DJ Rhettmatic (born Nazareth Nirza; May 10, 1969)[1] is a producer, disc jockey[2] and member and part creator of Southern California's first turntable band, the Beat Junkies.

[4][5] Rhettmatic highly acknowledges fellow Beat Junkie member, DJ Curse, as his leading mentor.

[6] As Curse shared his turntable exhibition, involving scratches and other DJ techniques, Rhettmatic's interest in DJing formed, allowing him to take hold of his musical passion.

[8] He has worked with many in the hip hop community, from the likes of Peanut Butter Wolf, Talib Kweli, Madlib, DJ Premier, Cypress Hill, Mayer Hawthorne[9] and Adrian Younge.

[13] Rhettmatic has also worked with and done production and scratches for Talib Kweli, OhNo, M.E.D., Aloe Blacc (Stones Throw), Prince Po (Organized Konfusion), RBX (The Dogg Pound), Noelle Scaggs of Fitz & the Tantrums and New York hip hop supergroup The Brown Bag AllStars, as well as having made mixtapes and podcast mixes for Ghostface Killah, Guilty Simpson and Stones Throw Records.