DJ Envy

About

RaaShaun Casey (born September 3, 1977), known professionally as DJ Envy, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, and radio personality. He is one of the three hosts of the syndicated radio show The Breakfast Club, alongside Charlamagne tha God, on Power 105.1.

Casey graduated from Hampton University in 1999 with a degree in business management.

A native of Queens, New York City, DJ Envy, then called DJ Shrimp, was tutored and mentored by neighborhood acquaintance DJ Clue, who introduced him to the mixtape circuit in the mid-1990s. DJ Clue took him under his wing to assist in his success as a disc jockey. By the early 2000s, he was hosting commercials and exclusives for other established artists that include Hahflamez, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and The Lox. He then was signed to DJ Clue’s record label Desert Storm. In 2003, he released his debut studio album entitled The Desert Storm Mixtape: Blok Party, Vol. 1.
DJ Envy began mixing once a month for Hot 97 show, “Takin’ it to the Streets”, hosted by Angie Martinez from 12 am to 4 am, but later filled in when Martinez became pregnant. He then co-hosted Hot 97’s morning show with Miss Jones from 6 am to…