Olaf Jeglitza
German rapper, songwriter
Olaf Jeglitza (born 15 February 1965), known professionally as O-Jay, is a German rapper best known as the frontman of the '90s Eurodance and pop music project Real McCoy (also known as M.C. Sar & the Real McCoy).
Early life
Jeglitza was born in West Berlin in 1965. After finishing school, he studied at the Lette-Verein, a technical college for photography in Schöneberg. At age 18, he started working as an independent photographer. After two years, he was hired by an advertising agency as an assistant photographer and became their head of the photo department a year later.
Music career
1984–88
In the mid-1980s, Olaf Jeglitza was a key figure in the early Berlin hip-hop scene. In 1984, Jeglitza started working with the Berlin-based DJ and musician Frank “Quickmix” Hassas (Richie) and co-founded the collective Freshline, which was built on multiple pillars: a regularly published fanzine (Freshbeat Magazin), a cassette-based radio show (Freshline Radio Show), as well as event organization and live performances under the name of their group Masterplan. Masterplan consisted of Olaf Jeglitza (O.J. The Mighty Crash), Richie (DJ Quickmix), and the third member Aram Mouchegh (The A). The aim of Freshline was to establish an independent Berlin-based hip-hop culture inspired by American models. In this context, they also planned the creation of their own hip-hop label named Freshline.
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