DJ Envy (born Raashaun Casey on September 3, 1977) is a Mixtape DJ from New York. He is known as New York's leading mixtape purveyor. He currently serves as the President & CEO of BLOK Entertainment, his own management and production company that has already produced tracks for such artist like DMX, Murderers, Funkmaster Flex, Foxy Brown, Juvenile, Petey Pablo, Fabolous and many more.
A native of Queens, New York, DJ Envy was tutored by neighborh...
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DJ Envy (born Raashaun Casey on September 3, 1977) is a Mixtape DJ from New York. He is known as New York's leading mixtape purveyor. He currently serves as the President & CEO of BLOK Entertainment, his own management and production company that has already produced tracks for such artist like DMX, Murderers, Funkmaster Flex, Foxy Brown, Juvenile, Petey Pablo, Fabolous and many more.
A native of Queens, New York, DJ Envy was tutored by neighborhood acquaintance DJ Clue, who introduced him to the mixtape circuit in the mid-90's. He quickly climbed up the ranks, and by the early 2000s he was peddling the latest freestyles and exclusives for big-name rappers like Jay-Z, 50 Cent and The L.O.X.. Since his reputation was so esteemed Sony sign him and his affiliate label Desert Storm Records to their label. In 2003, he released his commercial debut album entitled The Desert Storm Mixtape: Blok Party, Vol. 1.
Envy's big break on the radio came when he mixed once a month for Hot 97's show...
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