DJ Eclipse, renowned indie Hip Hop tastemaker, first gained national notoriety while djing for 3rd Bass front man MC Serch in the early 90's. His reputation proceeded to grow when given the opportunity to fill in for Stretch Armstrong on his weekly 89.9 radio show on WKCR (and later on Stretch's Hot 97 show) and then also for Mayhem on 89.1 WNYU whenever the two DJ's were unavailable. He joined Wild Pitch Records in 1994 and became the National Director of Retail Promotion until their closing. Then in '95, DJ Jab, the owner of a small basement record store called Fat Beats, brought Eclipse in to help out on weekends. It wasn't long before Fat Beats became a worldwide company with Eclipse overseeing all of their retail operations.
Around this time, NY also saw the birth of Eclipse's seminal crew Non Phixion, which played a pivotal role in the indie renaissance of the mid 90's. During these years, Eclipse established himself as the "go to" DJ for all the local Hip Hop events at clubs such as Wetlands, S.O.B.'s, Vinyl and most notably, Tramps. In '97, after spinning at many of the "Break Beats" parties at The Point in the Bronx, Crazy Legs put Eclipse down with the legendary Rock Steady Crew as one of the RSC DJs.
In March of 1998, Eclipse started "The Halftime Show" with then partners DJ Riz and Lynn Gonzalez to bring NYC the best Hip Hop radio show possible. E can still be heard on 89.1 WNYU with his new team consisting of DJ Skizz, Petey Cologne & Marz One every Wednesday night from 10:30 PM - 1:00 AM (EST). Still playing the best of underground and mainstream music as well as interviews with Hip Hop's legends and up and comers, Eclipse continues in the tradition of what listeners expect to hear from NY radio.
As a producer, some of Eclipse's notable credits include remixes for O.C. ("Time's Up" & "Born 2 Live"), Nas, N-Tyce and The Modern Jazz Quartet ("Rebop-The Savoy Remixes"). He's also released a DJ break 12" for AV8 Records and a couple others for Nervous Records under the moniker Brooklyn Slumlordz (along with DJ Riz & DJ Skribble). Aside from production, you can also find Eclipse's credits on numerous records for lending his scratch techniques to choruses.
Now in 2009, with Non Phixion in the past, Eclipse can be found operating Uncle Howie Records with former NP front man ILL BILL. In addition, Eclipse manages the new collective which Bill is a part of known as La Coka Nostra also consisting of Everlast, Danny Boy, DJ Lethal & Slaine. E's dedication for playing and breaking real rap records on the air landed him a "fill in" slot on DJ Premier's "Live From HeadQCourterz" Sirius XM radio show whenever Preem's on tour. The two have also started a monthly party entitled "Like They Used To Say" which goes down every 3rd Monday of the month at APT in New York City. All this has brought Eclipse to gain his own show on Sirius XM called "Rap Is Outta Control" which airs every Sunday night on the Hip Hop Nation channel. And Fat Beats, of course, still plays a big role in Eclipse's day to day as he can usually be found at the NY store location at 406 6th Avenue above the bagel shop.
Eclipse! been luvin the halftime show downloads from UGHH.com! wish we had radio like that over here. cant wait for the 12th aniversary show nxt yr. keep doing your thing. peace
Yo whats good eclipse rap outta control every sunday night is my favorite shit 2 listen 2 in st.louis!!!!!!!! Tha show last night was off the chain!!!!!!!!! I am allways listening every sunday keep up the good work man.- matt from st.louis
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