosting a fictional hip-hop radio station The Liberty Jam.
"I've been here for a lot of transitions," Mr. Darden said in an interview, citing the departures of previous Hot 97 luminaries like D.J. Clue and D.J. Envy.
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