Allentown, PA’s DJ Buttaball-Ed has built his respect on a foundation of work, persistence and perfecting his talents. Born in Puerto Rico, raised on 199th Street up in the Bronx, DJ Buttaball-Ed is a steady, professional, highly visible presence in the Lehigh Valley PA hip hop scene. Buttaball-Ed has scorched the streets for 20 years, blazing block parties, radio waves and club speakers.
While putting in work at DJ residencies and performing at Allentown hot spots such as Boca Joes, Main Gate, Crocodile Rock and Club Liquid, Ed has also presided over multiple in-stores at New York Urban and Sneaker Villa and held down DJ mix show slots on Philadelphia’ radio, Sirius Satellite and released numerous mixtapes. Buttaball has opened for some of the biggest marquee names in hip hop such as: T-Pain, Funk Master Flex, Ciara, Fat Joe, Carl Thomas and Fabolous to name a few. This high profile and remarkable visibility comes from a passion and dedication for hip hop. Buttaball explains: “I connect with the kids just straight up through the music. I connect with all types of people.”
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