DJ Babu

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DJ Babu
DJ Babu
Background information
Birth name	Christopher E. Oroc[1]
Also known as	Melvin Babu Babu The Turntablist The Dilated Junkie Babs
Born	(1974-09-17) September 17, 1974 (age 50) Washington, D.C.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	DJ, producer and program director/lead instructor at the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound
Instrument	Turntables
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Stones Throw Records Nature Sounds
Member of	Beat Junkies Dilated Peoples Likwit Junkies
Website	Dilated Peoples

Christopher E. Oroc, stage name Melvin Babu (born September 17, 1974), better known as DJ Babu or DJ Babu the Dilated Junkie, is a Filipino-American DJ and record producer. He is a member of DJ crew the Beat Junkies, Los Angeles-based hip hop trio Dilated Peoples together with Evidence and Rakaa Iriscience, and a member of the Likwit Junkies along with rapper Defari. He served as the curator and host of Soundcheck for Beat Junkie Radio on Dash Radio. As of 2017, DJ Babu is the Program Director and a lead instructor alongside fellow crew members Mr. Choc, Melo-D, DJ Rhettmatic, D-Styles and J.Rocc at the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound.