Christopher Lee Marshall, better known by his

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Crizzly, is a DJ, and producer. Currently based in

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, he began DJing in 2010, developing a style that incorporates

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, and

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, among other genres. He has released several singles and three mixtapes, titled ''Crunkstep'' (2012), ''Crunkstep Volume 2: Back 2 Da Streets'' (2013), and "Crunkstep Volume 3: Booty by Crizzly" (2014). He has also remixed songs such as "

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, " The Way We Ball" by

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, and "Put It Down" by

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and Excision. In 2011 Crizzly co-founded two

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club nights in

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: ''Lifted Wednesdays'' at the Ivy Rooftop, and ''Play Thursdayzz'' at Club Rio. Around that time
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' wrote that Crizzly was "dominating the crunkstep/dubstep scene with his bass heavy mixes." Crizzly tours frequently throughout the United States, and ''

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'' described a Crizzly show as "a 90-minute, adrenaline-addled hybrid of a frat party and dance marathon." He has played at festivals such as the

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, the

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, and List of Lollapalooza lineups by year#Lollapalooza.

Discography

Singles

Ass Clap (Ft. Nilo Stari) Drop Dat Ass (Ft. Crichy Rich) Certified Gz (Ft. Slim Thug) Like Dat (Ft. Kids At The Bar) Like Dat (Retwerk) Lifted All Black Everything (with Figure) Bust It Wide Open (Retwerk) Ass & Titties (with Logun) Big Booty B*tches WTF

Remixes

*Ace Hood – Bugatti (Crizzly Remix) *Lil Flip – The Way We Ball (Crizzly Remix) *Excision & Bassnectar – Put It Down (Crizzly Remix) *Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop (Crizzly Remix) *T.I. – What You Know (Crizzly Remix) *Dream – Go Hard (Crizzly Remix) *Waka Flocka Flame – Hard In Da Paint (Crizzly Remix) *Jibbs – Chain Hang Low (Crizzly & AFK Remix) *ASAP Rocky – Fuckin' Problems (Crizzly Remix) *Aj Hernz – Snap Back Swag (Crizzly Remix) *Logun – Dat Ass (Crizzly Remix) *Marion Band$ – Hold Up (feat. Nipsey Hustle)(Crizzly Remix) *Willow Smith – Whip My Hair (Crizzly Remix) *Rihanna & Steve Aoki – 1 2 Cake Cake (Crizzly Remix) *Kids At The Bar – Like Dat (Crizzly Remix) *Lil Wil – Bust It Wide Open (Crizzly Remix) *Koji Kondo - Legend Of Zelda – Lost Woods (Crizzly Remix) *L.A. Style – James Brown Is Dead (Crizzly Remix) *Justice – Tthhee Ppaarrttyy (ft. Uffie)(Crizzly Remix) *Three 6 Mafia – Ass & Titties (Crizzly & Logun Remix) *A Lost People – Big Booty B**ches (Crizzly Remix) *Vaski – Jelly (Crizzly Remix)

References

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* {{Authority control Living people American electronic musicians Dubstep musicians Musicians from Texas Date of birth unknown American DJs Electronic dance music DJs Year of birth missing (living people)