Birth name Derrick Jones Genres Hip-hop, soul | Name Derrick Jones Children Ashli Jones Role Disc jockey · d-nice.com | |
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Born June 19, 1970 (age 53) ( 1970-06-19 ) Occupation(s) Rapper, Beatboxer, Photographer, Singer Associated acts Boogie Down ProductionsKRS-OneScott La RockNaughty by NatureToo $hort Similar People Malinda Williams, Scott La Rock, Mekhi Phifer, KRS‑One, Kool DJ Red Alert Profiles | ||
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Derrick Jones (born June 19, 1970), better known by his stage name D-Nice, is an American disc jockey, beatboxer, rapper, producer and photographer who began his career in the mid-1980s with the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. He discovered Kid Rock in 1988, landing him a deal with Jive Records.
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Career
D-Nice currently works as a DJ as well as a photographer. He shot the album covers for albums such as Carl Thomas' 2007 album So Much Better and Pharoahe Monch's 2011 album W.A.R. (We Are Renegades).
Personal life
He has a daughter, Ashli Lyric Jones (born 1996), from a previous relationship and a daughter named Dylan Coleman-Jones with Kelli M. Coleman, Executive Vice President for GlobalHue. In August 2008 he married actress Malinda Williams but the couple separated in October 2009. In February 2010 the couple filed for divorce and the divorce was finalized on June 14, 2010.