Ghost Town DJ's (often stylized as Ghostown DJs) is an American hip-hop group from

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whose members consist of Dj DEMP, Rodney Terry, Greg Street and Kito, which recorded the 1996

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, " My Boo". The song was influenced by

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and was a big hit on

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's Y100 and

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. In early 2016, the song became a viral meme called the "

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", which first emerged on

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Formation and recording of My Boo

Rodney Terry founded the group, inspired by the

genre that was popular during the 1980s. Originally, an artist named Akema Johnson-Day was slated to provide lead vocals for the song with Virgo Williams on background vocals, however, when a scheduling conflict prevented Akema from taking part in the production, Virgo Williams’ vocals became the lead vocals.

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was an A&R director for

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at the time and is noted as the executive producer of the song. Rodney Terry and Carl Mahone co-produced it, and it was the second version of the beat currently used in the song.

Name

The name was based upon

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aka Luke Skyywalker’s Ghetto Style DJs, a

based DJ crew that was popular in the 1980s. Taking his inspiration from them, Terry chose the name, ''Ghost Town DJ's'', which implies the term "ghost town" meaning to be heard and not seen. It is the reason why the group's members are never seen, but are enjoying the group's music. A matter of contention has been the misspelling of the name Ghostown DJ's with one T vs Ghost Town DJs which the group has been trying to correct for the past 22 years.

Discography

Compilation albums

*1996: ''So So Def Bass All-Stars''

Singles

References

{{Authority control American hip hop groups Miami bass groups Musical groups established in 1995 Musical groups disestablished in 1997 1995 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)