DJ Laz
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Lazaro Mendez, better known by his stage name DJ Laz is a Cuban-American rapper and DJ from Miami, Florida.
He is best known for his albums DJ Laz and Category 6, which charted on U.S. Billboard
album charts. He is also notable for the singles "Journey Into Bass" (1994) and "Move Shake Drop
" (2008), which peaked at #56 on the Billboard Hot 100
.
He is best known for his albums DJ Laz and Category 6, which charted on U.S. Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
album charts. He is also notable for the singles "Journey Into Bass" (1994) and "Move Shake Drop
Move Shake Drop
"Move Shake Drop" is a song by DJ Laz released as the first single from his 2008 studio album Category 6. It features Flo Rida , Casely & Pitbull.The song samples Benny Benassi's track "Satisfaction" for as the background beat for the song....
" (2008), which peaked at #56 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
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Studio albums
- 1991: DJ Laz featuring Mami El Negro
- 1993: Journey In
- 1994: The Latin Album
- 1996: Bass XXX, Vol. 2
- 2001: XXX Breaks
- 2008: Category 6
- 2010: TBA
Singles
- 1991: "Mami El Negro"
- 1992: "Moments in Bass"
- 1992: "Latin Rhythm"
- 1992: "Hump All Night"
- 1993: "Journey Into Bass" #44 U.S. Rap
- 1995: "Shake It Up"
- 1996: "Esa Morena"
- 1998: "Sabrosura"
- 1998: "Negra Chula"
- 1999: "Get Your Ass Off Stage"
- 2000: "The Red Alert Project"
- 2000: "Ki Ki Ri Bu"
- 2000: "Facina"
- 2008: "Move Shake DropMove Shake Drop"Move Shake Drop" is a song by DJ Laz released as the first single from his 2008 studio album Category 6. It features Flo Rida , Casely & Pitbull.The song samples Benny Benassi's track "Satisfaction" for as the background beat for the song....
" (featuring Flo RidaFlo RidaTramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...
, CaselyCaselyCasely is an American R&B/hip-hop artist from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 2005, he released his debut album I'll Be on the 1st Records label. The album caught the attention of the Diaz Brothers, who signed him to their own division of Epic Records in 2007...
and PitbullPitbull (rapper)Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
) #56 U.S. Hot 100, #42 U.S. Pop 100 - 2008: "She Can Get It"
- 2009: "I Made It To The U.S.A"
- 2010: "Alcoholic" (featuring PitbullPitbull (rapper)Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
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External links
- DJ Laz at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Detailed discography of DJ Laz at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- [ Profile and discography of DJ Laz] at Allmusic