Babu

Born September 17, 1974 in Washington, D.C., USA as Chris Oroc, [b]DJ Babu[/b] is a Filipino-American DJ. One-third of the hip hop group [a=Dilated Peoples] (alongside [a=Rakaa-Iriscience] and [a=Evidence (2)], Babu is also a member of the [a=Beat Junkies] DJ crew, and together with rapper Defari forms the duo [a=The Likwit Junkies]. He lived in Oxnard, California for 1 year, and later moved to the neighboring city of Camarillo.

Babu has won multiple competition titles Including the Vestax World Championships and multiple ITF titles. As a revered battle DJ he has appeared in and hosted numerable videos. Under the name "[a107304]", and produced perhaps the genre's most popular battle record, 1996's Super Duck Breaks, which sold over 10,000 copies.

DJ Babu has also featured on numerous acts alongside groups such as [a=Jurassic 5], [a=Swollen Members] and The [a=Visionaries]. Individually Babu has featured in many other groups as well.

He is also the one responsible for Coining the phrase "TURNTABLIST".