The Unknown DJ

Andre Manuel, a disc jockey and record producer called The Unknown DJ or DJ Unknown, was a pioneer in the Los Angeles area's 1980s music scene, moving from electro funk and electro rap to gangsta rap. He worked with rapper Ice-T in the early 1980s, then with Alonzo "Grandmaster Lonzo" Williams,

Music career Manuel started in the music industry through Alonzo Williams, a DJ and party promoter in the Los Angeles area. But, already owning the rights to that name, DJ Unknown would later explain that he had made the name for a potential record label to open under Morgan Creek Entertainment Group. In July 1991, Unknown sold the rights to Dre's team, including Suge Knight at the forming label's helm. However, the team chose, by 1992, to name the label more bluntly.

Discography

Albums Unknown's House (Techno Kut, 1990)

Singles "808 Beats" (Techno Hop, 1984) "Beatronic," with DJ Three D (Techno Hop, 1984) "Let's Jam" (Techno Hop, 1985) "Break-Down (Dance Your Pants Off!)" (Techno Kut, 1988) "X-Men," with DJ Slip (Kru-Cut/Techno Kut, 1988) "Revenge of the X-Men," with DJ Slip (Techno Kut, 1988) "Basstronic" (Techno Kut, 1988) "This Is Electro" (Techno Hop, 2008)