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{{Short description|American DJ and producer (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = DJ Clue
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| birth_name        = Ernesto Shaw Jr.
| alias             = {{hlist|MC Drama|Clueminatti<ref>https://www.hiphopnostalgia.com/2017/05/dj-clue-cluemanatti-1997.html</ref>}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1975|1|8}}
| birth_place       = [[Queens]], [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| death_place       = 
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[East Coast hip-hop]]
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
* Disc jockey
* record producer
* radio personality
* record executive
}}
| years_active      = 1995–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Def Jam]]
* [[Desert Storm Records|Desert Storm]]
* [[Roc-A-Fella Records|Roc-A-Fella]]
}}
| associated_acts   = {{flatlist|
* [[Ken Duro Ifill|Duro]]
* [[Fabolous]]
* [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]]
* [[Joe Budden]]
* [[Murder Inc. (rap group)|Murder Inc.]] 
* [[Mýa]]
* [[N.O.R.E.]]
}}
| website           = 
}}

'''Ernesto Shaw''' (born January 8, 1975), better known as '''DJ Clue''' (often stylized as '''DJ Clue?'''),{{r|drive}} is an American [[disc jockey]] (DJ), record producer, radio personality and record executive.

== Early life ==
DJ Clue was born in [[Queens]], New York City to [[Panamanian]] and [[Jamaicans|Jamaican]] immigrants.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=djclue |number=1464967303790592|date=November 7, 2010 |title="I'm Spanish and Jamaican/Black..so I can joke on both Fuck that"}}</ref>

== Career ==
DJ Clue has his own program, titled "Desert Storm Radio", every Monday to Friday 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, on [[WWPR-FM|Power 105.1]] in New York.{{r|drive}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopwired.com/2012/08/03/dj-clue-desert-storm-radio-the-takeover-download/|title=DJ Clue – Desert Storm Radio: The Takeover [DOWNLOAD] – Hip-Hop Wired|work=Hip-Hop Wired|date=August 3, 2012|access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> Prior to this, he disc-jockeyed at [[WQHT|Hot 97]], until 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allhiphop.com/2006/04/06/dj-clue-leaves-hot-97-for-rival-power-105/|title=AllHipHop » DJ Clue Leaves Hot 97 For Rival Power 105|work=[[AllHipHop]]|date=April 6, 2006|access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| first =Joe| last =Coscarelli| title =For Hip-Hop Radio and Its Voices, Change Is on the Air| quote ="I've been here for a lot of transitions," Mr. [[Ebro Darden|Darden]] said in an interview, citing the departures of previous Hot 97 luminaries like D.J. Clue and [[DJ Envy|D.J. Envy]].| newspaper =[[The New York Times]]| date =February 13, 2015| url =https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/14/arts/music/hot-97-a-hip-hop-pioneer-on-radio-reaches-a-crossroads.html| access-date = August 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopwired.com/2009/12/03/dj-envy-leaves-hot-97-moves-to-power-105-1-fm/|title=DJ Envy Leaves Hot 97, Moves To Power 105.1 FM|work=Hip-Hop Wired|date=December 3, 2009|access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2006/05/dj-clue-burning-questions/|title=DJ Clue Burning Questions – XXL|date=May 2, 2006 }}</ref>

In 1998, DJ Clue founded [[Desert Storm Records]], a record label, with his childhood friends Skane Dolla (manager) and recording engineer [[Ken Duro Ifill]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GxQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Desert+Storm+Records+dj+clue+1998&pg=PA36|title=Desert Storm Launches Fabolous by Rashaun Hall|magazine=Billboard|date=September 8, 2001|access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref>

In 1999, DJ Clue took part in the Hard Knock Life Tour, including a stop in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000203211302/http://chartattack.com/road/reviews/1999/19990315-hardknock.html "Live Reviews: The Hard Knock Life Tour with Jay-Z, DMX, Method Man, Redman, DJ Clue March 9, 1999 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON"]}}. ''Chart Attack'', Sean K. Robb</ref>

In 2005, DJ Clue appeared as himself in the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'', hosting a fictional hip-hop radio station ''[[The Liberty Jam]]''.

== Discography ==
{{Main|DJ Clue discography}}

=== Albums ===
* ''[[The Professional (album)|The Professional]]'' (1998)
* ''[[The Professional 2]]'' (2001)
* ''[[The Professional 3]]'' (2006)

=== Soundtracks ===
* ''[[Backstage: A Hard Knock Life|DJ Clue? Presents: Backstage Mixtape]]'' (2000)

=== Remixes ===
* "Heartbreaker" (featuring [[Da Brat]] & [[Missy Elliott]]) – Mariah Carey (1999)
* "[[Thank God I Found You]]/Make It Last Forever" (featuring [[Joe (singer)|Joe]] & [[Nas (rapper)|Nas]]) – Mariah Carey (1999)
* "[[It's Gonna Be Me]]" – [[*NSYNC]] (2000)
* "[[The Best of Me (Mýa song)|Best of Me Part II]]" – [[Mýa]] (featuring [[Jay-Z]]) (2000)
* "[[U Remind Me]] " (featuring [[Blu Cantrell]] and [[Method Man]])- [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] (2001)
* "Keeping It Gangsta" (featuring Styles P, Jadakiss, M.O.P.) - Fabolous (2001)<ref>{{Cite web |title=genius |url=https://genius.com/Fabolous-keepin-it-gangsta-remix-lyrics}}</ref>
* "[[Overnight Celebrity]]" (featuring [[Kanye West]], [[Cam'ron]] and [[50 Cent]]) – [[Twista]] (2005)
* "Mesmerized" (featuring Nas) – [[Faith Evans]] (2005)
* "How to Deal" – [[Frankie J]] (2005)
* "[[We Belong Together (Mariah Carey song)|We Belong Together]]" (featuring [[Styles P.]] and [[Jadakiss]]) – [[Mariah Carey]] (2005)
* "[[Shake It Off (Mariah Carey song)|Shake It Off]]" (featuring [[Jay-Z]] and [[Young Jeezy]]) – [[Mariah Carey]] (2005)
* "[[One Wish (Ray J song)|One Wish]]" (featuring [[Fabolous]]) – [[Ray J]] (2005)
* "[[Don't Forget About Us]]" featuring [[Styles P.]] and [[Fabolous]]) – [[Mariah Carey]] (2006)
* "[[Ride for You]]" – [[Danity Kane]] (2006)
* "[[You Should Be My Girl]]" – [[Sammie]] (featuring [[Sean P]]) (2006)

== Production ==
* "From Marcy to Hollywood (feat. Sauce Money and Memphis Bleek) - Jay-Z (1998)<ref>{{Cite web |title=genius |url=https://genius.com/Jay-z-from-marcy-to-hollywood-lyrics}}</ref>
* "Thugs R Us" - N.O.R.E. (1998)<ref>{{Cite web |title=genius |url=https://genius.com/Dj-clue-thugs-r-us-lyrics}}</ref>
* "Mathematics (Esta Loca)" [feat. DJ Clue] - [[N.O.R.E.]] (1998)<ref>{{Cite web |title=genius |url=https://genius.com/Nore-mathematics-esta-loca-lyrics}}</ref>
* "Ryde or Die" (feat. Ruff Ryders) - 1999<ref>{{Cite web |title=genius |url=https://genius.com/Ruff-ryders-ryde-or-die-lyrics}}</ref>
* "[[Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song)|Heartbreaker]]" (featuring [[Jay-Z]]) – [[Mariah Carey]] (1999)
* "Dope Man" – [[Jay-z]] (1999)
* "I'll Buss Em You Punish Em" (featuring Rakim) - [[Canibus]] (2000)<ref>{{Cite web |title=spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/6YV2zzKPz2SUPDk7kopeC0}}</ref>
* "[[Superwoman Pt. II]]" (featuring Fabolous) – [[Lil' Mo]] (2001)
* "Fuck That" - Bathgate (2001)<ref>{{Cite web |title=genius |url=https://genius.com/Bathgate-fuck-that-lyrics}}</ref>
* "So Hot" - [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]] (2001)<ref>{{Cite web |title=genius |url=https://genius.com/Foxy-brown-so-hot-lyrics}}</ref>
* "We Got It All" - [[Ray J]] (2001)<ref>{{Cite web |title=genius |url=https://genius.com/Ray-j-i-got-it-all-lyrics}}</ref>
* "Blood Type" - [[Tragedy Khadafi]] (2001)<ref>{{Cite web |title=genius |url=https://genius.com/Tragedy-khadafi-blood-type-lyrics}}</ref>
* "Click & Spark"; "Keepin' It Gangsta"; "Ride for This" (feat. Ja Rule); "Trade It All" (feat. Jagged Edge); "Take You Home" (feat. Lil Mo)<ref>{{Cite web |title=genius |url=https://genius.com/albums/Fabolous/Ghetto-fabolous}}</ref>
* "[[Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (song)|Last Night a DJ Saved My Life]]" (featuring [[Busta Rhymes]] and [[Fabolous]]); "Dont Stop Funkin' 4 Jamaica" (feat. Mystikal)<ref>{{Cite web |title=genius |url=https://genius.com/Mariah-carey-dont-stop-funkin-4-jamaica-lyrics}}</ref> – [[Mariah Carey]] (2001)
* "Fresh From Yard" (featuring Lil Kim) - Beenie Man (2002)<ref>{{Cite web |title=genius |url=https://genius.com/Beenie-man-fresh-from-yard-lyrics}}</ref>
* "We Thugs (My Niggas) [feat. The Lox] - Styles P (2002)<ref>{{Cite web |title=spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/1EyaxiY2Zpmd1JpgWieINy}}</ref>
* "We Fly" (featuring Ja Rule, Lil Vita & Lil Mo) - [[DJ Envy]] (2003)<ref>{{Cite web |title=genius |url=https://genius.com/Ja-rule-we-fly-lyrics}}</ref>
* "Up On Things" (feat. Snoop Dogg); "Into You (feat. Tamia); Throwback - Fabolous (2003)
* "Rich Friday" (featuring [[Future (rapper)|Future]], [[Nicki Minaj]], [[Juelz Santana]] & [[French Montana]]) – The Professional Pt. 4 (2013)

== References ==
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<ref name=drive>{{cite web|last1=Jacobs|first1=Shayna|title=Charges dismissed against DJ Clue after he proves he didn't know his driver's license was suspended|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/charges-dismissed-dj-clue-proves-didn-driver-license-suspended-article-1.1427834|work=New York Daily News|date=August 15, 2013 |access-date=June 20, 2015}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{Discogs artist|DJ Clue}}
* {{AllMusic|id=p353742}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110528081255/http://www.desertstormmusic.com/ Desert Storm Records]

{{Roc-A-Fella Records}}
{{Def Jam Recordings}}

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