DJ Jubilee is originally from St. Thomas Projects in the 10th ward, in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans is a graduate of Walter L. Cohen High School and Grambling State University in Grambling, LA. He started off DJ Block parties in the St. Thomas Projects, and the surrounding neighborhoods Uptown and eventually created his own brand of Bounce Music which took off across the Gulf Coast region.
Music career
DJ Jubilee, also known as “The King of Bounce” began DJing at house parties and block parties in 1990. He achieved significant recognition for his 1990 cassette single Do The Jubilee AllTake Fo' Records.[1] This song contains the first recorded use of the word 'twerk'.[2]
DJ Jubilee's 1998 album Take It To the St. ThomasTake Fo' Records debuted at #61 on Billboard’s Top R&B albums chart for the week of May 9, 1998.[3]
In November 2013, DJ Jubilee headlined the first bounce show to be performed at New Orleans' Preservation Hall with the Big Easy Bounce Band.[4][5]