Kid Capri
David Anthony Love Jr. (born February 7, 1967), better known as Kid Capri, is an American DJ, record producer, and rapper.
Kid Capri

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- Name
- Kid Capri
- Born
- 7 February 1967
- Birth Name
- David Anthony Love Jr.
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Disc jockey
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- hip-hop.
- Education
- John F. Kennedy High School.
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David Anthony Love Jr. (born February 7, 1967), better known as Kid Capri, is an American DJ, record producer, and rapper.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Kid Capri • Born — 7 February 1967 • Birth Name — David Anthony Love Jr. • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. • Origin — The Bronx, New York City, U.S. • Genre — East Coast hip-hop • Occupation — * Disc jockey • record producer • rapper • Years Active — 1987–present • Label — * Cold Chillin' • Warner Bros. • Track Masters • Columbia • SME • eOne • Website — kidcapri.com
Early life
Early life
Kid Capri was born in New York City, in Brooklyn. He spent most of his youth in the Bronx. As an eight-year-old, Capri would attempt to scratch records on his father's Zenith stereo system.
Career
Career
Kid Capri starred in the HBO series, Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam. In 2017, he returned for the Netflix Def Comedy Jam’s 25th Anniversary Special. He has produced tracks for artists such as Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Madonna, Heavy D, and 50 Cent. He has toured with Jay-Z, Aaliyah, Salt-N-Pepa, Timbaland, and most recently RBRM. He produced a song on Jay-Z's album, Hard Knock Life. In 2017, Kid narrated Kendrick Lamar's entire Damn album. Kid premiered his vocals at Jennifer Lopez's Jennifer Lopez: All I Have Las Vegas residency, which lasted from 2016 to 2018, during the portion of her show dedicated to The Bronx. Kid Capri deejayed for seven seasons of Def Comedy Jam. He produced tracks for Boogie Down Productions, Heavy D, Big L and Grand Puba. He eventually released an LP on Warner Brothers Records titled The Tape in 1991. He appeared in the film Who's the Man? in 1993. In 1997, Kid Capri signed with the Track Masters' Columbia Records-distributed label after he appeared on the 1997 Puff Daddy and the Family World Tour. He subsequently released Soundtrack to the Streets in 1998. Kid Capri was involved in his own record label, No Kid'n Records. On July 29, 2007, Kid Capri made an appearance during Rock the Bells 2007 as Rakim's DJ. Kid Capri also made an appearance as Rakim's DJ during the Rock the Bells 2008 show on July 19, 2008, in Tinley Park, Illinois. Kid was featured as lead judge on Smirnoff's Master of the Mix, the BET reality TV competition in search of the nation's best DJ. In March 2012, Kid was commissioned to remix "Masterpiece", an exclusive track featured on the special Smirnoff Nightlife Edition of Madonna's album, MDNA. Kid was also featured on Kendrick Lamar's song "ELEMENT." in which he has vocal parts in the intro and closing. During the 2018 Global Spin Awards, which was held during NBA All-Star weekend, Kid received the Red Award in honor of DJ Red Alert from Snoop Dogg. On May 15, 2021, Kid Capri was a Bronx Walk of Fame inductee. In 2022, Kid released his third studio album titled The Love, marking his return after a 25-year hiatus. The Love features Capri's daughter, R&B singer Vina Love. Kid has been featured multiple times on the We TV show Growing Up Hip Hop: New York, which debuted in 2019. Kid collaborated with The Hoodies, brothers E-Class and Young Poppa, to produce the Hidden Gems album in 2023. The 2003 BET Awards Tribute to Jam Master Jay honored slain Run-DMC DJ member with an all-star mix-off, which included Kid Capri as host and DJ on the decks. Twenty years later at the 2023 BET Awards, Kid Capri hosted and curated Hip-Hop's 50th Anniversary segment. Until the fall of 2023, Kid continued to host "The Block Party" on SiriusXM FLY every weekend.
Albums and mixtapes
Albums and mixtapes
Kid Capri's albums and mixtapes are given below. • Year — Title — Artists — Label — Type • 1989 — Classic 6/20/89 — Tape Kingz — DJ mix: Cassette, Mixed, Mixtape • 1989 — Live At The Castle 11/11/1989 — Kim's Videos — DJ mix: Cassette, Mixed • 1990 — 4/11/1990 — Kim's Videos — DJ mix: Cassette, Mixed • 1991 — The Tape — Cold Chillin', Warner Bros. Records — album • 1991 — Apollo / Shout Outs — Cold Chillin', Warner Bros. Records — single • 1991 — H.E.A.L. (Human Education Against Lies) — M.C. Lyte, Queen Latifah, KRS-One, Ms. Melodie, Run D.M.C., Jam Master Jay, Harmony (3), Kid Capri, Big Daddy Kane, L.L. Cool J., Freddie Foxxx — Elektra — single • 1991 — Joke's On You Jack — Cold Chillin', Warner Bros. Records — single • 1991 — 12/3/1991 — Kim's Videos — DJ mix: Cassette, Mixed • 1991 — Live At The Q Club 3/1/1991 — DJ mix: Cassette, Mixed • 1997 — Black Nostaljack (Aka Come On) — Profile Records — single • 1998 — Soundtrack to the Streets — Track Masters, Columbia — album • 1998 — Follow Me / Creepin — Track Masters, Columbia — single • 1998 — Unify/ The Art of Storytelling — Kid Capri ft. Snoop Doggy Dogg & Slick Rick — Columbia, Track Masters — single • 1998 — Soundtrack To The Streets Sampler — Columbia — single • 1999 — 52 Beats — DJ mix • 2000 — The Alone Re-Mix — Doo Wop & Kid Capri — Not On Label — single • 2001 — Party Don't Stop — Luke ft. Kid Capri & Jiggie — single • 2001 — Cornerstone Mixtape: Best Of 2001, vol. 35 — Kid Capri, DJ Spinbad, DJ Green Lantern, DJ Revolution, various — Cornerstone Promotion — compilation • 2005 — Get Me@This Party — Diana King & Sarah ft. Kid Kapri — Columbia, Track Masters — single • 2010 — Old School Mix Tape — No Kid'n Records — CD, Mixtape • 2017 — No Sleep: D.J. Kid Capri - Live At The Building 1990 — No Sleep — DJ mix: Cassette, Mixed, Mixtape • 2022 — The Love • Unknown — The Classic Collection... Old School vol. 1 — compilation • Unknown — The Classic Collection... Old School vol. 2 — compilation • Unknown — The Untouchables — Kay Slay & Kid Capri — MasterTapes — Cassette, Mixed • Unknown — Got It Going On — Superdupe Recording — Cassette, Mixed, Mixtape • Unknown — Old School vol. 1 — Tape Kingz • Unknown — Old School vol. 2 — Tape Kingz • Unknown — Old School vol. 3 — Tape Kingz • Unknown — Slow Jam Mix — Kim's Videos — DJ mix: Cassette, Mixed
Features
Features
• Year — Title — Artists — Notes • 1992 — Back It Up — ft. Grand Puba • 1995 — Put It On — ft. Big L • 1996 — Da Kid Himself; Hip 2 da Game — ft. Lord Finesse • Fox Boogie — ft. Foxy Brown • 1997 — Black Nostaljack (A.K.A. Come On) [Kid Capri Mix Tape Remix] — ft. Camp Lo, RUN • Intro — ft. Diamond D • 1998 — Fiesta — ft. N.O.R.E. • IT;S LIKE THAT — ft. Jay-Z • 1999 — Intro — ft. Kool Keith • 2000 — The Club — ft. Tony Touch, D.I.T.C. • 2003 — The Champions — ft. Kay Slay • 2007 — We Celebrate — ft. Ghostface Killah • Get Me at This Party — ft. Sarah and Diana King • 2015 — ft. Kendrick Lamar • 2019 — Bend and Stretch — ft. DJ Bobby Black and DJ Mars • 2020 — Spread the Love (The Re-Do) — ft. Take 6 • 2023 — Get It, Get It — ft. Black Rob • 2023 — Come Too Far — ft. Dave East • 2024 — Hoodstar — ft. Redman, Faith Evans • 2025 — My DJ Spits Betta Than u — ft. Diamond D, DJs
Videos
Videos
• "Crossover" (1992 off EPMD's Business Never Personal) • "DWYCK" (1992 off GangStarr's Hard to Earn) • "Put It On" (1995 off Big L's Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous) • "We Celebrate" (2007 off Ghostface Killah's The Big Doe Rehab)
Identity and overview
Identity and overview
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Origins and background
Origins and background
On origins, the institutional record states the following. Born in 1967 at Brooklyn. Institutional cataloguing adds that kid Capri is recorded at birth as David Anthony Love Jr.
Works and production
Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Institutional cataloguing adds that kid Capri is recorded with the occupation disc jockey. Institutional cataloguing adds that kid Capri is recorded with the occupation record producer. The same evidence establishes that kid Capri is recorded with the occupation rapper. Recorded with the occupation musician. Institutional cataloguing adds that kid Capri is recorded as a citizen of United States. The register further records that kid Capri is recorded with the gender male. Born on 7 February 1967. Classed in the genre hip-hop.

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Cameos and roles in film
• Who's the Man? as himself (1993) • A Get2Gether as Dee Jay (2005) • Def Comedy Jam 25 as himself (2017)
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Kid Capri”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3196366: Kid Capri
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authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 135107741, Kid Capri.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Colin Larkin. The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin Books. 216. 2000. 0-7535-0427-8.
- 2.Kid Capri. Uaagency.com. October 6, 2023.
- 3.Kid Capri "52 Beats" (Mixtape, 1992). Hiphopnostalgia.com.
- 4.Def Comedy Jam 25. September 26, 2017.
- 5.Sep 06, 2018: RBRM - Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky and Mike (Bobby Brown & Bell Biv Devoe) / Faith Evans / kid capri at Toyota Arena Ontario, California, United States | Concert Archives. Concertarchives.org.
- 6.The JLo show brings more hip-hop than the Strip has ever seen - Las Vegas Weekly. Lasvegasweekly.com. September 6, 2017.
- 7.Kid Capri: Annapolis (MD) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated Winter Wonderland Gala. Events.viprllc.com.
- 8.» All I Have: Jennifer Lopez is Sin City's Phenomenon. Biancaalysse.com. August 21, 2014.
- 9.Alter, Heimatstadt, Biografie von Kid Capri. Last.fm.
- 10.Belgrave, Kiani. Pete Rock, Rakim, Kool Moe Dee, and More Honored At D.C. Hip-Hop Museum. Rockthebells.com. October 5, 2021.
- 11.Hip-Hop Wired. Kid Capri, Just Blaze Remix Madonna's MDNA Album For Smirnoff. April 9, 2012.
- 12.Kendrick Lamar – ELEMENT. Genius.co.
- 13.Kid Capri among new inductees welcomed into Bronx Walk of Fame. Bronx.news12.com.
- 14.The Love, by Kid Capri. Kidcapri.bandcamp.com.
- 15.Kid Capri Drops New Album In His Quest To Become The Next Quincy Jones of Hip Hop. Bet.com.
- 16.Eustice, Kyle. EXCLUSIVE: Kid Capri Calls His Album "The Love" A "Masterpiece". Allhiphop.com. April 30, 2023.
- 17.Ju, Shirley. Vina Love Explains "N.F.S.", Talks Father Kid Capri Being Inducted Into Hip-Hop Museum. Allhiphop.com. November 20, 2021.
- 18.The Hoodies & Kid Capri Unite For Hidden Gems. Kickmag.net. October 14, 2023.
- 19.Clack, Erin. Derek Jeter Makes Surprise Appearance Onstage During Hip Hop 50 Live Show at Yankee Stadium. People.com. 2023-08-13.
- 20.Mock, Ben. Derek Jeter Makes Surprise Hip Hop 50 Celebration Appearance At Yankee Stadium. HotNewHipHop. 2023-08-13.
- 21.SiriusXM Fly: 90s & 2000s Hip-Hop & R&B. Siriusxm.com. December 18, 2023.
- 22.Kid Capri Discography. Discogs.
- 23.Kool Keith – Intro 2. Genius.com.
- 24.Diamond D - THE DIAM PIECE 3: DUO. Tidal.com. January 10, 2025.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 135107741, Kid Capri.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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This entry is compiled from 9 catalogued sources across 5 independent registers. The registers consulted are Crossref registry, Internet Archive, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Wikidata and Wikipedia. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.
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