DJ Toomp

DJ Toomp
DJ Toomp
	Davis in March 2008
Background information
Also known as	Toomp; Zas;
Born	Aldrin Davis; August 2, 1969
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Southern hip-hop
Occupations	Record producer; disc jockey; songwriter;
Instruments	Keyboards; turntables; sampler; Roland TR-808; E-mu SP-1200; Akai MPC;
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Zone Boy; NZone; Grand Hustle;
Website	www.djtoomp.com

Aldrin Davis (born August 2, 1969), professionally known as DJ Toomp, is an American Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum producer based in Atlanta, Georgia.

DJ Toomp's career began in 1985, when he produced Atlanta MC Raheem the Dream's self-titled debut album at the age of 16 years old. In the late 1980s, he moved to Miami and worked in the Miami Bass scene, producing tracks for MC Shy D , an artist signed to Luke Records and touring as his DJ on the road with 2 Live Crew, as they performed at various venues across the country with other hip hop acts such as N.W.A. and Ice-T. Toomp produced MC Shy D's first two albums. After MC Shy-D left Luke Records, Toomp went on to DJ for JT Money and his Poison Clan.

In the early 1990s, when the 2 Live Crew disbanded, Davis teamed up with former group member Mark Ross (Brother Marquis), to form the duo 2 Nasty.

Davis saw greater recognition for his collaborations with Southern rapper T.I.. Davis produced for T.I.'s first four albums—I'm Serious (2001), Trap Muzik (2003), Urban Legend (2004), and King (2006)—as well as the latter's single "What You Know", which peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song earned both Davis and T.I. their first Grammy Award.

In 2007, Davis was recruited by rapper and fellow record producer Kanye West, to contribute production on his third album Graduation. Davis and West co-produced the singles "Can't Tell Me Nothing" and "Good Life", as well as the album's outro "Big Brother".