Deric Battiste (better known as DJ D-Wrek) is a American actor, record producer, television personality, and disk jockey who is best known for being the co-host of Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out on MTV, VH1 and MTV2.
Biography[]
Growing up in Northern California's Bay Area (Oakland, Vallejo and Castro Valley), Deric Warren Battiste, professionally known as DJ D-Wrek, is an American DJ, record producer, actor and TV personality. DJ D-Wrek has been an integral part of the creative process of "Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out" and has been the DJ/emcee since its debut on MTV in 2005. After graduating from Castro Valley High School and attending Chabot College in Hayward, CA, DJ D-Wrek moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business. In the mid-1990s, he was signed to Caliber Records as one half of the rap duo Makin' ENZ along with artists like Howard Hewett of the popular 80s R & B group Shalamar. Label budgets prevented an album release, and the duo disbanded in 1996. In 1997, DJ D-Wrek met Nick Cannon through Kel Mitchell of Nickelodeon's "All That" and "Kenan & Kel." The two became good friends immediately and soon began working on song demos that would eventually lead to Nick Cannon's recording contract with Nick/Jive Records in 2000. DJ D-Wrek is also Nick Cannon's tour DJ as well as that of many other artists ranging from E-40 and Too $hort to Big Time Rush and Three 6 Mafia, to name a few. From 1999 to date, DJ D-Wrek has been in over 25 national commercials.
Trivia[]
- He and Nick Cannon were watching 106 & Park when Nick came up with the concept for the show.
- He has appeared in every episode and season of the show except for the "International Women's Day Special" where he was not on the turntables.
- He started working with Nick when he met him through Nick's former All That cast member Kel Mitchell and he has been Nick's DJ since he was doing his television show on Nickelodeon, "The Nick Cannon Show" and has been Nick's main DJ ever since.
- He performed the theme song for the Nickelodeon animated series, Danny Phantom.
- Although he is the house DJ for the show, he does not appear in Wildstyle Remix.