DJ Pooh

Biography

DJ Pooh (born Mark Jordan in Los Angeles, California) is an African American record producer, screenwriter, rapper and film director. He usually collaborates with rapper Ice Cube. He has also produced albums for Del tha Funkee Homosapien, LL Cool J, Tha Dogg Pound and Tupac Shakur. DJ Pooh began in film by producing the drive-by shooting sequence in the 1991 film, Boyz N the Hood. He then went on in 1995 to help write the film Friday, in which he portrays the character "Red". Ice Cube played the lead character. He has also written, produced and directed his own films, which include the 2000 film 3 Strikes and 2001's The Wash, which stars Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. He released one solo album, Bad Newz travels Fast, on Atlantic Records in 1997. DJ Pooh recently produced a website of the likes of YouTube, named UVNTV.com. The site promises to deliver "community powered broadband television".