MUSICIAN

DJ Drama

1978 - Today

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Tyree Cinque Simmons (born April 22, 1978), known professionally as DJ Drama, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record executive and music promoter. He initially gained recognition as the DJ for Atlanta-based rapper T.I., and continued to gain prominence hosting mixtapes for other hip hop artists. His trademark Gangsta Grillz series is present on releases of which he has compiled; it has been popularized by artists including Lil Wayne, Tyler the Creator, Snoop Dogg, Yo Gotti, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Fabolous, Jeezy, Meek Mill, and Gucci Mane, among others. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of DJ Drama has received more than 1,659,159 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). DJ Drama is the 3,083rd most popular musician (down from 2,842nd in 2019), the 18,946th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,363rd in 2019) and the 1,294th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 25.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, DJ Drama ranks 3,083 out of 3,175Before him are Dirty South, Tay Zonday, Deorro, Jordan Galland, Kaytranada, and Canibus. After him are Ladyhawke, Borgore, P.V.R. Raja, Marié Digby, Sam Feldt, and Alina Ibragimova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, DJ Drama ranks 1,126Before him are Serginho Baiano, Koji Ezumi, Maurício Rodorigues Alves Domingues, Naohito Hirai, David Ducourtioux, and Ed Reed. After him are Rachel Morrison, Yusuke Kawakita, Lilia Osterloh, Sandro Luís Zamboni Britzke, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, and Andry Laffita.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, DJ Drama ranks 18,946 out of 20,380Before him are Raja Chari (1977), Simone Battle (1989), Vicky Bullett (1967), Kelli Berglund (1996), Lauren Sesselmann (1983), and Dixie D'Amelio (2001). After him are Nick Hague (1975), Erin Burnett (1976), Ashley Bell (1986), Santino Fontana (1982), Jack Kilmer (1995), and Montrezl Harrell (1994).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, DJ Drama ranks 1,294Before him are Taylor York (1989), Jade Puget (1973), Paolo Gregoletto (1985), Tay Zonday (1982), Deorro (1991), and Jordan Galland (1980). After him are Marié Digby (1983), Teddy Geiger (1988), Haley Reinhart (1990), Latto (1998), Lissie (1982), and Jonathan Coulton (1970).