Craig Anthony Bullock, also known by his

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DJ Homicide (born December 17, 1970), is an American musician, DJ, rapper, singer, record producer and radio personality. He was the DJ of the

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band

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. DJ Homicide hosts The Blast on SKEE 24/7 on

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Life and career

He was born and raised in

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. Along his shoulders is a

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that reads "City Of Roses" (a reference to the town's nickname). On top of his work with Sugar Ray, Bullock spends a great deal of time as a solo artist, appearing as a featured DJ at

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all across the country. At these performances he primarily plays

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(both his own and others) as well as songs in their original format. The genre of his musical library is diverse, but primarily contemporary (1980s—present day). He has created three full-length promotional CD mixes; ''Live From Los Scandalous'', ''Homicide's House'' and ''LASONIC''. All were released under SKAM Artist records, as well as available for download through his websites. Bullock was inspired to start DJing after listening to radio station

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and was briefly a member of

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. He joined Sugar Ray after the completion of their debut ''

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''. His friend

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worked on the CD but did not want to perform live with the band so he suggested his friend (Homicide). Bullock went on to join Sugar Ray officially. Bullock's functions in the band are producing, writing and background vocals. Most notably he can be heard in the hook of "Every Morning" saying "Shut the door baby, don't say a word." When Sugar Ray performs "Fly" and "Mr. Bartender (It's So Easy)" Bullock often raps in lieu of

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and Prohoezak. Bullock improvises sound manipulations and digitally replaces the drum track when Stan Frazier chooses to play acoustic guitar. Bullock's father died in 2004. He has a sister (and a nephew). He has homes in

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and

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. With the band, Bullock has appeared in the films ''

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'' and ''

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'' and the TV show

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. On August 22, 2010, it was announced on Sugar Ray's Twitter page that Bullock had left the band.

References

External links

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Official Sugar Ray

Craig Anthony
at SKAM Artist {{DEFAULTSORT:Homicide, Dj 1970 births African-American DJs Living people Musicians from Pasadena, California Sugar Ray members 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people