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Defari
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| Defari | ||
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 Defari on the cover of his 2003 album, Odds & Evens
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | D.A. Johnson Jr. | |
| Also known as | Heru or Ruby | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California | |
| Genre(s) | Hip Hop/Rap | |
| Occupation(s) | World Famous MC | |
| Instrument(s) | Voice | |
| Years active | 1995 - present | |
| Label(s) | Tommy Boy Records High Times Records Abb Records |
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| Associated acts |
Westcoast Kings Likwit MCs Dilated Peoples Crew Expansion Team Soundsystem |
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D.A. Johnson Jr., better known by his stage name Defari, is a West Coast hip hop artist. He is in the Likwit Junkies, a rap duo with DJ Babu of Dilated Peoples. He was born at UCLA Hospital in Los Angeles, California, and later attended the University of California, Berkeley. He began DJing as a young kid in 1982. He was more focused on emceeing, and by 1995, released his first single. With the help of E-Swift of Tha Alkaholiks and Evidence of Dilated Peoples, by 1999, Defari recorded his first album.
He has made a legendary worldwide name for himself as one of the better modern indie hip hop|underground rappers with his three albums; Focused Daily, Odds & Evens and Street Music.
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| Album cover | Album information |
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Focused Daily
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Odds & Evens |
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Street Music |
| Album cover | Album information |
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The L.J.'s |
| Likwit Crew |
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| Groups |
| Barbershop MC's | Lootpack | Tha Alkaholiks |
| Members |
| Barbershop Chocolate Tye | Barbershop Drevin | Barbershop SK | Chuck Hustle | Declaime | Defari | DJ Romes | E-Swift | J. Wells | J-Ro | King Tee | Madlib | Montageone | Phil Da Agony | Styliztik Jones | Tash | The Barber Kiz | Wildchild | Xzibit |
| Albums |
| Act a Fool | At Your Own Risk | Tha Triflin' Album | 21 & Over | Coast II Coast | IV Life | At the Speed of Life | Likwidation | 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz | Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection | Soundpieces: Da Antidote | Rap Life | Focused Daily | Restless | Andsoitissaid | X.O. Experience | Thy Kingdom Come | Man Vs. Machine | Blunted in the Bomb Shelter Mix | Secondary Protocol | Shades of Blue | Odds & Evens | People Person | Aromatic | Conversations With Dudley | The Ruthless Chronicles | Weapons of Mass Destruction | Firewater | Street Music | Full Circle |