Charles Andre Glenn (born 1967), professionally known by his stage name Afrika Islam, is an American hip hop DJ and producer. He was one of the pioneers of hip hop culture and the hip hop radio station. He began his musical career in 1977 as a ten-year-old, joining the group

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. He started as an apprentice to Afrika Bambaataa, from whom he learned the art of remixing tracks. He was responsible for the events that the Zulu Nation held during the 1970s. A few years later, he moved to Los Angeles where he began working with Ice-T, for whom he produced four gold albums, all of which were released on

Sire Records Sire Records (formerly Sire Records Company) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Records. History Beginnings The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer ...

. He went on to remix artists including

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and New Order. Afrika Islam is also known for compositions that he wrote for the

Soul Sonic Force Soulsonic Force (also referred to as Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force) is an American electro-funk and hip hop ensemble led by Afrika Bambaataa who helped establish hip-hop in the early 1980s with songs such as " Planet Rock." They were also ...

and his own group called Funk Machine. For two years he hosted the radio program Zulu Beats. In his career as a DJ, he was famous for the art of mixing on four turntables simultaneously. He worked as a DJ and MC for the

. In 1997 he released the EP ''Afrika Jam'', which AllMusic rated 3/5. In Europe, he is known for his performances in duet with Westbam during big techno festivals such as Mayday and Soundtropolis. He also recorded a song from the Polish duo of DJ State

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Notable production discography

;Albums * 1987: ** Ice-T – ''

Rhyme Pays ''Rhyme Pays'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Ice-T, released on July 28, 1987, by Sire Records. The album peaked at number 93 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, and was certified gold b ...

'' * 1988: ** Ice-T – ''

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'' ** '' Colors (soundtrack)'' ** - ''Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through'' *1989: ** Ice-T – '' The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!'' **

Donald D Donald Lamont, professionally known by his stage name Donald D, is an American rapper and record producer from the Bronx, New York. He is a member of the Universal Zulu Nation, a former member of the B-Boys, and is best known as a member of ...

– '' Notorious'' *1991: ** Ice-T – '' O.G. Original Gangster'' ;Singles * 1986: ** Afrika & The Zulu Kings – "The Beach" * 1987: ** Afrika & The Zulu Kings – "Cars" ** Ice-T – "Make It Funky" * 1988: ** Ice-T – " I'm Your Pusher" ** Ice-T – "

Colors Color (American English) or colour (British English) is the visual perceptual property deriving from the spectrum of light interacting with the photoreceptor cells of the eyes. Color categories and physical specifications of color are associa ...

" ** Toddy Tee – "I Need a Rolex" * 1989: ** Ice-T – "

Lethal Weapon ''Lethal Weapon'' is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner, written by Shane Black, and co-produced by Joel Silver. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, D ...

" ** Ice-T – "High Rollers" **

– "F.B.I." ** Ice-T – " You Played Yourself" ** Ice-T – "Dick Tracy" ** Ice-T & Rhyme Syndicate – "

What Ya Wanna Do "What Ya Wanna Do?" is a single by American recording artist Ice-T from his third studio album '' The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say''. It was released in 1989 via Sire Records. The song served as a posse cut and featured sev ...

?" * 1997: ** Tricky – "Makes Me Wanna Die"

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{{Authority control 1967 births Living people American hip hop record producers American hip hop DJs Musicians from New York (state)