Eric Garcia (born January 3, 1964), professionally known by his stage name Evil E, is an American
disc jockey
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include Radio personality, radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music f ...
. He's best known as the DJ for
Ice-T, who brought him in to his production company Rhyme Syndicate in the mid-1980s. He is the brother of fellow rapper Henry "Hen-Gee" Garcia, with whom he formed the duo Spinmasters.
Career
Eric Garcia was born January 3, 1964, to
Honduran parents and grew up in
Brooklyn, New York
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with his brother Henry. They removed to the
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and joined Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate, wherein Eric provided scratches serving as a
deejay
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile D ...
.
He appeared on the spoken word track "Evil E-What About Sex?" on the Ice-T's ''
O.G. Original Gangster'' album, and raps on Ice-T's track "Pimp Behind the Wheels" on the ''
Home Invasion
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'' album. Later on, in 1991, he released a full-length album with Hen-Gee, titled ''Brothers'' (Pendulum/
Elektra), which spawned singles: "Lil Trig" (peaked at #15 on the
Hot Rap Songs
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) and "If U Were Mine" (peaked at #85 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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).
Evil E and Hen-Gee were managed by
Guy Oseary
Guy Harley Oseary ( he, גיא עוזרי; born October 3, 1972) is an Israeli-American talent manager and writer. His clients include Madonna, U2 and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Biography
Guy Oseary was born on October 3, 1972, in Jerusale ...
, an independent Artists and Repertoire (A&R) representative in 1989.
["THE NEW AVENGERS", ''Billboard'', Oct 25, 2014]
''Brothers'' track listing
#"Cum' On" – 4:33
#"Lil Trig" – 4:43
#"I Ain't Seen Nuttin'" – 4:09
#"Open Your Eyes" – 5:05
#"Brothers" – 4:52
#"Mama's Baybe" – 3:36
#"He Say She Say" – 4:13
#"Who's That" – 5:04
#"If U Were Mine" – 4:53
#"Wanted Her" – 4:46
#"Guess Who?" – 4:08
#"Hermana Tan Linda" – 3:55
References
External links
*
DJ Evil E InterviewNAMM Oral History Library (2020)
1964 births
Living people
American hip hop DJs
American people of Honduran descent
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