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Kid Capri
Background information
Birth name David Anthony Love Jr.
Born (1967-02-07) February 7, 1967 (age 57)
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Origin The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupations
  • DJ
  • rapper
  • producer
Years active 1987–present
Labels
Associated acts Big L, Jay-Z, DJ AM, Nas, KRS-One, Warren G, Big Pun, The Lox, Snoop Dogg, Foxy Brown, Kendrick Lamar

David Anthony Love Jr. (better known as Kid Capri; born February 7, 1967) is an American DJ and rapper.

Early life

Kid Capri was born in Brooklyn but spent most of his youth in the Bronx. His humble roots can be traced back to his parents' home in the Bronx, where eight-year-old David Anthony Love would scratch records on his father's old Zenith stereo system. As soon as he was old enough, he hit the pavement and caught a buzz hustling his DJ mixtapes on the streets and performing local gigs.

Career

Kid Capri starred in the HBO series, Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam. In 2017, he returned for the Netflix Def Comedy Jam’s 25th Anniversary Special. He has produced tracks for artists such as Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Madonna, Heavy D, and 50 Cent. He has toured with Jay-Z, Aaliyah, Salt-N-Pepa, Timbaland, and most recently RBRM. He produced a song on Jay-Z's album, Hard Knock Life. ..... Kid premiered his vocals at Jennifer Lopez's Jennifer Lopez: All I Have Las Vegas residency, which lasted from 2016 to 2018, during the portion of her show dedicated to The Bronx.

Kid Capri deejayed for seven seasons of Def Comedy Jam. He produced tracks for Boogie Down Productions, Heavy D, Big L and Grand Puba. He eventually released an LP on Warner Brothers Records titled The Tape in 1991. He appeared in the film Who's the Man? in 1993. In 1997, Kid Capri signed with the Track Masters' Columbia Records-distributed label after he appeared on the 1997 Puff Daddy and the Family World Tour. He subsequently released Soundtrack to the Streets in 1998.

Kid Capri was involved in his own record label, No Kid'n Records. On July 29, 2007, Kid Capri made an appearance during Rock the Bells 2007 as Rakim's DJ. Kid Capri also made an appearance as Rakim's DJ during the Rock the Bells 2008 show on July 19, 2008, in Tinley Park, Illinois.

Kid was featured as lead judge on Smirnoff's Master of the Mix, the BET reality TV competition in search of the nation's best DJ. In March 2012, Kid was commissioned to remix "Masterpiece", an exclusive track featured on the special Smirnoff Nightlife Edition of Madonna's album, MDNA. Kid was also featured on Kendrick Lamar's song "ELEMENT." in which he has vocal parts in the intro and closing.

During the 2018 Global Spin Awards, which was held during NBA All-Star weekend, Kid received the Red Award in honor of DJ Red Alert from Snoop Dogg.

On May 15, 2021, Kid Capri was a Bronx Walk of Fame inductee.

In 2022, Kid released his third studio album titled The Love, marking his return after a 25-year hiatus. The Love features Capri's daughter, R&B singer Vina Love.

Kid has been featured multiple times on the We TV show Growing Up Hip Hop: New York, which debuted in 2019.

Kid collaborated with The Hoodies, brothers E-Class and Young Poppa, to produce the Hidden Gems album in 2023.

The 2003 BET Awards Tribute to Jam Master Jay honored slain Run-DMC DJ member with an all-star mix-off, which included Kid Capri as host and DJ on the decks. Twenty years later at the 2023 BET Awards, Kid Capri hosted and curated Hip-Hop's 50th Anniversary segment.

Until the fall of 2023, Kid continued to host "The Block Party" on SiriusXM FLY every weekend.

Discography

Albums and mixtapes

Kid Capri's albums and mixtapes are given below.

Year Title Artists Label Type
1989 Classic 6/20/89 Tape Kingz DJ mix: Cassette, Mixed, Mixtape
1989 Live At The Castle 11/11/1989 Kim's Videos DJ mix: Cassette, Mixed
1990 4/11/1990 Kim's Videos DJ mix: Cassette, Mixed
1991 The Tape Cold Chillin', Warner Bros. Records album
1991 Apollo / Shout Outs Cold Chillin', Warner Bros. Records single
1991 H.E.A.L. (Human Education Against Lies) M.C. Lyte, Queen Latifah, KRS-One, Ms. Melodie, Run D.M.C., Jam Master Jay, Harmony (3), Kid Capri, Big Daddy Kane, L.L. Cool J., Freddie Foxxx Elektra single
1991 Joke's On You Jack Cold Chillin', Warner Bros. Records single
1991 12/3/1991 Kim's Videos DJ mix: Cassette, Mixed
1991 Live At The Q Club 3/1/1991 DJ mix: Cassette, Mixed
1997 Black Nostaljack (Aka Come On) Profile Records single
1998 Soundtrack to the Streets Track Masters, Columbia album
1998 Follow Me / Creepin Track Masters, Columbia single
1998 Unify Kid Capri ft. Snoop Doggy Dogg & Slick Rick Columbia, Track Masters single
1998 Soundtrack To The Streets Sampler Columbia single
1999 52 Beats DJ mix
2000 The Alone Re-Mix Doo Wop & Kid Capri Not On Label single
2001 Party Don't Stop Luke ft. Kid Capri & Jiggie single
2001 Cornerstone Mixtape: Best Of 2001, vol. 35 Kid Capri, DJ Spinbad, DJ Green Lantern, DJ Revolution, various Cornerstone Promotion compilation
2005 Get Me@This Party Diana King & Sarah ft. Kid Kapri Columbia, Track Masters single
2010 Old School Mix Tape No Kid'n Records CD, Mixtape
2017 No Sleep: D.J. Kid Capri - Live At The Building 1990 No Sleep DJ mix: Cassette, Mixed, Mixtape
2022 The Love
Unknown The Classic Collection... Old School vol. 1 compilation
Unknown The Classic Collection... Old School vol. 2 compilation
Unknown The Untouchables Kay Slay & Kid Capri MasterTapes Cassette, Mixed
Unknown Got It Going On Superdupe Recording Cassette, Mixed, Mixtape
Unknown Old School vol. 1 Tape Kingz
Unknown Old School vol. 2 Tape Kingz
Unknown Old School vol. 3 Tape Kingz
Unknown Slow Jam Mix Kim's Videos DJ mix: Cassette, Mixed

Features

Year Title Artists Notes
1992 Back It Up ft. Grand Puba
1995 Put It On ft. Big L
1996 Da Kid Himself; Hip 2 da Game ft. Lord Finesse
Fox Boogie ft. Foxy Brown
1997 Black Nostaljack (A.K.A. Come On) [Kid Capri Mix Tape Remix] ft. Camp Lo, RUN
Intro ft. Diamond D
1998 Fiesta ft. N.O.R.E.
IT;S LIKE THAT ft. Jay-Z
2000 The Club ft. Tony Touch, D.I.T.C.
2003 The Champions ft. Kay Slay
2007 We Celebrate ft. Ghostface Killah
Get Me at This Party ft. Sarah and Diana King
2015 To ... a Butterfly ft. Kendrick Lamar
2019 Bend and Stretch ft. DJ Bobby Black and DJ Mars
2020 Spread the Love (The Re-Do) ft. Take 6
2023 Get It, Get It ft. Black Rob
2023 Come Too Far ft. Dave East
2024 Hoodstar ft. Redman, Faith Evans

Filmography

Videos

  • "Crossover" (1992 off EPMD's Business Never Personal)
  • "DWYCK" (1992 off GangStarr's Hard to Earn)
  • "Put It On" (1995 off Big L's Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous)
  • "We Celebrate" (2007 off Ghostface Killah's The Big Doe Rehab)

Cameos and roles in film

  • Who's the Man? as himself (1993)
  • A Get2Gether as Dee Jay (2005)
  • Def Comedy Jam 25 as himself (2017)
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