Fakts One (born April 6, 1977) is an American hip hop DJ & producer from

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

. Fakts One was a founding member of the hip hop group

The Perceptionists The Perceptionists is an American hip hop group from Boston, Massachusetts. The group initially had three members: Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, and DJ Fakts One. The group was signed to the Definitive Jux label. In 2005, the trio released a studio albu ...

with long-time collaborators

Akrobatik Jared Bridgeman, better known by his stage name Akrobatik, is an American rapper from the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He is also a part of the hip hop collective named The Perceptionists with Mr. Lif and DJ Fakts One, which ...

and

Mr. Lif Jeffrey Haynes (born December 28, 1977), better known by his stage name Mr. Lif, is an American rapper from Boston, Massachusetts. While being praised because of his political lyrics, he has released two studio albums on Definitive Jux and one ...

but left the group shortly after release of their first album Black Dialogue.

History

Raised in the historic Dudley Square (now

Nubian Square Nubian Square (formerly Dudley Square) is the primary commercial center of the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, located at the intersection of Dudley Street and Washington Street. It has long been the center of African American cul ...

) section of Roxbury, Fakts One grew up surrounded by highly influential local radio and DJs, most notably WILD 1090AM and local university stations WZBC, WMBR, WRBB, and Emerson College's WERS 88.9FM where he would spend his collegiate years (1995–1999) in Emerson's undergrad program. Fakts One has been a key figure in Boston's music scene since the late 1990s, DJing at area hip hop shows & WERS 88.9FM. He has performed internationally with his former group The Perceptionists and as the tour DJ for Boston hip hop icon Edo G. In 2005, Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, and DJ Fakts One made their constant collaborations official to form The Perceptionists, who released

Black Dialogue ''Black Dialogue'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop group The Perceptionists. It was released on Definitive Jux on March 22, 2005. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from m ...

(

Definitive Jux Definitive Jux was a record label based in New York City. It was co-founded in 1999 by El-P and Amaechi Uzoigwe. History Definitive Jux was initially known as Def Jux. However, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the nam ...

, 2005). The Fakts One produced song "Let's Move" was featured in the EA video games Need For Speed: Most Wanted and

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. Also, a cover of "Five O'Clock" is

Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 ''Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2'', later released as in Japan, was announced by Konami on May 15, 2008 as part of the 10th anniversary of ''Dance Dance Revolution'' celebration. ''Hottest Party 2'' features the same gameplay as the first ...

. His tracks have also been featured in the television programs ''Cold Case'' and ''The Wire.'' During the recording process of Black Dialogue, Fakts inked an album deal with Coup D'eTat to release Long Rang
Long Range
but CDT went under before the album could be released. NY-based labe
Nature Sounds
eventually released Long Range in 2008 to critical acclaim. After disappearing for years, he's recently resurfaced with his 2011 instrumental projec
The Chop Shop
and his newest projec
Second Chances
a collab effort with Alias. Both albums were released on his own label imprin
JWAYmedia

Discography

*''Detonator Records Vol.1 Compilation'' (C-Rayz Walz, Breez Evahflowin, Snacky Chan) Detonator Records (2002) *''

'' as

(with

Mr Lif Jeffrey Haynes (born December 28, 1977), better known by his stage name Mr. Lif, is an American rapper from Boston, Massachusetts. While being praised because of his political lyrics, he has released two studio albums on Definitive Jux and one ...

and

) Definitive Jux (2005) *
Long Range
' Nature Sounds (2008) *
The Chop Shop
JWAYmedia (2011)
Second Chances
(with Alias) JWAYmedia/Brick Records (2012)

Production Credits

A detailed discography & list of production credits can be found o
DISCOGS.COM

References

External links

Fakts One interview w/ platform8470.com
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