{"id":2358300,"date":"2026-04-04T11:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2358300"},"modified":"2026-04-04T11:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:34:31","slug":"dj-epps-celebrates-50th-birthday-releases-new-music-and-announces-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dj-epps-celebrates-50th-birthday-releases-new-music-and-announces-book\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ Epps Celebrates 50th Birthday, Releases New Music, and Announces Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"submission-link-wrapper\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Miami%2C+FL&amp;city=Miami&amp;type=Update+Existing+Story&amp;headline=DJ+Epps+Celebrates+50th+Birthday%2C+Releases+New+Music%2C+and+Announces+Book&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Ffl%2Fmiami%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F04%2Fdj-epps-celebrates-50th-birthday-releases-new-music-and-announces-book%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span>Got story updates?<\/span> Submit your updates here. \u203a<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-image-wrapper\"><span class=\"news-image-caption\">The glittering textures and high-energy lighting of Miami&#8217;s nightlife scene provide the perfect backdrop for DJ Epps&#8217; creative milestones.<\/span><span class=\"news-image-attribution\">Today in <b>Miami<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p>DJ Epps, a popular Miami-based DJ and radio host on LL Cool J&#8217;s Rock the Bells Radio on SiriusXM, is celebrating a big 50th birthday this year. In addition to the birthday party, Epps has also released new music, including a collaboration with rapper Ty Nitti, and is working on an upcoming book titled &#8216;The Story of DJ Epps&#8217; that will chronicle his journey from New York City to Miami. Epps is also gearing up to host a Rock the Bells cruise to Jamaica in November.<\/p>\n<h2>Why it matters<\/h2>\n<p>As a prominent figure in Miami&#8217;s music and entertainment scene, DJ Epps&#8217; milestones and new creative projects showcase the continued vibrancy of the city&#8217;s nightlife culture and the enduring appeal of DJ culture. His story of moving from New York to Miami and building a successful DJ career also reflects broader trends of talent migration to Florida.<\/p>\n<h2>The details<\/h2>\n<p>DJ Epps, who has been a DJ on LL Cool J&#8217;s Rock the Bells Radio on SiriusXM for the past five years, recently released a new single called &#8216;Real Ninjas&#8217; that features a collaboration with rapper Ty Nitti. Epps said the song is a &#8216;throwback chorus&#8217; that combines the sounds of Queens, New York and Miami. In addition to his music, Epps is also working on a new book titled &#8216;The Story of DJ Epps&#8217; that will detail his journey from New York City to Miami, where he says the &#8216;brand of DJ Epps just blowing up&#8217; after the city &#8216;adopted&#8217; him.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DJ Epps is celebrating his 50th birthday on April 4, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>DJ Epps&#8217; new single &#8216;Real Ninjas&#8217; featuring Ty Nitti was recently released.<\/li>\n<li>DJ Epps&#8217; book &#8216;The Story of DJ Epps&#8217; is currently in the works.<\/li>\n<li>DJ Epps will be hosting a Rock the Bells cruise to Montego Bay, Jamaica from November 1-6, 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"news-callout-box\">\n<h2>The players<\/h2>\n<div class=\"news-callout-item\">\n<h3>DJ Epps<\/h3>\n<p>A popular Miami-based DJ and radio host who has been on LL Cool J&#8217;s Rock the Bells Radio on SiriusXM for the past five years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-callout-item\">\n<h3>Ty Nitti<\/h3>\n<p>A rapper who collaborated with DJ Epps on his new single &#8216;Real Ninjas&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-callout-item\">\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/birthday\/ll-cool-j\/\">LL Cool J<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The hip-hop legend who hired DJ Epps to be one of the DJs on his Rock the Bells Radio channel on SiriusXM.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Miami%2C+FL&amp;city=Miami&amp;type=Upload+Story+Photos&amp;headline=DJ+Epps+Celebrates+50th+Birthday%2C+Releases+New+Music%2C+and+Announces+Book&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Ffl%2Fmiami%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F04%2Fdj-epps-celebrates-50th-birthday-releases-new-music-and-announces-book%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span>Got photos?<\/span> Submit your photos here. \u203a<\/span><\/a>      <\/div>\n<h2>What they\u2019re saying<\/h2>\n<div class=\"news-quotes\">\n<div class=\"news-quote\">\n<p class=\"news-quote-quote\">\u201c&#8217;Around January 1, I basically tell myself, &#8216;Whatever I didn&#8217;t do last year is what I&#8217;m going to do this year.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-cite\">\u2014 DJ Epps, DJ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-quote\">\n<p class=\"news-quote-quote\">\u201c&#8217;Real Ninjas,&#8217; if you hear the chorus, it&#8217;s a throwback chorus. I linked up with Ty Nitti and it was an honor to work with him. He was like, &#8216;Yo, let&#8217;s work on a song.&#8217; And I said, &#8216;Yeah, no problem. Let&#8217;s take Queens and Miami together and make a collab,&#8217; and out came the single.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-cite\">\u2014 DJ Epps, DJ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-quote\">\n<p class=\"news-quote-quote\">\u201cSiriusXM has been great to me, man, and it&#8217;s an honor to represent them. For LL Cool J to grab me up and make me one of his DJs, it&#8217;s an absolute honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-cite\">\u2014 DJ Epps, DJ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-quote\">\n<p class=\"news-quote-quote\">\u201cA book is in the works. &#8216;The Story of DJ Epps.&#8217; Coming from New York City to Miami, and the brand of DJ Epps just blowing up here in Miami because Miami adopted me. Thank you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-cite\">\u2014 DJ Epps, DJ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-quote\">\n<p class=\"news-quote-quote\">\u201cThis Rock the Bell cruise Nov. 1 to the sixth going to Montego Bay, Jamaica. It&#8217;s going to be phenomenal and if you have not been to a Rock the Bell cruise, you got to be on the next cruise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-cite\">\u2014 DJ Epps, DJ<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>What\u2019s next<\/h2>\n<p>DJ Epps will be celebrating his 50th birthday on April 4, 2026 at Kemistry Nightclub in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets are available for purchase online. Additionally, DJ Epps&#8217; new book &#8216;The Story of DJ Epps&#8217; is currently in the works and will provide more details on his journey from New York City to Miami.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-highlight-box\">\n<h2>The takeaway<\/h2>\n<p>DJ Epps&#8217; milestone 50th birthday, new music release, radio hosting gig, and upcoming book project showcase the continued vibrancy of Miami&#8217;s music and entertainment scene, as well as the enduring appeal of DJ culture. His story of moving from New York to Miami and building a successful DJ career reflects broader trends of talent migration to Florida.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n      window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n        FB.init({\n          appId: '179692745920433',\n          cookie: true,\n          xfbml: true,\n          version: 'v17.0'\n        });\n        FB.AppEvents.logPageView();\n      };\n      (function(d, s, id){\n        var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n        if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n        js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n        js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n        fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n      }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n    <\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nationaltoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The glittering textures and high-energy lighting of Miami&#8217;s nightlife scene provide the perfect backdrop for DJ Epps&#8217; creative milestones.Today in Miami DJ Epps, a popular Miami-based DJ and radio host on LL Cool J&#8217;s Rock the Bells Radio on SiriusXM, is celebrating a big 50th birthday this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2358301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2358300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DJ-Epps-Celebrates-50th-Birthday-Releases-New-Music-and-Announces.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358300"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2358302,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358300\/revisions\/2358302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}