Gregory Broussard, better known by his stage nameEgyptian Lover, is an American musician, vocalist, producer and DJ, and was a part of the L.A. dance music and rap scene in the early 1980s.
History
The Egyptian Lover started out as a DJ in Los Angeles with Uncle Jamm's Army, DJing dances as large as the L.A. Sports Arena with 10,000 people. He began recording around Los Angeles in 1982 as a member of the Radio Crew, as well as Uncle Jamm's Army. Most of the Egyptian Lover's successful recordings were 12" singles. He eventually released some of the earliest rap LPs, but they were less popular than his singles. On the strength of an alternate mix of his most popular single "Egypt, Egypt", 1984's On the Nile was moderately successful. After a break in the early 1990s, Egyptian Lover returned in 1994 with Back from the Tomb, his first full-length album in over ten years. The Egyptian Lover also established his own record company, Egyptian Empire Records, which included artists such as Rodney O & Joe Cooley2 Oclock & Te & Joezee. His 2015 release, 1984, continues his tradition of using all analog equipment, including the Roland TR-808, along with much of the same gear used on his recordings of the 1980s. The name "1984" refers to his earlier albums. The album was recorded at Skip Saylor, Encore Studios, and at RUSK Studios, the same studio where On The Nile was recorded in 1984. It is widely available on double gatefold LP, CD and cassette tape.
Currently
2005 – New single "Party", backed with "Dancefloor"
2007 – Collaborated with Clone Machine and Egypt Ear Werk
December 2008 – Released exclusive songs on iTunes: "Electro Pharaoh", "Freaky D.J.", and "Scandinavian Summer"
2008 – Joined Who Cares on the song "They Killed the Radio"
2008 – Worked with Jamie Jones on the song "Galactic Space Bar"
2008 – Worked with M.I.A. on "Rock off Shake off" for new artist Rye Rye
May 2009 – Collaborated with Debonaire on "Do U Wanna Get Down?" for a new Street Sounds compilation
May 2009 – New video "Freaky D.J." with producer/director Victor Brooks a.k.a. Who007
2009 – New album that included songs "Electro Pharaoh", "U.F.O.", "Freaky D.J.", "BellyDance", "Scandinavian Summer", and "Do U Wanna Get Down?"
June 2009 – Remix of James Pants's Cosmic Rapp was released
2011 – work on new album entitled 1984 begins
2014 – Collaborated with Dye on the song "She's Bad"
2015 – 1984 released
Touring
The Egyptian Lover began touring again in 2004 throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. His performances often begin with mixing records on turntables before segueing into his original compositions. In 2008, he supported M.I.A. in her People vs. Money Tour.
