DJ Ceez

A 6'7 brother hailing from Ft. Lauderdale by way of Omaha, NE, DJ Ceez is the resident DJ for 21st Century Hip Hop. Born Clarence Jones, and having hooped at Creighton University and Univ Of Ill at Chicago, he's been spinning for over 20 years, everything from hip hop to deep house, from jungle to alternative. 6 months after getting his first pair of 1200s he was in the midwest DMC DJ battles. He then started his own mobile DJ service, MC Productions with his partner Mark Davis. Wanting to get into recording, Ceez, or as his friends call him, “CJ”, started working at Smooth Sounds Recordings as a staff producer/engineer. Building on that success, he joined forces with DJ Nick Cam Cam to form Vibe Inc. Productions producing groups like S.E.L.F and Endiskize. From there, he joined rock/hip hop group Colla Destra, playing at all the major venues in Chicagoland like the China Club, Metro and Shelter. In 1998, Ceez joined The Lodge Company and was the resident DJ at 3 of their main venues. Still wanting to conquer other goals, Ceez went on to host “DJ Ceez' Operation Underground” show on WDGC 88.3 in Downers Grove, IL, DJ Taigo's show “The Essence” on WHPK 88.5 as the resident DJ and cohost the offbeat comedy talk show “The Jack And Jill Show” on WNUR 89.3. He is now the CEO and founder of Urban Mentality Music, his music imprint that features many styles of music and some talented artists, and member of legendary hip hop crew, 21st Century Hip Hop.

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Favorite MC-Rakim (“He the gold standard for me”)

Favorite DJ-Pete Rock, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Premier, Qbert and DJ Craze (“It's like trying to pick your favorite child, can't do it...these four DJs made me wanna DJ”)

Favorite Food-Shrimp (“Would battle family members for the last shrimp on the table!” Haha!)

Favorite Movie-Do The Right Thing (“A classic..if only for the “LOVE/HATE scene with Radio Raheem.”)

Favorite TV Show-The Boondocks (“Up the ante for TV to me-giving glimpses of the urban reality I thought I'd NEVER see on TV”)

Personal Heroes: My dad and my mom (“I wanna make them proud...always.”), Muhammed Ali (“..Simply “The Greatest Of All Time”...period.), Nelson Mandela (“...had me feelin' like black was the thing to be...”)

Favorite Sport-basketball...duh..

You'll Never Beat Me-Playing pool, ping pong or Backgammon (“I mean it”)

Favorite Book-”Freakonomics” by Steven Leavitt and Stephan Dubner, “The Audacity Of Hope” by Barack Obama and “In His Words...Martin Luther King”. (“Each of these books affected me in different ways..but all GREATLY”)

I NEVER Get Tired of-Spinnin and making beats. (“I have sacrifice food to do either”)

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