{"id":1214,"date":"2010-01-07T00:24:23","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T06:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2018-03-11T09:34:20","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T14:34:20","slug":"grandmixerdst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/artists\/deejays\/grandmixerdst.htm","title":{"rendered":"Grandmixer D.ST"},"content":{"rendered":"
Grandmixer D.ST., or Derek Showard, was known for his precise deejay abilities as well as his showmanship at parties.\u00a0 Sometimes he would break out into a dance, or use body parts other than his hands to cut the records.<\/p>\n
All this brought him to the attention of Afrika Bambaataa<\/a> who asked him to join him for parties.<\/p>\n D.ST’s original group was The Infinity Four MC’s consisting of Kingpin Shahiem, Mike Nice, Baron and Legendary female rapper Kimba.<\/p>\n While working with the Infinity Rappers n 1982, he was part of the first hip hop tour to Europe with Afrika Bambaataa, Rammellzee<\/a>, Fab 5 Freddy<\/a>, Rock Steady Crew<\/a>, the Double Dutch Girls, and graffiti artists Phase 2, Futura, and Dondi.<\/p>\n He also appeared in the movie Wild Style<\/em><\/a> with Rammellzee and Shock Dell at the Amphitheatre.<\/p>\n