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DJ D-Nice, who is now most widely known for Club Quarantine — his COVID-19 lockdown Instagram parties — got his start as a teenager with Boogie Down Productions. He is one of the brains behind the mega-anti-violence hit “Self Destruction,” released in 1989. He even dabbled in rapping, scoring a hit with the song “Call Me D-Nice” in 1990, which you can now hear on a Ford F-150 commercial.

D-Nice, whose real name is Derrick Jones, often posts on social media how grateful he is that his career is experiencing such a monumental second wind. Jones has been the resident DJ for Essence Music Festival for several years and has some big clients attached to his name, like our forever FLOTUS Michelle Obama.

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