Kool DJ Red Alert
- January 9, 2024
- Disc Jockey
Quick Facts
Full Name | Kool DJ Red Alert |
Occupation | Disc Jockey |
Date Of Birth | Nov 27, 1956(1956-11-27) |
Age | 68 |
Birthplace | Harlem |
Country | United States |
Birth City | New York |
Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Kool DJ Red Alert Biography
Name | Kool DJ Red Alert |
Birthday | Nov 27 |
Birth Year | 1956 |
Place Of Birth | Harlem |
Home Town | New York |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
Kool DJ Red Alert is one of the most popular and richest Disc Jockey who was born on November 27, 1956 in Harlem, New York, United States.
Red Alert holds the all-time record for the most guest appearances among all hip hop artists and personalities in the history of music video. When the cassette tapes gained popularity in the 1970s, Red Alert was the first disc jockey to record mix compilation albums, which were later known as mixtapes. He also was the first mixshow disc jockey to introduce dancehall to mainstream radio on his KISS 98.7 FM during the early 1980s.
The teenage Crute graduated high school as a top-ranking basketball prospect, and earned a full athletic scholarship to attend Hampton University in 1976. After attending a total of three semesters, Red dropped out of Hampton University and returned home to Harlem to become a full-time deejay for Afrika Bambaataa and performed throughout The Bronx, Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey. In the early 1980s, Bambaataa would bring the sounds of hip hop to downtown New York City in legendary New York nightclubs Danceteria, Negril, and The Roxy.
Kool DJ Red Alert Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Disc Jockey |
House | Living in own house. |
Kool DJ Red Alert is one of the richest Disc Jockey from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kool DJ Red Alert 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Kool DJ Red Alert (born Frederick Crute on November 27, 1956) is an American disc jockey who rose to fame on WRKS 98.7 Kiss FM in New York City, and is recognized as one of the founding fathers of hip hop music and culture. His weekly radio show airs on WBLS 107.5 FM Saturday evenings from 6pm-7pm EST.
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Kool DJ Red Alert has received numerous awards and accolades including a special award at the first annual Rap Hall of Fame Awards show. He was given the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from music trade publication Impact in 1998, and the 1997 Mix Show DJ of the year award from the now-defunct San Francisco-based radio industry trade publication Gavin. He was named one of the 50 most influential people in music by Rolling Stone magazine. Red Alert is the only hip hop deejay honored with a display in the Radio Section of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. He has been appointed by the United Nations as an honorary Ambassador To Music. In June 2003, he was recognized with a location on the Bronx Walk of Fame, a series of street signs recognizing people of note from the borough, alongside other notables such as Colin Powell, who have originated from the Bronx.
Facts & Trivia
Lawrence Ranked on the list of most popular Disc Jockey. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kool DJ Red Alert celebrates birthday on November 27 of every year.
After the demise of WRKS as “98.7 Kiss FM”, he became one of the deejays in rotation on the Afterwork Mix at 6 P.M. (Monday – Thursday), and performed during the holiday mix segments on WBLS. Until the end of 2014, he had a regular time slot on Saturday nights on WBLS at 11 PM EST. He also hosts the mix show Article One on Youth Radio 92.5 in the Virgin Islands and had a show on the Sirius Satellite Network station Backspin.
How old is Kool DJ Red Alert?
65 years (November 27, 1956)
Where was DJ Red Alert born?
Harlem, New York, NY
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Profession:| Disc jockey, Record producer, Musician, Actor, Turntablist
Nationality:| United States of America