Dame Grease

Music career
After first establishing himself with The LOXs Well Always Love Big Poppa and DMXs breakout single Get At Me Dog, Dame Grease has gone on to sell over 30 million records and produce for a veritable whos who of Hip Hop. In addition to developing his own production sound, Greases focus on being involved in artist development has allowed him to have a hand in launching the careers of artists and producers, such as Swizz Beatz, DMX and the LOX, who have gone on to their own multi-platinum success.
Before becoming a staple on every mixtape, The LOX relied on the sounds of Grease in order to acquire the street buzz that landed them their deal on Bad Boy Records in 1996. Fellow Bad Boy Mase sought out Greases distinctive sound and gave him the opportunity to provide production on Mases triple platinum Harlem World. This led to Greases work as the primary producer on DMXs classic debut Its Dark and Hell Is Hot, where Grease helped the Ruff Ryders mold both their image and their sound into what would become one of the most well-known hip hop crews. During this time, Grease taught and paved the way for Swizz Beatz, another sample-free producer, to make his mark on the game.
Movie Soundtracks
As Swizz went began to make his mark through the teaching of his mentor, Dame Grease landed a deal with Priority Records to release music through his label, Vacant Lot. Rather than accept offers to be one of Puff Daddys legendary Hit Men or an in-house producer on Ruff Ryders, Grease chose to create his own Vacant Lot production company. In 2001, Dame Grease made the accession from producer to composer by providing the score for the Steven Seagal/DMX blockbuster Exit Wounds. In addition to his work on the film, Dame Grease also reunited with DMX on the soundtrack for Xs top-ten hit "Aint No Sunshine", an updated, yet much darker remake to the Bill Withers 1972 classic of the same name. Grease continued his work as a composer in on the 2003 box-office hit Cradle 2 the Grave, starring Jet Li, DMX, Gabrielle Union, and Anthony Anderson, as well as 2004s Never Die Alone.
Grease may have been focused on scoring films, but he also made time in his schedule to put in work on several music projects throughout 2004 and 2005, including albums from LL Cool J, Kelis, DJ Kay Slay, DJ Envy, Slick Rick, Ol Dirty Bastard, and an artist on Dr. Dres Aftermath label named Aimee Terrin. Grease also kept the underground bubbling with Crown Me, a collaboration between T.I., Camron, & Juelz Santana. In 2006, Dame Grease lent his hand to Life Be My Song, one of the most acclaimed tracks on DMXs comeback album Year of the DogAgain. '