"THE
ENFORCER" DJ TRAKKLAYA
AKA THA DIRTY BUM
DJ Trakklaya was
born & raised in Brooklyn,
New York. He was influenced
to become a DJ by listening
to Mr. Magic’s Rap Attack,
Chuck Chillout, & Kool DJ
Red Alert. Every Saturday, DJ
Trakklaya would hear the hottest
HipHop and run to Burdell’s
Music Shop on Nostrand Ave.
to buy the records that he heard.
At the age of 16, Trakklaya
moved to Baltimore, Maryland.
It was here that he continued
to upgrade his turntable skills
& began to do local house
parties. In October 1992, he
had a chance to meet DJ Vinnie
V, who was the host of a weekly
HipHop show called “Strictly
HipHop” on the local college
radio station 88.9 WEAA FM.
He went from being a special
guest to becoming a co-host
& occasional DJ for the
show.
In June 1996, Trakklaya &
Vinnie left the show to pursue
other endeavors. One of these
was getting their own internet-based
radio show on WEBR out of Fairfax,
Virginia in May 1998. The show
was called “The Cranium
Jungle”, and they played
everything from HipHop to R&B,
House, Drum-n-Bass, and Acid
Jazz. Unfortunately, due to
FCC regulations, the website
was shut down in June 2000.
Trakklaya went on to continue
to do other things in the industry,
and landed a gig in October
2001 as an Urban Promotions
Director for a record pool in
Baltimore called Mid-Atlantic
Dance Promotions Record Pool.
He held this job until 2005,
when he decided to step down
so that he can pursue bigger
things with his DJing career.
In January 2004, he met up with
Ebony Brown, whom he had met
during a previous meeting, discussing
an idea with her to add to a
weekly program that she had
called “The Friday Night
Jazz Club” on 88.9 WEAA
FM, where she played Neo-Soul
R&B music. He came with
an idea of doing a half-hour
mix every week to give the show
a little spice. Ebony went with
the idea, and started the "Jazz
Club Mix". Trakklaya mixed
from 11:25 – Midnight.
It was ironic that the show
came on right before his old
gig at 88.9, which was “Strictly
HipHop”.
Trakklaya didn’t want
to stop there. He managed to
lock down a weekend spot on
97.3 KKSS FM in Albuquerque,
New Mexico. He landed this gig
by one of his fellow Bum Squad
DJz family members DJ Crisco
Kid. He did these mixes from
'04 - '05. Trakklaya also held
down his pride & joy online
mix show "Hotness Radio
w/ DJ Trakklaya. His show was
featured on stations from OKRP
Radio Network via Live365.com
to SwurvRadio.com, where he
was also the Music Director
for the station. Now, Trakklaya
has FINALLY found a home that
he can be comfortable with,
JELLY RADIO.COM!!!!!!! You can
hear him throw down on the 1's
& 2's Monday - Friday from
9am-9:30 AM PST/ 12pm-12:30pm
EST on "Hotness Radio w/
DJ Trakklaya, as well as during
mixshow weekends.
DJ Trakklaya is also a member
of the world famous Bum Squad
DJz (http://www.bumsquaddjz.com),
where he is the Mid-Atlantic
Director/ Manager. He oversees
numerous DJs in the Maryland/
DC/ Virginia/ Deleware &
Pennsylvania area who are Bum
Squad members. He held this
position since 2004, and continues
to do so to this day, as he
reps the squad to the fullest!!!!
Get ready, because "THE
ENFORCER" has joined forces
with Jelly Radio!!!!!!
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