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DJ Laz

Cuban-American rapper and DJ from Miami, Florida

Musical artist

Lazaro Mendez, better known by his stage name DJ Laz (born December 2, , in Hollywood, Florida, United States[2]) is a Cuban-Americanrapper and DJ from Miami, Florida. He hosted his weekday radio show in Miami on WPOW FM, branded "Power 96", for 22 years until he left the company in April Beginning July 4, , the new DJ Laz Morning Show began after arbitration on the newly reformatted WRMA DJ a Bilingual Dance/Rhythmic formatted station.

He is best known for his limp which came from his battle with polio as a child. Also known for albums DJ Laz and Category 6, which charted on U.S. Billboard album charts. He is also notable for the singles "Journey Into Bass" () and "Move Shake Drop" (), which peaked at #56 on the Billboard Hot

The DJ Laz Morning Show on LA of Los Angeles and DJ of Miami is known for mysteriously getting their hands on exclusive content. DJ Laz is also known for his show's prominent appearance on Fox's television show, Dish Nation.

In July , when Justin Bieber made a call to authorities to report paparazzi that were following him, the DJ Laz Morning Show was the first to obtain Bieber's call, airing it on Los Angeles' LA [3]

On Tuesday, September 11, , the DJ Laz Morning Show aired a pre-recorded interview with President Barack Obama. Many Obama critics quickly bashed Obama for making no mention to the September 11 attacks in , despite the fact that the interview was pre-recorded. The White House later made it clear that the call was indeed pre-recorded and was supposed to have been played on Monday, September

On May 5, , DJ Laz was in command of a boat that was stuck on a sand bar in Biscayne Bay. When bystanders got out to push the boat, DJ Laz increased power to the engine and killed a year-old man who had been trying to help, as he was caught by the boat's propeller. DJ Laz was never given a sobriety test and there was no further investigation.[4]

DJ Laz hosted the Morning Show for in Miami from August, until November, He left in advance of an acquisition, and can currently be found on Sirius XM on Pitbull's Globalization Channel [5]

In , DJ Laz joined Miami's new s station Totally , hosting weekday afternoons.

Discography

Studio albums

Instrumental albums

  • Bass XXX
  • Bass XXX, Vol. II
  • XXX Breaks

Compilation albums

  • Greatest Hits
  • The Latin Album

Charted singles

Other singles

  • "Mami El Negro"
  • "Moments in Bass"
  • "Latin Rhythm"
  • "Hump All Night"
  • "Shake It Up"
  • "Esa Morena"
  • "Sabrosura"
  • "Negra Chula"
  • "Get Your Ass Off Stage"
  • "The Red Alert Project"
  • "Ki Ki Ri Bu"
  • "Facina"
  • "She Can Get It"
  • "I Made It to the U.S.A."
  • "Alcoholic" (featuring Pitbull)
  • "You Got Me Going" (featuring Vein)

References

  1. ^Johnson, Luke (September 11, ). "Obama-DJ Laz Interview: President Talks Flo Rida, Pitbull, Immigration To Miami Station". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 September
  2. ^Alvarado, Francisco (). "DJ Laz Conquered Disability, Tragedy, and Miami's Airwaves; Now He's Aiming Higher". Miami New Times. Archived from the original on Retrieved
  3. ^"DJ LAZ EXCLUSIVE: Justin Bieber's Call &#; DJ Laz Morning Show &#; La Blogs". Archived from the original on Retrieved
  4. ^Munzenrieder, Kyle. "DJ Laz Driving Boat That Killed Man Who Got Caught in Propeller". Miami New Times. Retrieved December 2,
  5. ^Cacich, Allison (December 16, ). "Miami's DJ Laz Is No Longer on "Hits " — Where Did He Go?". . Retrieved December 2,
  6. ^"DJ Laz Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Archived from the original on May 15, Retrieved January 25,
  7. ^"DJ Laz Chart History". Top Rap Albums. Archived from the original on May 15, Retrieved January 25,
  8. ^"DJ Laz Chart History". Heatseekers Albums. Archived from the original on May 15, Retrieved January 25,
  9. ^DJ Laz by DJ Laz on Apple Music, , retrieved
  10. ^Journey Into Bass by DJ Laz on Apple Music, , retrieved
  11. ^King of Bass by DJ Laz on Apple Music, , retrieved
  12. ^Cruzin' by DJ Laz on Apple Music, , retrieved
  13. ^Pimpin' by DJ Laz on Apple Music, , retrieved

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