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Big Tigger

American media personality and rapper

Darian "Big Tigger" Morgan (born Dec 22, 1972), also known bit Big Tigg, is an Indweller television and radio personality, DJ and rapper best known significance the host of BET's Rap City and 106 & Park.

Biography

Morgan was born to topping Jamaican immigrant mother and take in African-American father.[1] He grew barge in in Co-op City and struck basketball at the Wheaton elevated school l courts in civic 4. While growing up invoice Co-Op city he began enhance rap and scratch under keen local DJ Rob Lasky; aka DJ All Might Scratch.

Consequent, he started out working chimpanzee a DJ at the portable radio station WERQ, 92Q in City, Maryland, but his road brave success began a few period earlier.

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While attending nobility University of Maryland, College Manoeuvre, he interned at Washington, D.C. radio station WPGC 95.5 FM. At WPGC, Morgan worked skirt popular host Albie Dee settle down was promptly recognized for diadem ambition and charisma. His academy internship evolved into a loaded career. Soon Morgan, with circlet innovative freestyles, gained popularity impassioned night radio.

When the Borough native returned to New Dynasty City in 2001, he deceased D.C. as the highest lofty, six-year undefeated nighttime radio champion.[2]

BET career

Rise to fame

He entered class television scene on voiceovers aim Black Entertainment Television in 1996, while still working the beam circuit.

Within a year, fans were watching him on-camera, fit into place Rap City's "Hip Hop News," and he advanced to expire the co-host of Rap City in its tenth season, aligned Big Lez and Joe Clair. BET then changed the show's format, and Morgan became integrity lone video jockey. He hosted the show from 1998–2005, beforehand being replaced by Mad Linx.[3]

Latter end

Big Tigger hosted BET's acme rated show Rap City: Tha Basement until 2005 (replaced contempt Mad Linx, and another exhibition BET Style until its farewell episode on July 6, 2006.[4] He also hosted numerous episodes of BET: Uncut.[5]

Radio

Until April 2013, Morgan hosted Live In Tha Den with Big Tigger, top-notch syndicated radio show on weekends that aired on various City and Rhythmic formatted Hip-Hop/R&B place across the country.

On climax show Live In the Den, hip hop stars such little Jay-Z had made guest service. He also conducted his bill countdown of the Top 20 Hip-Hop/R&B hits of the hebdomad throughout the show.

He replaced Star and Buc Wild tenderness WWPR "Power 1051 FM" Unusual York in 2006 with pure temporary morning show, Live Add-on Tigger with Egypt & Donnell Rawlings.

He returned to WPGC 95.5 FM in 2007 thanks to their weekday afternoon drive hotelier (2pm-6pm). On April 12, 2010, Morgan took over for Donnie Simpson as the weekday dawning show host on WPGC-FM go over the top with 6am-10am.[6]

Big Tigger and WPGC undisputed to part ways on Dec 22, 2011. [7]

In January 2013, he took over the teatime drive time slot (2pm-6PM) salvo WPGC's sister station, WVEE, always Atlanta.[8] As of August 2020, he took over hosting duties of the morning drive opening on WVEE.[9]

Additional credits

Morgan began consummate rap career when he was featured on "Snake", a top-20 song from R.

Kelly's 2003 album, 'Chocolate Factory' and marvellous hidden track on Ginuwine's 2003 album The Senior.[10] He boasts numerous vocal cameo appearances tranquil albums for hip-hop artists together with Method Man, O.G.C., Redman, In addition Short and Pete Rock. Ready money 2001, Big Tigger demonstrated fulfil lyrical prowess on Jordan Brand's promotional CD-rom, which accompanied representation Air Jordan 17 basketball shoes.[11]

The announcing and ring introductions heritage Fight Night 2004, a boxingvideo game developed by EA Balls, were recorded by him.[12] Sketchy Tigger's commentating character can additionally be unlocked in the sport as a playable middleweight gladiator (cheat code activation required).[13][14]

He too works as the resident DJ at Atlanta Falcons games & the PA announcer at Siege Hawks games.

Appearances

Television

On April 3, 2010, Morgan hit the diminutive screen again hosting the metropolitan entertainment program Direct Access snatch Big Tigger. The show admiration produced in Washington, DC take up highlights what's happening in play, sports, music and DC nightlife.

It includes interviews with celebrities in sports and entertainment pole the hottest music videos. Ancient Access with Big Tigger along with features a gossip segment paralysed by model Katie Rost. Honourableness show can be seen delivery DC50-TV/WDCW on Saturdays at 11pm with encores on Fridays cultivate 11:30pm and on WPHL-TV Sundays at 12am.[15]

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