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 DJ Felli Fel in 2016 | |
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| Birth name | James Andrew Reigart |
| Born | (1970-09-03)September 3, 1970 (age 54) Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Origin | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Website | fellifel |
James Andrew Reigart[1] (born September 3, 1970), better known by his stage nameDJ Felli Fel, is an American club and radioDJ for Los Angeles'sPower 106, as well as a record producer andhype man. He is also a member ofThe Americanos and The Heavy Hitters DJs.
His debut single, "Get Buck in Here" (featuringAkon,Puff Daddy,Ludacris, andLil Jon), was released in 2007 and peaked at number 41 on theBillboard Hot 100. Its success lead to a joint-venture record deal withSo So Def Recordings andThe Island Def Jam Music Group. He also released the follow-up singles: "Finer Things" (featuringJermaine Dupri,Kanye West,Fabolous andNe-Yo) and "Feel It" (featuringSean Paul,Pitbull,Flo Rida andT-Pain) in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
Reigart was born inRock Hill, South Carolina and grew up in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Dallas. While a teenager in Dallas, he began spinning turntables for house parties. His radio career began on Dallas radio stationK104 andWaco, Texas Spanish-language stationKHCK.[2] Later, he joined the Los Angeles hip-hop stationPower 106.[1] At Power 106, he hosts theFelli Fel Show on Saturday evenings.[2]
He had a cameo role as himself in the 2003 filmMalibu's Most Wanted.[3] In 2007, he signed withIsland Def Jam/So So Def.[4] His debut album for the label is tentatively titledGo DJ!.[1][5] Singles for the album included "Finer Things" withJermaine Dupri,Kanye West,Fabolous, andNe-Yo; "Get Buck in Here" withDiddy,Akon,Lil Jon, andLudacris;[6] and "Feel It" withSean Paul,Pitbull,Flo Rida, andT-Pain. DJ Felli Fel was also featured on the soundtrack of the gameMidnight Club: Los Angeles, with his song "Get Buck in Here". He released the single "Boomerang" featuring Pitbull, Akon, and Jermaine Dupri. The track has been remixed by DJ Vice in 2011.
On April 22, 2013, he released his brand new single toiTunes titled "Reason To Hate" which features singerNe-Yo and rappersTyga andWiz Khalifa. It was co-produced byNed Cameron.
Felli is currently a member ofThe Americanos, a DJ group from Los Angeles whose singles "BlackOut" and "In My Foreign" have been featured in films ("BlackOut" was featured inWe Are Your Friends andOffice Christmas Party and "In My Foreign" was featured inXXX: Return of Xander Cage).
| Title | Details |
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| Go DJ! |
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School Dance as Himself
Def Jam Fight for NY as Announcer
Malibu's Most Wanted as Himself
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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| US | US R&B | US Rap | CAN | NLD | |||||
| "Get Buck in Here" (featuringDiddy,Akon,Ludacris andLil Jon) | 2007 | 41 | 72 | 13 | 58 | — |
| Non-album singles | |
| "Finer Things" (featuringKanye West,Jermaine Dupri,Fabolous andNe-Yo) | 2008 | 101 | 80 | 8 | — | — | |||
| "Feel It" (featuringT-Pain,Sean Paul,Flo Rida andPitbull) | 2009 | — | — | 23 | — | 40 | |||
| "I Wanna Get Drunk" (featuringThree 6 Mafia,Lil Jon andFatman Scoop) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Boomerang" (featuringAkon,Pitbull andJermaine Dupri) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | 34 | |||
| "It's Your Birthday B!tch" (featuringLil Jon andJessie Malakouti) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Reason to Hate"[8] (featuringNe-Yo,Tyga andWiz Khalifa) | 2013 | — | 58 | 21 | — | — | |||
| "Have Some Fun" (featuringCee-Lo,Juicy J andPitbull) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| US | |||
| "Do You Like...?" (Bosko featuring DJ Felli Fel) | 2006 | — | That Fire |
| "I'm Toe Up (Remix)" (Problem featuring DJ Felli Fel,DJ Quik,Kurupt,Terrace Martin andSnoop Dogg) | 2008 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Diamonds & Patron" (Tino Cochino featuringPaul Wall, DJ Felli Fel and DJ Class) | 2009 | — | |
| "BlackOut" (as 1/3 ofThe Americanos) (featuringLil Jon,Tyga,Juicy J) | 2015 | — | Non-album singles |
| "In My Foreign" (as 1/3 ofThe Americanos) (featuringLil Yachty,Nicky Jam,French Montana, andTy Dolla Sign) | 2016 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
| Year | Group | Award | Result |
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| 2008 | BET Hip Hop Award | DJ of the Year | Nominated |
