# DJ Laz

Lazaro Mendez, better known by his stage name DJ Laz (born December 2, 1971, in Hollywood, Florida, United States) is a Cuban-American rapper and DJ from Miami, Florida. He hosted his weekday radio show in Miami on WPOW 96.5 FM, branded "Power 96", for 22 years until he left the company in April 2012. Beginning July 4, 2012, the new DJ Laz Morning Show began after arbitration on the newly reformatted WRMA DJ106.7 a Bilingual Dance/Rhythmic formatted station.
He is best known for his limp which came from his battle with polio as a child. Also known for albums DJ Laz and Category 6, which charted on U.S. Billboard album charts. He is also notable for the singles "Journey Into Bass" (1994) and "Move Shake Drop" (2008), which peaked at #56 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The DJ Laz Morning Show on LA 96.3 of Los Angeles and DJ 106.7 of Miami is known for mysteriously getting their hands on exclusive content. DJ Laz is also known for his show's prominent appearance on Fox's television show, Dish Nation.
In July 2012, when Justin Bieber made a 911 call to authorities to report paparazzi that were following him, the DJ Laz Morning Show was the first to obtain Bieber's 911 call, airing it on Los Angeles' LA 96.3.
On Tuesday, September 11, 2012, the DJ Laz Morning Show aired a pre-recorded interview with President Barack Obama. Many Obama critics quickly bashed Obama for making no mention to the September 11 attacks in 2001, despite the fact that the interview was pre-recorded. The White House later made it clear that the call was indeed pre-recorded and was supposed to have been played on Monday, September 10.
On May 5, 2014, DJ Laz was in command of a boat that was stuck on a sand bar in Biscayne Bay. When bystanders got out to push the boat, DJ Laz increased power to the engine and killed a 23-year-old man who had been trying to help, as he was caught by the boat's propeller. DJ Laz was never given a sobriety test and there was no further investigation.
DJ Laz hosted the Morning Show for 97.3 in Miami from August, 2014 until November, 2019. He left in advance of an acquisition, and can currently be found on Sirius XM on Pitbull's Globalization Channel 13.
In 2021, DJ Laz joined Miami's new 1990s station Totally 93.9, hosting weekday afternoons.

## Discography

Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions |
| Year | Title | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | Top Rap Albums | Heatseekers Albums |
| 1991 | D.J. Laz Released: November 26, 1991 Label: Pandisc | 86 | — | — |
| 1993 | Journey Into Bass Released: January 24, 1993 Label: Pandisc | — | — | — |
| 1996 | King Of Bass Released: July 12, 1996 Label: Pandisc | — | — | 46 |
| 1998 | Cruzin' Released: February 24, 1998 Label: Pandisc | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Pimpin Released: January 25, 2000 Label: Pandisc | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Category 6 Released: July 29, 2008 Label: VIP Music/Federal Distribution | 49 | 23 | 18 |
Instrumental albums
* 1994: Bass XXX
* 1996: Bass XXX, Vol. II
* 2001: XXX Breaks
Compilation albums
* 2001: Greatest Hits
* 2004: The Latin Album

### Charted singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | Hot 100 | Hot Rap Songs | Rhythmic | Hot Latin Songs | Album |
| "Journey into Bass" | 1994 | — | 44 | — | — | Journey Into Bass |
| "Move Shake Drop" (featuring Casely & Flo Rida) | 2008 | 56 | — | 40 | 49 | Category 6 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||
Other singles
* 1991: "Mami El Negro"
* 1992: "Moments in Bass"
* 1992: "Latin Rhythm"
* 1992: "Hump All Night"
* 1995: "Shake It Up"
* 1996: "Esa Morena"
* 1998: "Sabrosura"
* 1998: "Negra Chula"
* 1999: "Get Your Ass Off Stage"
* 2000: "The Red Alert Project"
* 2000: "Ki Ki Ri Bu"
* 2000: "Facina"
* 2008: "She Can Get It"
* 2009: "I Made It to the U.S.A."
* 2010: "Alcoholic" (featuring Pitbull)
* 2011: "You Got Me Going" (featuring Vein)