I DEDICATE THIS PAGE TO MY SISTER DALPHANE!
Sister I try to be respectful, humble and kind how you lived your life to honor your memory! Knowing that you were a saved Holy Ghost filled women has helped me cause the dead in Christ will rise!
The Unfinished Sad Song is for you the ending will be happy cause I'll see you one day in Heaven big sister!
Dalphane A. Leysath 1956 - 2003
My Mom,Me @2years old.Dalphane ,Kim & Pete not pictured is my lil sister 10years later
Hello Friends,
THE BEGINNING 1965-1979
Trenton ,NJ is between NYC & Philly it's a small town but we hectic!!
I was born March 28,1965 in Trenton ,NJ grew up in West Trenton had hopes and dreams of becoming a NFL football player but that didn't pan out so I became a Dj.
I've been a hip hop dj the past 26 years. It was there that I learned to love the Hip Hop Music by going up to NYC and down to Philly spending summers with my aunts,uncles and many cousins thanks for raising me up and giving me knowledge But my biggest exposure to music is my mother I would sit in the front pew of our church as a child from sun up to sun down watching her play the piano I would beat on the tamborine .
About 17 years old with my boom box
This is What I Want To Do Years 1980-1986
After hearing Bronx style Hip Hop I was hooked for life. I would come back to Trenton and represent what I saw in New York so if ever the hip hop pioneer legends would come down they would be at home it took a minute but it caught on there were few that brought it to Trenton besides me and I give them much respect DJ's, MC's and crews like Dj Fatha Ramzee , Dj Speed, Dj Father Shahee , Dj Zaire, Dj D Magic ,Dj Juice , Dj Plexx , Dj Tony D, Dj L, Dj Swell, God Squad, Duke,Kevie Kev,Troy da Wonderboy and Pat Love from Philly aka Duke Productions ,Master Wee aka King Funk Disco, Psycotic Jet Muscles ,Tiny Tim, 007. But the Godfather is Dj Kenny"Trentons Kool Herc"Veal he had parties going on all over Trenton. The Mighty Mc's Johnny C & Brother Radee was my 1st mc's group Wize (PRT) and my dj crew The Def City Crew my cousin Joe " Rock The House Shock" Robinson & Mixmaster Kid a branch of the Capitol City Playboys And many more brothers and sister's.
In This Era I was Known As GrandWizard Dj Ready Red
Out of respect 4 Grand Wizzard Dj Theodore I stopped being the GrandWizard and became Dj Ready Red
Art Armstrong Bronx Promoter would book me were I worked Capitol Roller Rink 1985
The Capitol Roller Rink in South Trenton ,New Jersey was the spot after making some contacts Art Armstrong a Bronx promoter started bringing down shows through this I learned first hand from the Hip Hop Legends.
Cold Crush Bros ,Trecherous Three , Rockmaster Scott & The Dynamic Three , LL Cool J ,Mc Shan , Mikey Dee & The Symbolic 3 , Sparky D @ Dj Red Alert, Ready For The World ,The Showstopper's aka Salt n Pepa , Divine Sounds , Sweet Trio & Jazzy Joyce, Dj Whiz (rip) and many more
Cutting with the elbows
I made a name for myself by being able to cut with the handcuffs
I loved this jacket so much back in the day
The Def City Crew Dj Mixx Kidd , Rock The House Shock & Me in booth @ The Capitol Roller Rink early 80's
My 1st Hip Hop Group The Mighty Mc's Prince Johnny C & Brother Radee
Before I left Trenton ,NJ I would spend alot time in New Brunswick & Plainfield, NJ because my girl moved away but went to see her without fail. I have very fond memories of the love that her mother, sisters and her one brother gave to me! Can't forget about her Aunt n Uncle and the two boys. I owe alot to them
I lost the best thing I ever had if I could go back to the exact time and never had a music career I would do it faster than lightning! Make sure if you want something you know what you may lose.And after 20 years I'm blessed to have her back in my life !
The Geto Boys On The Road With Big Chief N Steve
The Dirty South Foundation Years 1987-1991
I moved to Houston ,Tx in 1987 and hooked up with a record company called Rap-A-Lot and the rest is history. I was a full member Dj/Producer of the rap group "Geto Boys" from 1987-91 You can find my work on Making Trouble which is the 1st time the world heard Scarface samples I'm the 1st to sample that movie,Grip It On That Other Level which put H-Town on the map which is one of my favorites The Geto Boys mugshot album that Rick Ruben remixed and I did not recieve credit on We Can't be Stopped but I'm the 1st one you hear on there.
Me , Bushwick Bill , Prince Johnny C , The Sire JukeBox photo from 1987 This set of Ghetto Boys did the 1st GB album Making Trouble Blll was our dancer at this time! Wille D & Scarface would join a year and half later and Bill would become a Mc.
I would like to thank Dj X-Man for the article check him on his site www.disconnexions.com
Right On Magazine Article Feb.1988 Issue
This is the ORIGINAL GHETTO BOYS RAHEEM,K-9 & SIRE JUKEBOX
I Became there dj about two months after I moved
down to Houston so this is the foundation right here!
Our 1st Album Making Trouble was the 1st time the world heard Scarface samples in beats I'm the 1st to sample that movie Balls n My Word
WILLIE D:
The Underground Master Willie D
I remember the 1st time I caught him tearing up some wanna be Mc's @ the Rhinestone Wrangler on Murworth by the Astrodome down there it was called capping they talk about your momma and all in fun Willie D was the best of them and soon we started working together on his 1st album called Controversy which is very hard to find .You can see his talent shine on this album cause he's a real brother who is very serious about his music and the real element of a 5th Ward G! Show Willie D some love check out his myspace page click the picture
You can check and see the latest on Rap-A-Lot Records by clicking the picture
Really Rare 12 inch "Be Down" Last record with Johnny C & Juke Box
The Source gave this breakthrough album 5 Mics 13 years later
This album started the Dirty South Movement we played every were we could get booked we never were scared to go places that other rap groups didn't want to mess with cities like East St.Louis ,Chi Town ,Detroit, Louisville ,Nashville Greenville,Miss and many more and what have you we went and got love from our fans!
On The 1987 Fat Boys Wipe Out Tour We Did Phoenix ,Tucson & Oakland. My friend Micheal " Harry O" Harris from Los Angeles(not pictured) was down with us from way back even had his own limos for us and we was unknown at the time.
