Cherise Alexandria Gary, known by her stage name Uniiqu3 (stylized in

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), is an American DJ, songwriter, and

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. Uniiqu3 is best known for her work in the

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genre, most notably her 2018 song with TT the Artist "Girls Off the Chain," which was sampled for

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's 2022 debut single, " Have Mercy". She has been dubbed the "Queen of Jersey Club." She has made official remixes for

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, Aluna George,

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, and more. She is signed to

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record label NLV Records and hosts her own radio show on

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called Club Queen Radio.

Early life

Gary was raised in

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. She first discovered

as a teenage ballerina at Newark Symphony Hall.

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, the founding father of Jersey club, was selling his CDs at a booth nearby, which she would purchase and share with her peers. In time, she noticed the lack of female DJ representation in Newark's club scene, so she learned how to DJ in 2011, and two years later, she began producing.

Career

Starting in 2014, Uniiqu3 released a series of mixtapes. Her popularity grew through her 2016 Boiler Room appearance, her 2017 mix for '

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and Friends' radio show on

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, and with the 2021 release of her ''Heartbeats'' EP which contained the viral song "Microdosing", landing on

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's "Best Dance Songs of 2021" list. In 2022, she collaborated with

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, and

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on the single "Hold Up." In September 2021, her breakthrough single "Microdosing" was used to soundtrack the

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"Fendaci" catwalk collection. In 2023, Uniiqu3 won a BMI award for her contribution to

's debut song "Have Mercy". Most recently, she was profiled by

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in a short documentary on the origins, rise to prominence, and ongoing contributions

artists are making to global urban music and dance cultures. In 2019, Uniiqu3 began the ongoing PBNJ party series bringing together club artists from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New Jersey. Uniiqu3 performed as supporting act on the East Coast leg of

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's BB/Ang3l tour, taking place in 2024.

Discography

Extended plays

*''Phase 3'' (2018) *''Club Queens'' ith TT the Artist(2018) *''Digital Diva'' (2020) *''Digital Diva Vol. 2'' (2020) * ''Heartbeats'' (2021)

Remix Albums

*''#itsUNIIQU3 CRATE (Edits & Remixes)'' (2018)

Mixtapes

*''The New Klassiks'' (2014) *''Bitches is Outside Vol. 1'' (2021)

Singles

* "Tic Tac" feat. Lambo (2016) * "Trunk" (2017) * "Like Me" (2017) * "Phase 3" (2018) * "Girls Off the Chain" ith TT the Artist(2018) * "Bubblegum" (2018) * "How Bout This" (2019) * "LSD" (2019) * "Breakin' Necks" (2019) * "7 Day Weekends" (2020) * "Rave in My Room" (2020) * "Microdosing" (2021) * "Unavailable" (2021) * "Jersey Club Movie" (2023) * "Body Moves" ith The Glitch Mob and Samurai Breaks">The_Glitch_Mob.html" ;"title="ith The Glitch Mob">ith The Glitch Mob and Samurai Breaks(2023) * "Shake The Room" with Dos Flakos (2023)

Remix songs

* 2021:

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