Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.), better known as DJ Clue?, is a Mixtape DJ known for his involvement in the Mixtape circuit and for being one of the first DJ's not to mix songs in his mixtapes. He has two brothers, Justin and Christopher. He is signed as an artist on Roc-A-Fella Records. Clue is also known for dubbing both the song information and his name over each track on his mixtapes, usually in a distinct echoed voice. This year he was the DJ at Angela Simmons' Birthday.

Career

A native of Queens, New York, DJ Clue became fascinated with the artistry of Hip Hop back in 1989, when he (then known as MC Drama) was the front man for a neighboring Queens rap group. It was in the midst of one of their intense practice sessions that Clue gazed over at his deejay’s turntables and immediately became enthralled - shortly after deciding that he’d rather add, subtract and multiply beats, and get the crowd’s undivided attention by making their eardrums dance to what he’s mixing. All it took was a pair of Linear-Tech DD 1700’s, two copies of Chic’s “Good Times” and heart to get started. Now, with a style as personal and established as his name, DJ Clue’s good times are indeed on the rise.

Clue used to be a VJ for MTV's Direct Effect, and was a radio jock for New York's Hot 97 on Monday from 12am-2am but resigned to join rival station Power 105.1. DJ Kay Slay had feud with DJ Clue on a Street Wars Mixtape hosted by P-Cutta. DJ Clue was a DJ on the fictional radio station "The Liberty Jam" in the game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. He also hosted NBA Dunks Vol. 2 He, Ja Rule, Nelly, and Sum 41 covered "Walk This Way" by Run-DMC and Aerosmith in 2002.

Discography

Remixes

• Heartbreaker (remix) (featuring Da Brat & Missy Elliott) - Mariah Carey (1999)
• Thank God I Found You/Make It Last Forever (Remix) (featuring Joe & Nas) - Mariah Carey (2000)
• It's Gonna Be Me - *NSYNC (2000)
• U Remind Me (featuring Blu Cantrell and Method Man)- Usher (2001)
• Overnight Celebrity (remix) (featuring Kanye West, Cam'ron and 50 Cent - Twista (2005)
• Mesmerized (featuring Nas) - Faith Evans (2005)
• How to Deal - Frankie J (2005)
• We Belong Together (Remix) (featuring Styles P. and Jadakiss) - Mariah Carey (2005)
• Shake It Off (Remix) (featuring Jay-Z and Young Jeezy) - Mariah Carey (2005)
• One Wish (featuring Fabolous) - Ray J (2005)
• Don't Forget About Us (Remix) (featuring Styles P. and Fabolous) - Mariah Carey (2006)
• Ride For You- Danity Kane (2006)
• You Should Be My Girl - Sammie (featuring Sean P) (2006)

Production

• "Heartbreaker" (featuring Jay-Z) - Mariah Carey (1999)
• "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" (featuring Busta Rhymes and Fabolous) - Mariah Carey (2001)
• "Trade It All Pt.2" (featuring Jagged Edge and P. Diddy) - Fabolous (2002)
• "Hurry Up" (featuring Gunz) - Mya (2003)
• "One Wish" (remix) feat. Fabolous - Ray J (2006)
• "The Gold" - Mobb Deep (2006)

Albums

• The Professional (Platinum) (1998)
• Backstage Mixtape: A Life [Soundtrack] (Gold) (2000)
• The Professional, Pt. 2 (Gold) (2001)
• The Professional, Pt. 3 (2006)

External links

• DJ Clue?
• DJ Clue?'s Official MySpace
• The DJ Booth: DJ Clue? Interview
• DJ Clue at Heywire Guild & Gallery

References