D-Nice

Derrick T. Jones, known professionally as D-Nice, is an American DJ, record producer, and rapper. Born on June 19, 1970, in Harlem, New York City, he later moved to The Bronx as a teenager. In the mid-1980s, he started his career with the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions, where he gained nicknames like 'the Human TR-808' and 'the 808'. D-Nice discovered Kid Rock in 1988, leading to a record deal with Jive Records. He gained significant popularity producing the song 'Self-Destruction' for the Stop the Violence Movement. In 1990, he released his debut studio album 'Call Me D-Nice', which peaked at #75 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart and #12 on the Top Black Albums chart.