DJ Envy
RaaShaun Casey (born September 3, 1977), known professionally as DJ Envy, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer and radio personality. He is one of the three hosts of the syndicated radio show "The Breakfast Club", alongside Angela Yee and Charlamagne tha God on Power 105.1. Education. Casey graduated from Hampton University in 1999 with a degree in business management. Career. A native of Queens, New York City, DJ Envy, then called DJ Shrimp, was tutored and mentored by neighborhood acquaintance DJ Clue, who introduced him to the mixtape circuit in the mid-1990s. DJ Clue took him  under his wing as he climbed up the disc jockey ranks, and by the early 2000s he was hosting commercials and exclusives for big-name rappers like Hahflamez, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and The Lox. Off of his building reputation in the industry DJ Clue? signed him to his record label Desert Storm. In 2003, he released his debut studio album entitled "". DJ Envy's big break on the radio came when he mixed once a month for Hot 97's show called "Takin' it to the Streets", hosted by Angie Martinez from 12:00 am to 4:00 am, but later  filled in when Martinez became pregnant. He then co-hosted Hot 97's morning show with Miss Jones from 6 am-10 am daily. His run on the morning show ended in July 2008 when Miss Jones moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. DJ Envy spun on his own mix shows on Hot 97 called "The People's Mix" on Saturdays from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm and "The People's Choice Hit List" on Sundays from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. He had a segment on Hot 97 titled "New at 2", where he played the newest hits from 2:00 pm to  2:30 pm. He hosts Hip-Hop Nation's afternoon show on Sirius XM Radio on weekdays from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST and on weekends he used to do a show from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Power 105. On Monday December 6, 2010, DJ Envy, Angela Yee and Charlamagne tha God began hosting the morning show on Power 105 as The Breakfast Club. In September 2016, he voiced support for stop-and-frisk, and later apologized after constant criticism. DJ Envy has made appearances on Juelz Santana's and Lloyd Banks's music video "Beamer Benz or  Bentley" and various television shows, such as "106 & Park", "Entourage", and "Tha Corner", which he hosts on the Music Choice channel. He was featured in the 2006 film "Blood of a Champion", credited as Shadow's enemy friend. He also appeared in The Raw Report of Gucci Mane documentary. On March 21, 2010, DJ Envy took over as VJ of MTV2's Sucker Free Countdown. He recently released a record entitled "Still A Fan" featuring recording artist, songwriter, and producer "Rico Love". This leads many to believe he may be planning a new mixtape or album in the future. He  and his wife Gia Casey host a podcast called "The Casey Crew" that talks about the good, bad, ugly, and beauty of relationships and family. DJ Envy is now an author following the release of his book with his wife, Gia Casey. The couple released a book on April 19, 2022, called, ""Real Life, Real Love: Life Lessons on Joy, Pain, and the Magic That Holds Us Together".DJ Envy interviewed his wife alongside this two co-host on The Breakfast Club to share the release of their book. A car enthusiast, DJ Envy is the founder and curator of  the "Drive your Dreams Car Show" auto show which began Saturday, November 3, 2018, at Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. The second annual event took place On September 7, 2019, at the same venue to occur closer to his birthday both sponsored by Lincoln Tech. After the COVID-19 pandemic canceled events in 2020 the show has returned in 2021 traveling to Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlanta, Georgia, and October 2021 with a car show in Detroit, Mich. About 5,000 people showed up at the TCF Center to witness luxurious cars, souped-up cars, and designer cars owned by  celebrities and Detroit residents. Prior to naming his car show, the "Drive your Dreams Car Show", DJ Envy dubbed his car show as "Carchella".Following a legal notice from Coachella threatening a lawsuit, the DJ dropped the name and reintroduced his car show under the now existing name. "I try to take the car shows to markets I'm already successful in, so we started in the New York/New Jersey area, then we went out to Atlanta, we went to Atlantic City, Philly. … Now we're in Detroit, and next month (December 2021) is a holiday show in Miami , Florida". Autos owned by other celebrities are also featured in the exhibition, including cars courtesy of 50 Cent, Fabolous, Icewear Vezzo, 42 Dugg, and Detroit's Royce da 5'9" and Richard Wershe Jr.(White Boy Rick). The next scheduled show is Sunday, June 19, 2022, at the NRG Park in Houston, Texas. Awards and recognition. On January 24, 2020, Mayor Marty Small of Atlantic City, New Jersey, officially declared January 23, as "Breakfast Club Day" in Atlantic City. DJ Envy was presented separately with an official Key to the City of Atlantic City for his "outstanding efforts to market and promote  Atlantic City." In August 2020, DJ Envy and his "Breakfast Club" co-hosts, Angela Yee and Charlamagne tha God were inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. Personal life. Casey is married to Gia Casey, who is of Chinese-Jamaican heritage. He has been a resident of Kinnelon, New Jersey.