- Source of Wealth: Music
- Age: 41
- Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Marital Status: Married (Summer Walker)
- Full Name: Tyree Cinque Simmons
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: April 22, 1978
- Ethnicity: African-American, European
- Occupation: Disc Jockey, Record Executive
He earned his wealth through music for his rap performances. He has also been associated with the Southern rap, East Coast rap genres apart from hip hop. Drama has been the official DJ for the Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I. He has produced albums like the “Gangsta Grillz” series and “Dedication 2”, and is well-known for creating mixtapes. According to the New York Times, Dedication 2 was one of the 10 best recordings of the year 2006. DJ Drama along with DJ Sense and Don Cannon started a music group called Aphilliates.
The group signed the rapper ‘Willie The Kid’ and made a deal with Asylum Records in 2006. After leaving Embassy Entertainment and La The Darkman, the group Aphilliates is operating on its own. In 2007, an album by DJ Drama Gangsta Grillz was released and they released their first single in 2007. In the year 2008, the second single named “The Art of Storytellin part 4” was released with the support of his friend TreVon McCall. His second album was released in 2009 called – it was titled “Gangsta Grillz (vol. 2)”. Snop Dog and Akon were featured in the single of Gangsta Grillz.
DJ Drama was nominated in the Best Hip Hop Awards in the category of DJ of the year. He has won the Ozone award for Mixtapes in 2008.
DJ Drama got married to Summer Walker, a video vixen.