DJ Kay Slay

DJ Kayslay rose to the top of his field by refereeing some of the most talked-about MC battles of the early 2000s, most notably Jay-Z versus Nas and 50 Cent versus Ja Rule, on his mixtapes and his Hot 97 radio show, The Drama Hour. Trademarked by his signature voice-overs, the Streetsweeper tapes were hot commodities. Both The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1 (2003) and The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2 (2004), loaded with guest appearances, were Top Ten hits on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Well into the latter half of the following decade, Kayslay continued to release mixtapes at a rate of at least two each year. More Than Just a DJ (2010) and The Big Brother (2017) were billed as proper albums.