Aldrin Davis

Aldrin Davis (born August 2, 1969), professionally known as DJ Toomp, is an American Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum producer based in Atlanta, Georgia. DJ Toomp's career began in 1985, when he produced Atlanta MC Raheem the Dream's self-titled debut album at the age of 16 years old. In the late 1980s, he moved to Miami and worked in the Miami Bass scene, producing tracks for MC Shy D , an artist signed to Luke Records and touring as his DJ on the road with 2 Live Crew, as they performed at various venues across the country with other hip hop acts such as N.W.A. and Ice-T. Toomp produced MC Shy D's first two albums. After MC Shy-D left Luke Records, Toomp went on to DJ for JT Money and his Poison Clan. In the early 1990s, when the 2 Live Crew disbanded, Davis teamed up with former group member Mark Ross (Brother Marquis), to form the duo 2 Nasty. Davis saw greater recognition for his collaborations with Southern rapper T.I.. Davis produced for T.I.'s first four albums—I'm Serious (2001), Trap Muzik (2003), Urban Legend (2004), and King (2006)—as well as the latter's single "What You Know", which peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song earned both Davis and T...

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