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Brooks Bigley, better known as "DJ
Broox", was a late addition to the musical genius of Fortune-N-Fame. DJ
Broox
hails as half of the production and engineering team for Fortune-N-Fame
(he wrote and produced the beat for the above
remix track "WHOA"), and has been producing Hip-Hop/Rap for over 6
years. He started out in a musical engineering class back in high
school, and has led a rather colorful path through the "ins and outs" of
the Hip-Hop music scene.
DJ Broox was born and raised in San Francisco, CA, and became fascinated
by the Rap/Hip-Hop world at an early age. The first rap album he owned
was by 10x platinum recording artist M.C. Hammer back in the early 90's.
"I listened to that tape so much, my mom was starting to sing the
chorus," says DJ Broox, who drove his mother crazy with his growing
collection of Bay Area Rap. "I was the only one in my elementary school
that could recite any 2Pac song by heart." He would later grow an
affinity to poetry, but decided early on that creating the music was his
ultimate love.
DJ Broox bought all of his producing and recording equipment shortly
after high school, and began producing late into the night in his spare
time. After several attempts to produce for a few local underground Rap
artists he met in college, and after being praised for his production
style by famous Vallejo producer Khayree (of Young Black Brotha Records,
Mac Mall's first label), DJ Broox was approached by a family friend of
Fortune-N-Fame in early 2004. An exhilarating phone call from Popa Joe
soon followed, and a positive meeting with Fortune-N-Fame led to DJ
Broox becoming inducted into the F-N-F family.
DJ Broox has a sound that is commonly compared to that of famous Los
Angeles producer DJ Quik, though lately his style runs more in the same
vein as Oakland producer E-A-Ski. He creates detailed and orchestral
melodies that are intertwined with catchy choruses and intriguing drum
arrangements. Only time will tell if DJ Broox can solidify his career
into Bay Area Rap History the way his Hip-Hop heroes before him have.
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