Dj Clue

DJ Clue came up in the Bronx, cutting his teeth at block parties and underground clubs. He formed The Legendary Clue Crew in 1995, though the exact lineup in the existing history seems a bit scrambled, it mentions M.O.P., Fab Five Freddy, and Ed Lover, which doesn't quite match up with typical crew formations. What's clearer is that his 1998 album 'The Professional' broke through, anchored by the single 'That's The Way We Like It' featuring M.O.P., Fat Joe, and Jadakiss. That track became a New York anthem, with its shout-outs and straightforward beats.

He followed up with albums like 'Back on the Block' in 1999 and 'Professional 2' in 2001, keeping a steady output through the early 2000s. Other songs in his catalog include 'Back 2 Life 2001' and 'A Week Ago (Part 2)', which carried that same mixtape-ready, street-level energy. In 2002, there was a lawsuit with Def Jam over royalties, a common enough industry story that got some attention at the time.

By 2003, he'd put out 'History in the Making', wrapping up a solid run of releases. The music holds up as a snapshot of that late-90s, early-2000s New York hip-hop sound, direct, unpolished, and built for the streets and the clubs where he started.