The Unknown DJ

[3] Manuel started in the music industry through Alonzo Williams, a DJ and party promoter in the Los Angeles area.

[1] Since his start in 1974, Williams, working under his brand name Disco Construction, earned the title "Grandmaster Lonzo.

[1] The Wreckin' Cru, which included DJ Yella and Dr. Dre, soon gained a rapper, CLI-nTEL, and began recording the electro rap.

The Unknown DJ also figures, if tangentially, into the story of Death Row Records, whose cofounder Dr. Dre is a Wreckin' Cru alumnus.

[6] In July 1991, Unknown sold the rights to Dre's team, including Suge Knight at the forming label's helm.