KDAY was the first radio station in the world to play rap/hip hop 24/7. It was Greg Mack that started it in July 1983. To understand how he did that you have to understand where he started...KTSA/KTFM, San Antonio, Tx. is where his career began in 1975 as an intern...Radio was exciting even though his initial job was to answer phones for popular djs' Robert Lopez, Charlie Brown, and his mentor, Lee Randall...He was even the mascot for the FM station dressed in a big bird outfit...Greg wanted to do whatever it took to be successful...A new PD came in and told him that he would do whatever it took to get my black ass out of the station, you n---a! True story! Luckily his mentor, Lee Randall, had moved on to Program KEYS/KZFM in Corpus Christi, so when he told him what happened, he said I can't give you a full time gig but weekends and help you get a part time gig, which he did, Greg Mack worked as a dj at a club called the Windjammer and a VTR operator at KIII-TV in Corpus Christi...

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Interview Greg Mack Kday West Coast Pioneers 11 2006

The Unknown DJ, born Andre Manuel, is one of the pioneers of West Coast hip-hop. He started as a DJ back in the early 80´s spinning records in Lonzo´s Eve after Dark. In 1984 he first appeared along with Dr. Dre and Daniel Sofer on the title "Rhythm Rock Rap" puplished on the Saturn Label. Daniel Sofer was the musical mastermind behind this production and shortly after Unknown hired him to work on the first track recorded on his own Techno Hop label called "Beatronic". 

After that Unknown DJ and "Perfect Tommy", which was Daniel Sofers  nickname, produced West Coast Classics like "808 Beats" and "Let´s Jam" together. Darryl Davis aka Lyrrad parted in these productions and did the drawings for the famous picture covers and the Techno Hop Logo. 1986 Unknown DJ produced "6 in the mornin" the first Gangsta Rap with Ice T which was the flipside from "Dog´n the Wax". In 1989 Techno Hop released the last record called "C.M.W - This is Compton". 

1988 Unknown DJ foundet the Techno Kut label which was known for productions like "Basstronic" , "Breakdown", "Unknown´s House" and "X-men series". 

The Unknown DJ continued as a producer for MC Eight's crew Compton´s Most Wanted. He also produced music for artists such as A.L.T., Brownside, H.W.A., Bobby Jimmy, and King Tee.  He gave Yella of the World Class Wreckin Cru his name after a song from Tom Tom Club "Mr. Yellow" and he had idea for the song roaches by Bobby Jimmy and the Critters.

Orginal comment from Unknown: "I conceived, produced, recorded and even did the roach rap on "Roaches" along with Darryl Davis at his home studio after a night of drinking and a phone call to that legend in his own mind Russ Parr (Bobby Jimmy) :+) We gave Russ a few lines and the concept and 5 hours later he and the Critters showed up at Darryl's to drop lyrics on the track he and I made overnight."

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