{{short description|American rapper}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = person | name = DJ Alamo | image = DJ Alamo in 1997-98.jpg | caption = Alamo in 1997. | birth_name = Keith Jones | alias = Alamo<br>Alamo Jones<br>Ally | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|10|16}} | birth_place = The Bronx, New York City, U.S. | origin = New Rochelle, New York, U.S. | genre = Hip hop | occupation = {{flatlist| * DJ * record producer }} | years_active = 1989–present | label = {{flatlist| * Elektra * Arista * Traffic }} | current_member_of = Brand Nubian }}
'''Keith Jones'''<ref>{{cite web |title=DJ Alamo AKA: Keith ''DJ Alamo'' Jones|url=https://genius.com/artists/Dj-alamo|website=genius.com|access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref> (born October 16,<ref>{{cite web |title=HBD TO ME 💜💯🏁‼️|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cydo_diOtMY/|website=instagram.com|access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref> 1968), also known by his stage name, '''DJ Alamo''' or '''Alamo'''. is an American DJ and producer, who is known for being one of the founding members of Brand Nubian.<ref>{{cite web |title=Happy 55th Birthday To Brand Nubian Founder Grand Puba! |url=https://halftimeonline.net/artists/new-york/brand-nubian/ |website=halftimeonline.net|date=May 4, 2024 |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref>
==Early life== Alamo was born in the Bronx, New York City.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sadat X Interview : Talks Lord Jamar, Recording With Jay-Z & Biggie, Working With Everlast & MORE!!!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PomXsn-9O1w |website=Youtube.com|date=July 18, 2013 |access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref> He and Sadat X were childhood friends and grew up together in the Bronx. Alamo and Sadat X's fathers grew up together at Lincoln Projects in Harlem. Alamo's family moved to New Rochelle after nearby buildings in the Bronx began burning down. He is the eldest of two children; he has one sister.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqF4m0m-LaY | title=Brand Nubian Dj Alamo:the Break up I Went with Puba&Sadat Went with Jamar | website=YouTube | date=December 9, 2020 }}</ref> He started working as a DJ when he was in the seventh grade.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dj Alamo on the New Beats Spin Headphones By Dr. Dre|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgNblFsCHWE|website=Youtube.com|date=March 4, 2010 |access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref>
==Career== In 1989, Alamo was signed to Elektra Records after Grand Puba,<ref>{{cite web |title=Sadat X on how Brand Nubian started, his Hip Hop heroes, & being a Five Percenter Juan EP is Life|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A21XkSNJac|website=Youtube.com|date=March 4, 2023 |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> finalizing a deal with A&R representative Dante Ross. As a DJ for Brand Nubian, he would contribute to producing songs on the group's first album, ''One for All''. Alamo said that he produced "Concerto in X Minor", which Sadat X would rap on. He also produced "Slow Down", using a Edie Brickell "What I Am" record that Sadat found at the record store and making it into a beat. "Slow Down" and "One for All" were on Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks chart in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brand Nubian|url=https://thevogue.com/artists/brand-nubian/|website=thevogue.com|date=|access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqF4m0m-LaY | title=Brand Nubian Dj Alamo:the Break up I Went with Puba&Sadat Went with Jamar | website=YouTube | date=December 9, 2020 }}</ref> Alamo was still performing at shows with Sadat X and Lord Jamar without Puba. In 1991, after the release of ''One for All'', he and Grand Puba left the group to pursue solo careers.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&dq=%22DJ+Alamo%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA2824 | title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | isbn=9780822536673 | last1=Larkin| first1=Colin | year=2011 | publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref>
Alamo later teamed up with DJ Stud Doogie for Grand Puba's first solo album, ''Reel to Reel''. He then produced for members of Brand Nubian's solo projects. Two songs, "Playin' the Game" and "Don't Waste My Time", were produced by Alamo on Puba's second album, ''2000,'' in 1995. In 1996, he produced a track called " Open Bar" on Sadat's first solo album, ''Wild Cowboys''. Him and Brand Nubian reunited in 1997 while recording some material for the group's new project.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L5qfAAAAMAAJ&q=%22DJ+Alamo%22+-wikipedia| title=Hip-hop Connection | last1= Connection | first1=Hip-Hop | year=2007 | publisher=Popular Publications}}</ref> In 1998, he and Grand Puba returned to appear on the group's fourth album, ''Foundation.''<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HJrkEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22DJ+Alamo%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA212| title=Dance To My Ministry: Exploring Hip-Hop Spirituality | last1=Opsahl| first1=Carl Petter | year=2016 | publisher=Göttingen, Germany : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co.| isbn=978-3-647-60454-1 }}</ref> He produced three tracks, including "Back Up off the Wall", "Probable Cause" and "I'm Black and I'm Proud".
In 2004, him and Brand Nubian released their fifth studio album, ''Fire in the Hole'' on Babygrande Records. He produced two tracks on the album, "Momma" and "Just Don't Learn".
==Personal life== Alamo has two sons: Mustafa Jones, who is a basketball player for Central Connecticut State. His other son Elijah Jones, who is a cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals. He is married to his wife, Janine.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/04/10092235/TheBeast2024_MasterFile-6.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410190644/https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/04/10092235/TheBeast2024_MasterFile-6.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 10, 2024|website=The Athletic|title=The Beast: 2024 NFL Draft Guide|author=Brugler, Dane|date=April 2024|page=271|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
==Discography== === With Brand Nubian === * ''One for All'' (1990) * ''Foundation'' (1998) * ''Fire in the Hole'' (2004) * ''Time's Runnin' Out'' (2007)
=== With Grand Puba === * ''Reel to Reel'' (1992) * ''2000'' (1995)
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==External links== {{Commons category}} *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/167568-Alamo?anv=DJ%20Alamo&filter_anv=1 DJ Alamo] at Discogs *{{IMDb name|9799815}}
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