At the Sony Studios in midtown Manhattan DJ Envy played tracks from “DJ ENVY BLOK PARTY Vol. 1 — The Desert Storm Mixtape.” DJ Clue and Skane Dollar, Envy’s two bosses also mingled with the mainly media and DJ-heavy crowd. Clue produced a few joints on the CD, Envy about 4, plus Erick Sermon, Just Blaze and more. The CD features exclusive new tracks from Jay-Z (“H.O.V.A.”), Styles P (“What, Where, Why, When”), Redman (“So Vicious”), Petey Pablo (“Yes Sir”), Cash Money (“Big Things”), Busta Rhymes, Foxy Brown, Ja Rule, DMX, Mobb Deep, The Lunatics, Jagged Edge and remixes of 50 Cent’s “Wanksta” and Joe Buddens’ “Focus” with LL Cool J.
DJ Envy grew up on the same block in Queens as DJ Clue. The two posed for pictures after Envy told the crowd Clue was his harshest critic. “DJ ENVY BLOK PARTY Vol. 1 — The Desert Storm Mixtape” is a joint Desert Storm/Epic release and features Desert Storm artists Fabolous, Joe Budden and Paul Cain.
A two-time TDK Just-O Mix Tape Award winner, DJ Envy has been in the game for more than a minute. He is president and CEO of BLOK Entertainment, which has produced tracks for Foxy, Def Squad, Funkmaster Flex, DMX as well as the movie “Exit Wounds.” “DJ ENVY BLOK PARTY Vol. 1 — The Desert Storm Mixtape” hits stores February 4, 2003.
