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DJ Red Alert, born on November 27, 1956, in Harlem, New York, is a renowned DJ and producer recognized as one of the founding fathers of hip hop music and culture. After dropping out of Hampton University in 1977, he returned to Harlem and became a full-time deejay for Afrika Bambaataa's Zulu Nation. He rose to fame in the 1980s with his weekend radio show on 98.7 Kiss FM in New York City and is celebrated as the Godfather of the "mixtape." Known by nicknames such as "The Prop Master" and "Papa Red," his weekly radio show currently airs on WBLS 107.5 FM Saturday evenings from 6pm-7pm EST. He is also the uncle of Mike G.

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