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DJ Drama
Person · male · United States · Philadelphia · born 1978 · recording since 2005
American DJ, record executive and hype man (born 1978)
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Also known as DJ Drama · DJ德拉马 · Tyree Cinque Simmons
Timeline
57 events▣ Album 55◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: 4th Ward Day
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
· Album
Album: Gangsta Grillz: DJ Drama Presents David Sabastian God Save The Rave
Album
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Biography
English biography1,253 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1378988748
Biography
Tyree Cinque Simmons (born April 22, 1978), known professionally as DJ Drama, is an American DJ, record executive and music promoter. He initially gained recognition as the DJ for Atlanta-based rapper T.I., and continued to gain prominence hosting mixtapes for other hip-hop artists. His trademark Gangsta Grillz series is present on releases of which he has compiled; it has been popularized by artists including Lil Wayne, Tyler, the Creator, Snoop Dogg, Yo Gotti, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Fabolous, Jeezy, Meek Mill, and Gucci Mane, among others. Alongside record producer and fellow Philadelphia native Don Cannon, he co-founded the record label Generation Now in 2015, an imprint of Atlantic Records which has signed artists including Lil Uzi Vert and Jack Harlow.
Drama's extensive industry network has enabled his projects to feature both underground and mainstream artists as performers and producers. He signed with T.I.'s Grand Hustle and Atlantic Records to release his first two albums, Gangsta Grillz: The Album
Gangsta Grillz: The AlbumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 21 tracks1The Setup2:592Gangsta Grillz1:283Takin Pictures4:274Keep It Gangsta4:305Cannon (remix)4:486Makin Money Smokin4:1775000 Ones5:038The Art of Storytellin, Pt. 44:579Katt Williams (interlude)1:13101874:0711The Mad DJ1:2912Beneath the Diamonds4:0213Talk Bout Me4:1514No More3:4115Diddy (interlude)1:0416Throw Ya Sets Up4:1617Aye4:3518Grillz Gleamin4:0819Gettin Money3:5820Outro0:5321Cheers4:53 (2007) and Vol. 2 (2009). His subsequent albums—Third Power
Third PowerSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Oh My4:232Rough3:173Lay Low4:424Ain't No Way Around It3:255Undercover3:506Everything that Glitters3:297Me & My Money4:118Never See You Again4:189Self Made3:1410Take My City4:0811Lock Down4:3712Oh My (Remix)4:59 (2011), Quality Street Music
Quality Street MusicSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Goin' Down4:172Never Die4:383My Moment3:184We in This Bitch4:025So Many Girls3:296Clouds4:057Chocolate Droppa (skit)1:188I'ma Hata4:199Real Niggas in the Building4:3010My Way3:3811Pledge of Allegiance4:3012Same Ol' Story4:2313We in This Bitch 1.53:2214My Audemars4:4515Monique's Room6:47 (2012), Quality Street Music 2
Quality Street Music 2SpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Intro2:562Big Money (C4 remix)3:533Wishing4:124Audible2:055Body for My Zipcode4:056Can I3:597Onyx3:468Camera5:289Back and Forth3:4210Right Back4:04 (2016), and I'm Really Like That (2023)—were self-released and received moderate critical and commercial response.
Drama was named "DJ of the Year" at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards, and won Best Rap Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for his work on Tyler, the Creator's album Call Me If You Get Lost (2021).
Early life and education
Tyree Simmons was born in Philadelphia and raised largely in the Germantown neighborhood. His father is black and his mother is white. At age 13, his sister took him to New York City where he purchased his first mixtape. He began making his own tapes soon after, including one titled Illadelph which featured artists like Black Thought, Dice Raw, Malik B., and others. He also started experimenting with turntables. Simmons attended Central High School in Philadelphia and graduated in 1996.
After high school, he moved to Atlanta to attend Clark Atlanta University (CAU) where he studied mass communication. While there, he met two other Philadelphia-raised DJs: DJ Sense and Don Cannon. The three would eventually form the Aphilliates DJ and artist collective. During his studies, Simmons began making and releasing mixtapes under the moniker, DJ Drama. One of his first series (called Electric Relaxation) included a variety of R&B tracks. In 1998, he released his first mixtape (Jim Crow Laws) composed exclusively of Southern hip-hop acts like Outkast, Three 6 Mafia, and Mystikal. The success of that tape led DJ Drama to start the mixtape series, Gangsta Grillz. He would go on to graduate from CAU in 2000.
2003–2010: Career beginnings and Gangsta Grillz: The Album series
DJ Drama, alongside Don Cannon and DJ Sense, officially founded the Aphilliates Music Group (AMG) in 2003. The group distributed DJ Drama's Gangsta Grillz mixtape series, which saw early successes with T.I.'s Down With the King (2004) and Jeezy's Trap or Die (2005). By 2005, Drama and his AMG cohorts were hosting radio shows on Atlanta's Hot 107.9 and on Eminem's Shade 45 channel on Sirius Satellite Radio. In late 2005, Drama produced and hosted Lil Wayne's The Dedication mixtape, which would spawn a long series of Dedication tapes. Dedication 2, released in May 2006, appeared on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was labeled by The New York Times as "one of the 10 best recordings of 2006."
AMG signed a joint venture deal with Asylum Records in September 2006. The first artist signed was American rapper Willie the Kid. In January 2007, AMG's Atlanta studios were raided by Fulton County police officers, who seized over 80,000 mixtapes, 4 vehicles, and some recording equipment. Both DJ Drama and Don Cannon were taken into custody on RICO charges. Hard drives containing tracks from Drama's first "official" album, Gangsta Grillz: The AlbumGangsta Grillz: The AlbumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 21 tracks1The Setup2:592Gangsta Grillz1:283Takin Pictures4:274Keep It Gangsta4:305Cannon (remix)4:486Makin Money Smokin4:1775000 Ones5:038The Art of Storytellin, Pt. 44:579Katt Williams (interlude)1:13101874:0711The Mad DJ1:2912Beneath the Diamonds4:0213Talk Bout Me4:1514No More3:4115Diddy (interlude)1:0416Throw Ya Sets Up4:1617Aye4:3518Grillz Gleamin4:0819Gettin Money3:5820Outro0:5321Cheers4:53, were also seized despite the fact that the album was due to be released "above-board" by Grand Hustle Records via Atlantic Records. No further legal action was ever taken against Drama or Cannon in relation to the raid.
Despite the setback, DJ Drama's Gangsta Grillz: The Album was released in December 2007 on the Grand Hustle label. The album's first buzz single, "Takin' Pictures", was released in March 2007 and featured Jeezy, Willie the Kid, Jim Jones, Rick Ross, Young Buck and T.I. The album's lead single—"5000 Ones" featuring Nelly, T.I., Yung Joc, Willie the Kid, Jeezy, and Twista—debuted on BET. The second single, "The Art of Storytellin' Part 4", was released in 2008 and featured Outkast and Marsha Ambrosius. The album peaked at number 26 on the Billboard 200.
In May 2009, DJ Drama released his second album entitled Gangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2), with the singles "Day Dreaming" (featuring Akon, Snoop Dogg and T.I.) and "Ridiculous" (featuring Gucci Mane, Yo Gotti, Lonnie Mac and OJ da Juiceman). In addition to his own studio albums, DJ Drama also continued working on mixtapes, including those for Gucci Mane (Mr. Zone 6), Chris Brown (In My Zone 2), Dead Prez (Revolutionary but Gangsta Grillz), and Wyclef Jean (From the Hut, to the Projects, to the Mansion), among others. In March 2010, Drama appeared on T-Pain's musical television special Freaknik: The Musical, in a voice role as a radio announcer named Mr. Thanksgiving.
2011–present: Third Power and Quality Street Music series, Generation Now record label
Drama released his third album, Third PowerThird PowerSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Oh My4:232Rough3:173Lay Low4:424Ain't No Way Around It3:255Undercover3:506Everything that Glitters3:297Me & My Money4:118Never See You Again4:189Self Made3:1410Take My City4:0811Lock Down4:3712Oh My (Remix)4:59 in October 2011. It featured the single, "Oh My" (featuring Fabolous, Wiz Khalifa, and Roscoe Dash), and reached number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100. He followed that with the release of his fourth album, Quality Street MusicQuality Street MusicSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Goin' Down4:172Never Die4:383My Moment3:184We in This Bitch4:025So Many Girls3:296Clouds4:057Chocolate Droppa (skit)1:188I'ma Hata4:199Real Niggas in the Building4:3010My Way3:3811Pledge of Allegiance4:3012Same Ol' Story4:2313We in This Bitch 1.53:2214My Audemars4:4515Monique's Room6:47, in late 2012. The album was preceded by the singles "We in This Bitch" and "My Moment". The album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200, which is the highest a DJ Drama album has gotten on the chart to date.
In August 2013, Drama co-founded The Academy, a DJ incubator and art collective, with Don Cannon and DJ Sense. The Academy announced its first roster of 23 DJs in September of that year. In January 2014, it was announced that DJ Drama would join the A&R at Atlantic Records. Within his first year, he had signed several artists to the label, including Kap G, Spenzo, and Que. Throughout this time, he continued hosting and producing mixtapes for artists like 50 Cent (The Lost Tape), Nipsey Hussle (Crenshaw), Snoop Dogg (That's My Work Volume 3), and Big K.R.I.T. (It's Better This Way).
In 2015, DJ Drama and Don Cannon founded the Atlantic Records imprint, Generation Now. One of their first signees was Lil Uzi Vert, and Drama served as an executive producer on Uzi's 2015 debut commercial mixtape, Luv Is Rage. Generation Now also signed Skeme to the label that year. In July 2016, Drama released his fifth album, Quality Street Music 2Quality Street Music 2SpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Intro2:562Big Money (C4 remix)3:533Wishing4:124Audible2:055Body for My Zipcode4:056Can I3:597Onyx3:468Camera5:289Back and Forth3:4210Right Back4:04, with the single "Wishing" featuring Chris Brown, Skeme, and Lyquin.
Generation Now had its first number one record on the Billboard 200 with Lil Uzi Vert's August 2017 debut album, Luv Is Rage 2. DJ Drama served as executive producer on the album. Other acts signed to Generation Now by Drama include Skeme, Lyquin, Jack Harlow, Lil James, and Killumantii.
In 2021, Drama narrated Tyler, the Creator's album, Call Me If You Get Lost, and was credited as a feature on the track "Sir Baudelaire".
A further instalment of the Gangsta Grillz series, D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape, was released on March 31, 2022, in collaboration with Dreamville and J. Cole.
Generation Now
Generation Now is an American record label imprint founded in 2015 by DJ Drama and Don Cannon. The name of the label derives from a 2004 mixtape Drama and Cannon curated.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 22 | 83.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 65 | 95.9th |
| Studio albums | 56 | 99.4th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 57 | 99.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 20 | 45.6th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (65 release groups · 56 studio albums)
Albums · 56
2005 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:03:27
14th Ward Day1:242Intro2:493Grams2:424Some People Hatin2:245Pullin Rip Chords3:1264th Ward Understandin0:297A-Town Summer3:468Neck Of The Ward2:219The VoiceBox2:3710This Is What I Do2:5211Blood Dope Game2:2012Beasts In The Kitchen2:1513Let It Off2:2514So Agressive2:2715Young Jeezy Clarifies1:0516Comeback2:5617Nike Duffle Bag2:4418Don In The Game2:1819Straight Drop3:3320Thru These Streets2:2221The Hoods Last Hope1:1322Tear It Up4:0023Connected3:5424Sidewayz Sittin2:3325Outro Bonus Song2:46Gangsta Grillz: Welcome to Saigon
2006 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 49:12
1'Return to NYC' (intro)0:382Saigon Theme1:573Saigon Speaks0:234Do The Damn Thing2:215Break U Down2:366Saigon Speaks II0:187Yep Yep3:318I Can't Help Myself1:069Thug Love3:1810Hip-Hop (Out in the Dark)2:4311Contraband, Part 22:3712Welcome to Saigon Understanding0:2713'Infamous' Freestyle2:1114Get My Nut2:3715Stocking Cap3:2616All I Know2:0317Blackspot2:1618Shot In The Booty2:4719Ay Ay Ay2:1620Color Purple3:5021Repercussions3:0522Sai Shouts0:0523Shok TV2:2824Outro0:132006 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:10:00
1Swear They Smokin Me3:292Gangsta Shit5:393What It Is3:054Watch Dro Spit1:365Doodoooooo0:506Cartoon3:487Got Ya Girl Sayin1:418Trap or Kill Ya Self3:519Let Em Kno1:2610What the Hell Are Those3:2511Presidential3:4212We Gettin Rich4:2813Don’t Believe That Shit4:0114Stomp1:1615Go Get U Some3:4416Rubberband Banks4:3017That’s How It Is2:4518Shell3:2019The Day After1:5320Naw3:1021Grandma Nana (outro)0:3922Shoulder Lean4:1923Tell Em What They Wann Hear3:232006 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:10:34
1Trailer (intro)2:062What You Know4:233Ya Dig3:524Gangsta Grillz2:575Interlude0:296Rubber Band Banks4:177I’m the Weight Man4:008Couple Grand4:089My Muzik3:4910Yeah3:2211Small Thangs3:3512Bubble Gum1:5213Pool Palace2:1514Interlude1:3915Front Back3:2816Bring It Back2:4017Bankhead2:3318Interlude1:1919Circles2:4020U Can’t Believe It2:5821Money in the Bank2:4322Shoulder Lean (Cannon Blend)3:1023Interlude0:4524We So Fly2:0125My Come Thru3:33Gangsta Grillz - Legend Series Vol 2
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:06:40
1P. Diddy Legendary (intro)1:012We Dem Boyz3:183MJG Welcomes You Youngsters0:364Aight Now4:1958Ball Speaks0:366Really Care4:077In My Hood4:248World Keep Spinnin2:569Respect That4:0810We Aint Gon Change3:3311Chromey 24’s4:1512Can U See It3:0513MJG Speaks0:3114My Pimpin4:2815Guerilla Pimpin4:1416Phacade3:4617Thought I Told U3:0118Go Hard3:2119Oh Wee2:4820Choke’m Out2:4821Kool Aid5:252007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:14:59
1Intro2:042Bite Down4:293Dis 4 Hood Niggas5:064Hood Nigga4:015Money In The Air3:326Trap Niggas Rmx4:247Freeze Up4:328Sacking Up3:169Flip Flop5:1210Everybody Know Me4:2011Speaks0:3612Block Star3:5913Bottle Poppin4:2914J To The O3:1915True To Atl3:3916Carry My Gun3:2817Gorilla Zoe4:0218Knock It Out Remix4:1319Back Up In The Chevy6:182007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:15:03
1The Setup2:592Gangsta Grillz1:283Takin Pictures4:274Keep It Gangsta4:305Cannon (remix)4:486Makin Money Smokin4:1775000 Ones5:038The Art of Storytellin, Pt. 44:579Katt Williams (interlude)1:13101874:0711The Mad DJ1:2912Beneath the Diamonds4:0213Talk Bout Me4:1514No More3:4115Diddy (interlude)1:0416Throw Ya Sets Up4:1617Aye4:3518Grillz Gleamin4:0819Gettin Money3:5820Outro0:5321Cheers4:53Kings of Queens: Gangsta Grillz
2008 · DJ-mix,Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:01:05
1Freestyle, No.11:282Go In1:553Start No Shit3:154Hustle3:275Easy2:346I Love You3:107Cash Money4:038Freestyle1:219Freestyle3:5010Freestyle, No.21:1411Freestyle, No.30:5612Freestyle, No.40:4113Runnin’ Man3:0014Who Rollin’4:0415Freestyle4:2316Feelin’ Alright4:0117Inninit2:4418Exposure4:2619In My Zone2:2720Freestyle, No.51:4321Nasty North4:0222Fiesta2:212008 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 28 tracks · 1:08:25
1Intro0:172Intro0:443Freestyle1:034Never Scared (remix)3:595Freestyle1:366Get Low4:047Leave It All Behind (Future Flavors)3:088Jimmy Mathis2:219Right Thurr3:0710Act a Fool4:1911Damn3:5712We the Shit3:3813Show Stories (interlude)0:5314Luv Dat3:3715Interlude0:3416Ridin' Spinners4:0417What It Do3:5618Bendin' Corners3:5519We the Best3:1220Take It to the Floor2:3021Dirty Southern Niggas2:1722Outro0:2323Like It or Not2:4724Birmingham Niggaz2:1925Can't Trust No Bitch4:0326Is He Cuttin'1:4227[untitled]28[untitled]2009 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 44:48
1Intro (CM2)3:062Shoot Off4:393Meeting da Plug2:054Sold Out4:515Off da Top of da Head4:436Cocaine Crazy (skit)1:117Drum Play4:528That’s How I Be4:219We From North Memphis3:1610Phone Ringing3:3811Dope Boy Life3:0712Definition of a G3:4413Outro1:15Gangsta Grillz: The Album, Volume 2
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 57:43
1A Town4:032We Must Be Heard3:373Love for Money4:534I’m Fresh5:335Day Dreaming4:506Sweat4:247Ridiculous6:208Come Up Boys2:279Yacht Music4:2710Tipper Love4:3411Smoke4:2712Pimpin Ain’t Easy4:3213Gotta Get It3:362009 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 47:16
1Free Agent (intro)2:592City I Know3:513How We Roll3:414I Do That2:575Stacks3:526Monster (skit)0:577Fucc Wit U, Part 23:178You Aint Heard3:559I Don't Think So3:2210DJ Drama Speaks0:2711My Real Niggaz2:5212Me4:1013All a Woman Needs3:2814Stash in da Hooptie3:5615Bang That2:5116Free Agent (outro)0:41Cocaine Muzik 4: Gangsta Grillz
2010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 18 tracks
1Both Sides2Quit Callin My Phone3Women Lie, Men Lie4I Wanna Fuck5Feels So Good6Ice Cream7Any Nigga8In The Club9Loco10Round The Way11M-Town12Touchdown13Gotta Get It14How I Be15Pull-Over16Jerk17Road 2 Riches18Miss My Nigga (Bonus)2010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:01:51
1Intro3:272Orange2:513House Rent3:534Do Dat2:515Penis3:206I'm That Guy4:277When I Get Big3:438Touchdown3:309Its A Go3:5610Not Tonite3:5811Party People4:1812Party Started3:1813Life Of Da Innocent3:2614Gunshots4:1115Where The Hoes @3:3716Castlevania5:2417What U Say (Remix)1:412010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 54:06
1Bowen Homes Carlos4:032Bumpin3:203W.T.F3:424Tunnel Vision3:165Dope Boy Dinga Ling3:476The Kitchen3:117Cook Up3:268Birds3:539Go3:2610Amazing3:2311Wow3:0612We Back3:3013Dey Say Where You Been3:0914I Do This3:0915Say Yea4:0216Got Plenty Money1:432011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 55:28
1Intro1:112Funny Shit3:253Gangsta Shit0:174Gangstaz Make the World Go Round4:005Busy0:126On the Blocc3:567You Got Me0:148Money, Sex, Murder, Drugz4:009Set It Off0:1010That's the Way I Like It4:5311Intermission0:1012Carnesade*Beef4:3513B.A.Y.M.A.C.C.4:2314Barak O Drama0:0815Official2:2916Bang On Em0:0617Type of Shit I'm On4:4518Chedda3:5219From the Streetz4:2720Hood 2 Hood3:2321Outro4:522011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:33
1Oh My4:232Rough3:173Lay Low4:424Ain't No Way Around It3:255Undercover3:506Everything that Glitters3:297Me & My Money4:118Never See You Again4:189Self Made3:1410Take My City4:0811Lock Down4:3712Oh My (Remix)4:592011 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 18 tracks
1Intro2Runnin These Streets3More Than Enough4Turn It Up5Gettin Money Pt. II6Block On Fire7Doves Fly8Long Way To Go9Rain In The Water10City Of God11Takin Bout Money12American Hustler13We Gon Fly14Let Me Be The One Ft. Mona L15Head Banger16How You Don't Know Me17Hip Hip18Let Go2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:01:21
1Goin' Down4:172Never Die4:383My Moment3:184We in This Bitch4:025So Many Girls3:296Clouds4:057Chocolate Droppa (skit)1:188I'ma Hata4:199Real Niggas in the Building4:3010My Way3:3811Pledge of Allegiance4:3012Same Ol' Story4:2313We in This Bitch 1.53:2214My Audemars4:4515Monique's Room6:472013 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 17 tracks
1Bars2November Rain3Back Then4She Like5Beyond a Reasonable Doubt6Lofticries7God Level8So Trill9Gone10I Need Mo11Maintain12Element13Yay Yay14Long Time15Impeccable16No Hook17Upper Echelon2013 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 47:14
1The Product1:232I Luv This Shit4:233Work3:494Confessions Interlude (Part 1)1:105Get Ya Money2:446Let Me Hit That3:467Hell Yeah3:528Down Right Now3:089Shoot or Die3:2510Downtown4:4211Confessions Interlude (Part 2)4:4812FBGP (Fuck Bitches Get Paid)3:0513Inhale2:4914Nobody Knows4:102013 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:10:57
1The Separation3:302Say That Then2:523Understand Me3:464Bout Mines3:085Roll Up6:086Talking to Much2:037Bang Bang3:188Drop That3:269I Be On2:5410On Deck3:1811Lay Your Head Back4:1912Phone1:5713Like Whaaat3:2814Get Naked2:5115Made a Mil Before the Summer3:1816Make It Happen2:1717Do It2:5818Already5:0519The Beginning2:5420Team Up4:1721Chach's Revenge (extended version)3:102013 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:05:44
1I Get Money3:472Kalifornia3:163FDB3:244Dope Dick3:205Wit Me5:046Speaks0:267Polo3:048Ball4:089Cook3:4210Speaks0:2111Turn Down 4 What4:0212Hero4:0413Kickin' Flav3:2614Mucho Numbers3:1015Here I Go5:0016Trap Go Ham4:1217I'Ma Rida - I'Ma Slida3:5218Here All Along3:5019Sexy3:362013 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 35:39
1In Due Time (intro)2:572Turn Up for a Check3:123Make a Wish2:414Turn Up the Night3:285Think About It3:546Good Weed Bad Bitch3:127Damn Right3:538Blessing2:489Off the Floor3:0110Cut Her Off2:5311Money Baby3:402014 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:05:16
1Little Nigga4:022Ya Bitch4:503Come Get Her3:244We Put You in the Game3:315Contagious2:316Thief in the Night4:377I'll Be Right There3:418Never Leave4:069Feared Than Loved3:5910Do It2:3511Handle That3:0112Never Laid Off2:5713Bitch3:1414Dope Fiend Music4:1515Dirty Diana3:3016Kush Couds3:4317Nobody's Safe3:3718Anotha Flip3:43Beach City (A Gansgta Grillz Presentation)
2015 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:18:20
1Back up4:092The Movement (Ride On)6:473Smiling Faces3:564Beach City4:38593,942:596Turf I Bang4:177Bitch Niggaz3:428Clarity3:309G Shit2:4110Powder on my Clothes4:4311At the Beach3:4312Tell me what you Want3:1313It's The Yakk3:2814Crip or Die2:4515My Bad3:4116Eastside2:2017No Way2:4018Love Me in A Special2:5719Bad Bitch3:5720Have U Eva3:5221General Vet4:222016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:10
1Intro2:562Big Money (C4 remix)3:533Wishing4:124Audible2:055Body for My Zipcode4:056Can I3:597Onyx3:468Camera5:289Back and Forth3:4210Right Back4:04Still Thumbing: Gangsta Grillz
2017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 47:04
1Intro1:352Snow in California3:273How We Comin’3:204Hoe Callin’3:195Animal3:406Still Thumbin’3:227Used to Have Nothin’2:398Like Mike4:029Today3:1310Deez Hands3:5911Her3:3212Counter Clockwise3:4213Plays3:2814Never Sing3:462020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 45:12
1Boujee Bitches3:002Cheap Phone4:123Benz Freestyle1:234Phipps Plaza2:385Selfies2:306Candy Shop3:357Birthday3:538OTW2:419Love Atlanta3:0210Pass Em Round2:5711Hang Onto Me1:4112Content2:2213Check da Mail2:3614Freddy2:1915Superstar3:3916Curtis Snow2:442021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 42:28
1I Can't Dance2:452Murda Boyz [Remix]3:123Corrence3:134How The Dope Game Go3:125Clap Ya Mans2:256I Get A Rush2:517Chaining Day3:248Can't Stop The Rain3:059Belly Of The Beast2:4410Center Trap2:3511On The Go3:1612Honest To God6:1513Nothin To Me3:31My Time (Gangsta Grillz: Special Edition)
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 26:47
1Out Your Mind2:252Reason2:453GOAT Talk2:044In Person2:105Shots Fired1:576313–4142:307Check2:538A Letter to You2:439Upset2:3210Step 11:4811Loving Me3:00Gangsta Grillz… 486 Columbia Street
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 23:24
1Old Me3:412Jedi2:593Percy2:214Deep Mobb2:145Agent Zero2:376Never Let a N**** Ice Me2:307Slanguage2:328Nauseous2:069Still Hott2:242022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 36:56
1All Lies1:422Control the Block1:543This Whole Time1:5141UP2:215Baby Bubba1:226Lonely3:157Free Kuddy3:138The Game (skit)0:249Understatement2:0910Work It Out2:2211Jangle$ Jungle2:3512Have That1:5913Roll Wit It3:0914BUDDY STORY (interlude)1:2015My Secretary2:2516I’M BACK2:2117Moe Enrgy2:34The World Is Yours: Gangsta Grillz
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 20:04
1Trapstar2:322Moonwalking3:343Famous3:014Sleepin by the Phone3:135Put in Work2:276For Free2:247Heart in This2:532022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 45:27
1First Day3:092Straight Up2:363More Bodies2:494Simulation2:445Pour One2:476Death Row2:477Ronald Reagan2:428Hard on Me2:599Make Me Proud1:5310Need Your Space2:1011Mufasa3:5112Let That Happen3:0813Tell You2:2714I Did2:4115Real Shit3:1916Misguided (outro)3:252022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 53:02
1Overnight3:142Never Change4:013Never End Up Broke Pt. 22:454Can’t Win for Nothing3:525Street Nigga2:386Trust Issues2:567Sacrifices4:108On God2:449Soul Ties3:1810Find a Way2:5311GOAT2:5012No Sleep3:3213Pop Out3:1114Blessings3:1715Better Days3:3916Pendant4:02Gangsta Grillz: I Still Got It
2022 · DJ-mix
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 36:54
1Intro0:122I’m From 21st Street3:163I’ll Holla Back2:524I Still Got It3:055Lit2:256The Price Went Up2:357My City3:408No Half Steppin’3:329Been Smokin’2:4910Lime and Squeeze3:0811Girls Love Snoop3:1212Around Here2:5813Dolla Signs3:10Gangsta Grillz: DJ Drama Presents David Sabastian God Save The Rave
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 24:47
1Success Is The Greatest Revenge2:382Do It Like That3:413God Save The Rave2:004The Devil Is A Liar3:445Snakes2:276Pistol On My Lap2:117Specialty2:428Miklatski5:242022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks
1Pray2Chills3Trouble4FTWTD5Rules6Gangsta7GODbody8Seen A Lot9Prison Yard10Eyes Can See11Egyptian Kings12Aggravated13Disrespectful1410 Toes (Interlude)15Call The Promoters16Eternal17HEAVY (Bonus)2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 22:05
1Drama Spell1:392Kill Us Both2:363You Lie II1:574Come Inside2:085Aint Easy2:446Disbelief2:097Whiskey1:388Breathe for Me2:549Worship the Sky2:1110Stand Still2:09Paint the City (Gangsta Grillz)
2022 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 37:12
1Pape Talk2:092RNS2:373One Time2:464Certified2:555Rob Who1:506Ain’t No Turning Back2:367No Talking2:018It’s All on U2:459Myself2:5710Day 62:1411Bad Days2:5312Ghost Music2:2113Nobody2:4314See Right Thru Em2:0815Trippin2:17Back on Dexter: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 32:57
1INTRO3:112ADD IT UP2:573LEGIT2:374HEAVY2:375OH BOY3:436ALL HYPE3:007ON THE FLO3:078RNQ2:569LOL2:1310STRUGGLIN3:2511MAKE LUV3:112023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 32:38
1Still Independent2:132Action2:273Ask G43:064German Engineering3:005Religion2:076No Do Overs3:227Everything2:188Lifestyle2:099Rap Life2:3110Mind Body Soul2:2611Therapy2:1412Karma2:2913Clicc Credits2:162023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 45:07
1Legendary1:382HO4ME3:553Raised Different3:464FMFU3:285Free Game2:2363503:367Been a While3:258No Weakness3:249Mockingbird Valley2:3410Forever3:4311Andale2:4812Iron Right3:3513I Ain't Gon Hold Ya2:1914We Made It4:332023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 42:45
1All My N****s3:142Whole Lotta Bricks2:273Danger3:524Milano Town3:515Goat Talk3:126Trapstar4:557Brick2:158Glock N Switches2:569Gucci Talk3:1410LDDLK2:5711Brand New Draco2:4812VVS Diamonds3:4513Blicky Gvng3:192023 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 57:28
Disc 11Driveway Furniture3:4121st Hunnid Bands2:393Mind My Business3:114No Fake Love2:265Pop My Shit3:056The One2:427Mandarin2:598Ha Ha1:389POV2:4910I'm Out3:34Disc 21Driveway Furniture3:4121st Hunnid Bands2:393Mind My Business3:114No Fake Love2:265Pop My Shit3:056The One2:427Mandarin2:598Ha Ha1:389POV2:4910I'm Out3:342023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 34:07
1Intro2:392Lil Mo2:233Buckle Up1:594When I Call4:145Fell Asleep2:436Dem Freaky Girls2:377Know Me3:128Gem Talk2:319Show Me2:1110Bleed Out the Blue2:4811Solid2:5812Generational Wealth3:521 Foot in 1 Foot Out (Gangsta Grillz)
2023 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 48:09
1Suicide Sprite3:012Spin His Block3:223Too Much3:534BEO Status4:005King Rd3:276Point Blank Period2:247Darth Vader3:108Changed3:109Married to the Mob3:5210Twisted3:2211Temporary2:3312Play Like That3:2613Way Out2:2814First Day Out3:1315Magic2:48REDRUM Wizard (Gangsta Grillz)
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 56:44
1Intro2:382Wizard3:453Ova Wit3:244BOP3:225Don’t Like That3:166Left Right3:167Who3:048Whatever2:559Wop Wop3:4310Plane Seat3:5311F.M.M.U.3:3712No Hard Feelings3:2013Turnt3:0914In Dat Mode2:2415Westside3:0416Personal Session2:3317Only You2:2118Army3:002024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 30:59
1Intro2:212Lose Control2:323Drippin Rhude1:544Take Sum Risk1:495Draymond Green2:106No Pad or Pen2:157Curtis Jackson2:4482402:429Blunt2:0010We the Ones2:3111Roadrun2:5812Money Long1:4813Freaknik3:15I Am M Dot Taylor “Gangsta Grillz”
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 47:42
1Is This Real2:212How I’m Looking2:193Biggest Fan3:444They Don’t Like That (remix)4:145Long Way From the Basics2:016Ima Soldier4:067Dope Boy Go3:388Running Up a Bag4:119Watch Who You Diss1:4710Any Questions5:2411Made 4 This4:4912Clarity HD4:0113Maintain2:5814Take 12:092024 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 34:27
1Waly Fay0:372Justin Roberts0:523Beef Bar2:234Max Caster2:175Dr. Britt Baker5:106I Know Verdy2:047Speedy 402:338Duran Duran2:159Runway Pieces at the Last Supper0:5010Bike Air (interlude)0:4311Free Shots2:3512Still Praying6:5813Underground King3:4214LeSalle Station1:282025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 31:15
1Go Shop (interlude)0:502Street Lights2:203Gangsta2:314Commas2:355Resume3:166LA Real Estate2:007Lil Homies2:128LA Takeover2:199HEY2:1910Sold Out2:2211No Interruptions2:5512Lost Time2:3513Thankful3:012025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 19:01
1Fine Art2:442Nino2:573Ain’t a Lover3:364Push2:145Who I Am2:466Two Three2:377I’m Home2:072025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 24:37
1ATW1:562So Fine2:443Break2:234Peek-A-Boo!1:295Never Need2:596Put Up2:1772851:588No Scrub2:259IDGAF2:1710IDK Freestyle1:1711Daily Freestyle1:2212Dive In1:30— · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 14 tracks
1Code Red2Hungry (Mad Rappers)3Old Skool Nikes4My OG5Club on Fire6Want Me Gone7Good Day8Around My City9Bounce That10Keep It Playa11Ben Franks12Real Love13She My14The Game
Album · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Gangsta Grillz HitzSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 48:161Guerilla Pimpin4:09 298 Bars Off the Head3:56 3Lean On Me4:39 4Get 'Em Shawty5:37 5Hater’s Freestyle1:44 6Take Ya Clothes Off1:58 7Gangsta Gangsta3:47 8Where the Niggas Hang2:29 9Head Bussa3:08 10Break U Down2:37 11Me Money2:55 12Freestyle1:19 13You Feel Me3:22 14Come Shop Wit Me Part II3:45 15Break Bread2:51 | Compilation | 26 September 2006 | |
| 2008 | The City Is In Good HandsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 1:15:381What I Do1:05 2The City Is In Good Hands3:08 3Look Around4:37 4Fuck That Shit5:19 5Diamonds On My Neck4:21 6Killaz4:35 7I Sit Back3:21 8The President0:31 9After All4:32 10The Lookout1:35 11Haters0:14 12Ridaman3:59 13Let Me Know3:42 14ATL Theme Song3:38 15Groupie Bitch0:16 16Hustle Boyz4:02 17Fresh Like Me2:30 18Gangsta Grillz Made It West!!0:14 19Let Me In This Bitch3:15 20If There's A Cure3:14 21Love It When4:05 22Watch This3:05 23Ain't It Man3:34 24Outro0:56 25Snoop's Theme4:52 26Some High Ass Shit!!!!0:58 | Compilation | 13 December 2008 | |
| 2009 | The Notorious B.I.G. TributeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 46:291Intro1:28 2Juicy4:07 3Things Done Changed2:07 4World Is Filled2:54 5Dreams2:54 6Big Poppa3:07 7Ready To Die2:05 8Kick In the Door1:49 9Young G’s2:10 10Another1:55 11Going Back to Cali1:51 12Interlude2:03 13Ten Crack Commandments3:00 14Get Money2:06 15Dough (skit)0:38 16I Love the Dough3:10 17Hypnotize3:27 18Long Kiss Goodnight2:12 19Who Shot Ya Its Over1:44 20Outro1:42 | Remix,Mixtape/Street | 2009 | |
| 2010 | History in the Making: Gangsta Grillz EditionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 31 tracks · 1:21:031Intro1:10 2Baggage Claim3:04 3Dopeman (remix)4:36 4Bring the Goons Out (remix)3:43 5Jabari Freestyle1:32 6Some 4 Ur Face3:00 7Flyin Ballons2:32 8Unfriendly Skies3:21 9Lip Singin2:43 10Notta Game3:11 11Kick In the Door1:30 12Bam Bam3:04 13Layin’ ’Em Down1:43 14I Love the Dough2:38 15Shooter3:13 16Thug About2:43 17This Is What You Become2:49 18Figure 41:22 19Shinin’1:42 20Amsterdam2:40 21Love Song, Part 42:03 22Come With Me1:36 23Forever1:55 24Food for Thought4:08 25The Best2:15 26Long Kiss1:35 27Cali2:38 28Ten Crack Commandments3:00 29Show Is Over1:51 30Summer in Brooklyn (Quincy Jones & Cookin’ Soul remix)3:43 31BMF (Cookin’ Soul & Spike Miller remix)4:03 | Compilation,Mixtape/Street | 2010 |
Other · 1
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| 2016 | Wishing (Jersey Club Remix)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:021Wishing (Jersey Club Remix by DJ Jay The Dream)2:02 | 22 May 2016 |
Single · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 2022 | ThanksgivingSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 1:441Thanksgiving1:44 | 17 November 2022 | ||
| 2023 | CBTDSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:351CBTD2:35 | 6 January 2023 | ||
| 2024 | Standin’ on BihnessSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:351Standin’ on Bihness2:35 | 23 February 2024 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | AndaleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 11:471Andale2:49 2Andale (Sped Up)2:24 3Andale (Chopped Not Slopped)3:43 4Andale (instrumental)2:51 | 30 March 2023 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put DJ Drama head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 22 | 83.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 65 | 95.9th |
| Studio albums | 56 | 99.4th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 57 | 99.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 20 | 45.6th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/de23d637-20df-4b15-ae63-263dd5a34f10core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1154079seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Dramabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Image: Dom Brady from Atlanta, Georgia, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1154079 · MusicBrainz: de23d637-20df-4b15-ae63-263dd5a34f10
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