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D.A. Johnson Jr.
, also known as Defari
, is a West Coast hip hop artist. Primarily, he is a solo artist, additionally he is a member of the Likwit Junkies, a rap duo with DJ Babu of Dilated Peoples. He was born at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He 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 "Bionic" on Oakland based ABB Records. With the help of E-Swift of Tha Alkaholiks, by 1999, Defari recorded his first album, released on Tommy Boy Records. [1]
Defari taught world history and geography at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California, and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley. and a master's degree from Columbia University [2] in New York City. He stopped teaching in 1998 and he currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
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DEFARI TICKETS
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Discography
Solo
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Focused Daily
- Released: February 9, 1999
- Record Label: Tommy Boy Records
- Singles: "Bionic"/Change & Switch", "People's Choice"/"Bottom Line", "Never Lose Touch"/"People's Choice", "Likwit Connection"/"Keep It on the Rise"
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Odds & Evens
- Released: July 15, 2003
- Record Label: High Times Records
- Singles: "Spell My Name", "Behold My Life (Remix)"/"Extra Thump"
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Street Music
- Released: August 8, 2006
- Record Label: ABB Records
- Singles: "The Bizness","Make My Own", "We've Been Doin' This"
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With Likwit Junkies
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The L.J.'s
- Released: March 22, 2005
- Record Label: ABB Records
- Singles: "Keep Doin It"/"S.C.A.N.S.", "One Day Away"/"Strength in Numbers", "The Hop"/"Dark Ends"
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References
- **Defari.Net**
- http://books.google.com/books?id=Wr1lmklsD8QC&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103&dq=defari+columbia&source=web&ots=U
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