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One of New York's premier turntablists,
DJ Hurricane fostered his skills alongside
Run-D.M.C. in the Hollis, Queens, area of New York City before eventually hooking up with
the Beastie Boys, with whom he made a name for himself as the group's DJ before going on to release his own albums. Born
Wendell Fite,
Hurricane began rhyming at age 11, eventually forming a group called the Solo Sounds and later the Afros. While serving as one of
Run-D.M.C.'s bodyguards on the 1986 Raising Hell tour, he became friends with
the Beastie Boys, who were the tour's opening act. It wasn't long before
the Beasties offered
Hurricane an opportunity to be their exclusive DJ. As
the Beasties rose to fame with each successive album in the 1990s,
Hurricane simultaneously reveled in the spotlight, releasing his first solo album in 1995 on Grand Royal, titled The Hurra. Five years later in late 2000, after having parted ways with
the Beasties following their
Ill Communication album in 1998,
Hurricane released his second album,
Don't Sleep, which found him much more conceptually collected and with a broad scope of guest artists. ~ Jason Birchmeier