About DJ LAZ
- Host of the weekday “Morning Pimp Show” on Miami’s Power 96 (WPOW FM 96.5) in Miami
- One of the most sought after DJ’s in the Miami area and spins at Florida’s hottest clubs
- One of the first to mix Latin styles with bass music
- Founder of Limp-A-Lot Records and promoter for Miami rapper, Pitbull
- Remixed tracks for Luther Campbell, 2 Live Crew, Will Smith, and Gloria Estefani
- DJ Laz has sold over 300,000 albums in his career
Discography
(1991) - DJ Laz
(1993) – Journey into Bass
(1994) - Bass XXX
(1996) - King of Bass
(1996) - Bass XXX, Vol. 2
(1998) – Cruzin’
(2000) Pimpin’
(2001) - XXX Breaks
(2001) - Greatest Hits
(2004) - Latin Album
Bio
Hot 105 (WHQT FM) knew exactly what they were doing when they hired Lazaro Mendez (a.k.a DJ Laz) to scratch, mix and deejay at their radio station. Shortly thereafter in 1988, this pioneer of English and Spanish mixing, a wizard at fusing rap and Latin beats, joined Power 96 (WPOW 96.5), where he will be celebrating his 20th anniversary this August.
DJ Laz, known affectionately by his fans as “The Pimp With the Limp”, is a South Florida native, someone who has made the Latin community very proud. His highly successful single, “Mami El Negro”, released in 1991, is the first of its kind to spawn the early evolution of Latin Bass, utilizing the machine-gun beats of bass with the syncopated tropical voice of Latino music, and debuted in the Billboard Top 100. His subsequent smash albums “Journey into Bass” and “King of Bass” were followed by the release of his most popular album “Cruzin” which was labeled “The Ultimate Party Album”. He then released a fifth album titled “Pimpin” which blew up the charts combining bilingual raps with the true Latin rhythms and live instruments in the innovative style Laz calls “Merengue swing”.
In addition to his previous hit albums, DJ Laz is preparing to release his highly anticipated sixth album “Category 6” on his own record label VIP Music. The first single from this album, “Move Shake Drop” has already sold over 170,000 Digital downloads. His hit single, “Esa Morena” renamed “Morena 08”, featuring T-Pain, which was one of the biggest club hits of its time will be included on “Category 6”. The next single to be released from the album is entitled “She Can Get It” featuring Mims and VIP Music’s very own emerging artist Elijah. “Category 6” also has features from Flo-rida, Casely, Rick Ross, Mims and many more. With “Category 6”, due out on July 29th, DJ Laz is “Coming Back Like A Hurricane”. Make sure you prepare yourself. IT WILL BLOW YOU AWAY!
