DJ Riz’s impact on the hip-hop and DJ sound can be heard in every record, in every club around the globe. In his early radio days, Riz helped establish the authenticity and cool of the underground. Today, you can’t walk into a party without hearing a Riz track. He’s covered the spectrum of the hip-hop world—from artist DJ, and club DJ to remixer and original producer. Through it all, he’s managed to keep the street credibility that so many artists strive to achieve. Because of his hard work, and ear-to-the-streets- knowledge of what’s popping, Riz has produced some of the hottest remixes, and original tracks. The transition record is a Riz creation that exemplifies his impact—its introduction into the music world forever changed the way DJs hype up a crowd.