45 King

Producer DJ Mark "The 45 King" burst onto the rap scene during the late '80s with his bona fide breakbeat classic "The 900 Number." However, following successful productions for Queen Latifah and his own crew, the Flavor Unit, he remained a prolific producer throughout his career, lending his remixing and engineering skills to artists as diverse as Lisa Stansfield and Jay-Z. Born Mark James, the 45 King (as he prefers, simply, to be known) got his first taste of rap music in the late '70s as the "record boy" for Bronx-based rap pioneers the Funky 4 (pre-+ 1). Learning the rop...