DJ Rap


Charissa Saverio, and better known as DJ Rap, is a British drum and bass, house music and progressive electronic music producer and DJ.
While the majority of her work is in the jungle style, her more successful work is in traditional electronic music. DJ Rap has been voted the #1 female DJ in the world by Shejay. She owns, records for, runs and A&Rs two record labels Propa Talent and Impropa Talent. She is also a producer, model and actress.

Biography

DJ Rap grew up all over the world and was born in Singapore, daughter of an Italian father and an Irish-Malaysian mother. The family moved to Southampton, England, when Saverio was a teenager. She later lived in Walthamstow, East London for quite some time before she became a DJ.
She has worked as an engineer and produced many hits, often collaborating with other artists. After being the first artist on the scene to self-release her first CD, she signed to Sony along with Grooverider and Leftfield.
Her most well-known artist album, Learning Curve, was released in 1999 to critical acclaim, and resulted in several stylized music videos, including two versions of "Good to Be Alive" and "Bad Girl", a song about having to be a strong woman to survive in today's world. Rolling Stone gave Learning Curve three and a half stars, stating "this is the record Madonna wanted to make". Learning Curve went on to sell over a million copies bringing her total sales to over three million worldwide, including her successful compilation sales including Journeys by DJ, Propa Classics Vol. 1 and 2, Brave New World, Armani Exchange CHEMISTRY and Touching Bass, Bulletproof, Up All Night, which have all crossed many genres and has become her trademark.
Since Learning Curve, Saverio has focused more on DJ set CDs, including Touching Bass, a double-album set with drum and bass and breaks tracks.

Other artists

DJ Rap has also done vocals for several artists, including BT and Art of Trance. She once appeared in a commercial for Twix chocolate bars.

Other media

Albums