Lazaro Mendez, better known by his stage name DJ Laz (born December 2, 1971 in

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, United States) is a

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and DJ from

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, Florida. He hosted his weekday radio show in Miami on

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96.5 FM, branded "Power 96", for 22 years until he left the company in April 2012. Beginning July 4, 2012, the new ''DJ Laz Morning Show'' began after arbitration on the newly reformatted

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DJ106.7 a Bilingual Dance/Rhythmic formatted station. He is best known for his limp which came from his battle with polio as a child. Also known for albums ''DJ Laz'' and '' Category 6'', which charted on U.S. ''

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'' album charts. He is also notable for the singles "Journey Into Bass" (1994) and "

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" (2008), which peaked at #56 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''The DJ Laz Morning Show'' on LA 96.3 of Los Angeles and DJ 106.7 of Miami is known for mysteriously getting their hands on exclusive content. DJ Laz is also known for his show's prominent appearance on Fox's television show, ''

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''. In July 2012, when

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made a 911 call to authorities to report paparazzi that were following him, the ''DJ Laz Morning Show'' was the first to obtain Bieber's 911 call, airing it on Los Angeles' LA 96.3. On Tuesday, September 11, 2012, the ''DJ Laz Morning Show'' aired a pre-recorded interview with President

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. Many Obama critics quickly bashed Obama for making no mention to the

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in 2001, despite the fact that the interview was pre-recorded. The White House later made it clear that the call was indeed pre-recorded and was supposed to have been played on Monday, September 10. On May 5, 2014, DJ Laz was in command of a boat that was stuck on a sand bar in Biscayne Bay. When bystanders got out to push the boat, DJ Laz increased power to the engine, and killed a 23-year-old man who had been trying to help he was killed by the boat prop.he was never given a sobriety test and there was no further investigation. DJ Laz hosted the Morning Show for 97.3 in Miami from August, 2014 until November, 2019. He left in advance of an acquisition, and can currently be found on Sirius XM on Pitbull's Globalization Channel 13. In 2021 DJ Laz joined Miami's new 90's station Totally 93.9 hosting weekday afternoons.

Discography

Studio albums Instrumental albums *1994: ''Bass XXX'' *1996: ''Bass XXX, Vol. II'' *2001: ''XXX Breaks'' Compilation albums *2001: ''Greatest Hits'' *2004: ''The Latin Album''

Charted singles

Other singles *1991: "Mami El Negro" *1992: "Moments in Bass" *1992: "Latin Rhythm" *1992: "Hump All Night" *1995: "Shake It Up" *1996: "Esa Morena" *1998: "Sabrosura" *1998: "Negra Chula" *1999: "Get Your Ass Off Stage" *2000: "The Red Alert Project" *2000: "Ki Ki Ri Bu" *2000: "Facina" *2008: "She Can Get It" *2009: "I Made It to the U.S.A." *2010: "Alcoholic" (featuring

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) *2011: "You Got Me Going" (featuring Vein)

References

External links

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