James Andrew Reigart[1] (born September 3, 1970), better known by his stage name DJ Felli Fel, is an American club and radio DJ for Los Angeles's Power 106, as well as a record producer and hype man. He is also a member of The Americanos and The Heavy Hitters DJs.
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 DJ Felli Fel in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Andrew Reigart |
| Born | September 3, 1970 Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Origin | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Website | fellifel |
His debut single, "Get Buck in Here" (featuring Akon, Puff Daddy, Ludacris, and Lil Jon), was released in 2007 and peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its success lead to a joint-venture record deal with So So Def Recordings and The Island Def Jam Music Group. He also released the follow-up singles: "Finer Things" (featuring Jermaine Dupri, Kanye West, Fabolous and Ne-Yo) and "Feel It" (featuring Sean Paul, Pitbull, Flo Rida and T-Pain) in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
Biography
editReigart was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina and grew up in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Dallas. While a teenager in Dallas, he began spinning turntables for house parties. His radio career began on Dallas radio station K104 and Waco, Texas Spanish-language station KHCK.[2] Later, he joined the Los Angeles hip-hop station Power 106.[1] At Power 106, he hosts the Felli Fel Show on Saturday evenings.[2]
He had a cameo role as himself in the 2003 film Malibu's Most Wanted.[3] In 2007, he signed with Island Def Jam/So So Def.[4] His debut album for the label is tentatively titled Go DJ!.[1][5] Singles for the album included "Finer Things" with Jermaine Dupri, Kanye West, Fabolous, and Ne-Yo; "Get Buck in Here" with Diddy, Akon, Lil Jon, and Ludacris;[6] and "Feel It" with Sean Paul, Pitbull, Flo Rida, and T-Pain. DJ Felli Fel was also featured on the soundtrack of the game Midnight Club: Los Angeles, with his song "Get Buck in Here". He released the single "Boomerang" featuring Pitbull, Akon, and Jermaine Dupri. The track has been remixed by DJ Vice in 2011.
On April 22, 2013, he released his brand new single to iTunes titled "Reason To Hate" which features singer Ne-Yo and rappers Tyga and Wiz Khalifa. It was co-produced by Ned Cameron.
Felli is currently a member of The Americanos, a DJ group from Los Angeles whose singles "BlackOut" and "In My Foreign" have been featured in films ("BlackOut" was featured in We Are Your Friends and Office Christmas Party and "In My Foreign" was featured in XXX: Return of Xander Cage).
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| Go DJ! |
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Filmography
editSchool Dance as Himself
Def Jam Fight for NY as Announcer
Malibu's Most Wanted as Himself
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Rap |
CAN | NLD | |||||
| "Get Buck in Here" (featuring Diddy, Akon, Ludacris and Lil Jon) |
2007 | 41 | 72 | 13 | 58 | — |
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Non-album singles | |
| "Finer Things" (featuring Kanye West, Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous and Ne-Yo) |
2008 | 101 | 80 | 8 | — | — | |||
| "Feel It" (featuring T-Pain, Sean Paul, Flo Rida and Pitbull) |
2009 | — | — | 23 | — | 40 | |||
| "I Wanna Get Drunk" (featuring Three 6 Mafia, Lil Jon and Fatman Scoop) |
2010 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Boomerang" (featuring Akon, Pitbull and Jermaine Dupri) |
2011 | — | — | — | — | 34 | |||
| "It's Your Birthday B!tch" (featuring Lil Jon and Jessie Malakouti) |
2012 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Reason to Hate"[8] (featuring Ne-Yo, Tyga and Wiz Khalifa) |
2013 | — | 58 | 21 | — | — | |||
| "Have Some Fun" (featuring Cee-Lo, Juicy J and Pitbull) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| US | |||
| "Do You Like...?" (Bosko featuring DJ Felli Fel) |
2006 | — | That Fire |
| "I'm Toe Up (Remix)" (Problem featuring DJ Felli Fel, DJ Quik, Kurupt, Terrace Martin and Snoop Dogg) |
2008 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Diamonds & Patron" (Tino Cochino featuring Paul Wall, DJ Felli Fel and DJ Class) |
2009 | — | |
| "BlackOut" (as 1/3 of The Americanos) (featuring Lil Jon, Tyga, Juicy J) |
2015 | — | Non-album singles |
| "In My Foreign" (as 1/3 of The Americanos) (featuring Lil Yachty, Nicky Jam, French Montana, and Ty Dolla Sign) |
2016 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Production credits
edit- 2001 "I Like Them Girls (Power Mix)" (Tyrese featuring Bosco)
- 2001 "World Wide (Remix)" (Outlawz featuring 2Pac and T-Low)
- 2002 "A Piece of Me" (Luniz featuring Fat Joe)
- 2003 "Bomba" (Felli Fel from the motion picture Malibu's Most Wanted)
- 2004 "Back it up" (Young Rome)
- 2004 "It's All Right" (Guerilla Black)
- 2004 "Intro" (Cassidy)
- 2006 "On Bail" (Xzibit featuring T-Pain, The Game and Daz Dillinger)
- 2006 "That Ain't Right" (Sean Kingston)
- 2006 "Like That" (Noelle featuring Felli Fel from the motion picture Employee of the Month)
- 2007 "Don't Stop" (Baby Bash featuring Keith Sweat)
- 2007 "Take You There" (Sean Kingston)
- 2008 "Live It Up! (DJ Felli Fel Remix)" (Roscoe Umali featuring E-40 and Bobby V)
- 2008 "Died in Your Arms" (Smitty featuring T-Pain)
- 2008 "Died in Your Arms" (Remix) (Smitty featuring T-Pain, Junior Reid and Rick Ross)
- 2008 "Cinematic" (Jessi Malay featuring DJ Felli Fel)
- 2008 "The Money" (R. Kelly featuring Fat Joe)
- 2008 "Jolly Rancher" (Tino Cochino)
- 2009 "Diamonds & Patron" (Tino Cochino featuring Paul Wall, DJ Felli Fel and DJ Class)
- 2009 "Dizzy" (Frankie J)
- 2009 "One Night" (New Boyz)
- 2009 "Loaded" (Jeremy Green featuring Ya Boy)
- 2012 "Dirty Martini" (Collins Pennie)
- 2013 "Lighters" (50 Cent featuring Chris Brown)
Awards
edit| Year | Group | Award | Result |
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| 2008 | BET Hip Hop Award | DJ of the Year | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b c Birchmeier, Jason (2008). "DJ Felli Fel – Biography". allmusic. Retrieved March 14, 2009.
- ^ a b "Felli Fel". Power 106. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2009.
- ^ Thomas, Vincent. "Felli Fel > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved March 14, 2009.
- ^ Paine, Jake (December 11, 2007). "DJ Felli Fel Signs With So So Def/Def Jam". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 14, 2009.
- ^ "DJ Felli Fel Interview". DJ Booth. December 2007. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2009.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem; Rodriguez, Jayson (March 3, 2008). "Young Jeezy Fights To Get On Usher Track; DJ Felli Fel Wrangles Kanye West, Ne-Yo For Next Single: Mixtape Monday". MTV News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2009.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum: DJ Felli Fel". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "Reason To Hate (feat. Ne-Yo, Tyga & Wiz Khalifa) – Single by DJ Felli Fel". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
External links
edit- Official website
- DJ Felli Fel at IMDb
- DJ Felli Fel at Power 106
- DJ Felli Fel at Mix Matters
- DJ Felli Fel at SKAM Artist