DJ Infamous, one of Hip Hop’s most popular DJ’s, lost everything in the Atlanta floods that claimed nine lives this week.
Infamous, who has a one-week-old newborn son, lost all of his DJ equipment and his most prized possessions when his house was flooded on Monday.
If you know DJ Infamous then you know he is one of the nicest DJ’s in the industry. He’s appeared in most of your favorite rap music videos and released mixtapes with Young Jeezy, Rick Ross and Bow Wow. Info spins on weekends at Velvet Room nightclub as well as DJ’ing the evening shift at V-103.
If you would like to donate baby items, DJ equipment or cash, please feel free to drop off ANY donations at the Velvet Room today (9/23) or Thursday (9/24) between the hours of 10am-6pm. The address is 3358 Chamblee Tucker Rd, Chamblee, GA 30341. Everything collected at Velvet Room will get to him ASAP!
For all monetary donations please use the account information below:
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Calvin Donald
Bank Of America (Georgia)
Acct.# 334004909289
Zip Code: 30106
Any amount of help will be greatly appreciated!
Source: Tahira Wright | Branded PR
Photo: PHIL SKINNER, PSKINNER@AJC.COM
doesn’t he have money already? no disrespect but i’m sure people that are less fortunate need donations.
tintin Says:
doesn’t he have money already? no disrespect but i’m sure people that are less fortunate need donations.
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Even if he doesn’t have money do ppl that live in certain areas not buy flood insurance? I don’t get it.
Anna Says:
Even if he doesn’t have money do ppl that live in certain areas not buy flood insurance? I don’t get it.
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I’m one of those indiviuals who DOES NOT have flood insurance simply because I do not live by any creeks, lakes, rivers, streams and damn sure no where near an ocean therefore it isn’t needed. Maybe I ought to rethink this
Who gon help somebody who already has money….BOA will issue him another ATM card… I mean his account didn’t drown in the flood?
Anna I was amazed that they don’t think they need flood insurance. I was told in class yesterday that most people don’t get it because they think their home owners covers floods…Wow research and asking question is your friend when purchasing a home. The first thing I asked my insurance carry was should I purchase flood insurance she asked me the following questions do I live near a lake or stream and than she check to see if I was in a flood plan. I don’t get it you spend all this money on a home but yet fail to protect one of the biggest investments of your life.
yvonne79 Says:
Anna Says:
Even if he doesn’t have money do ppl that live in certain areas not buy flood insurance? I don’t get it.
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I’m one of those indiviuals who DOES NOT have flood insurance simply because I do not live by any creeks, lakes, rivers, streams and damn sure no where near an ocean therefore it isn’t needed. Maybe I ought to rethink this
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I live in Ohio and lots a ppl are refinancing only to find out that they now live in a flood zone. If you get flood insurance on your own (without being forced) it’s much cheapr.
I need to get flood ins just had that convo a few wks ago
@Krysi
@tintin, krysi j
Im w/yall on this one WHAT I LOOK LIKE (fabo) dude didnt have flood insurance…seems like he just wants YOUR $ to…would have been better if maybe he started something for the LESS FORTUNATE VICTIMS…DAMN GREED IS A DISEASE.. YO
MAYBE HE SHOULD SELL THE jewelry he got on in the pics…
flyqtnva Says:
MAYBE HE SHOULD SELL THE jewelry he got on in the pics…
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You know that jewelry was a loaner for the pic from Mr. Henrys in the hood.
Isn’t this the DJ the was in a fight a few months back.. I need to go Google.
ironic how in the begining of the summer NY (north eastcoast) was hit with nothing but rain for months on end. Now its the south. Glad NY didn’t get flooded out.
My
goes out to anyone who lost a family member in all of this.
wow, yall are so cruel. I’ve given to a dekalb county official whose family also lost everything. I dont even attempt to get into who should’ve had what. Should I ever see a difficult time like this, I pray someone has mercy and lend a hand to me.
u guys man…SR, still not as bad they’re making it out to be? I can’t imagine an entire community/subdivision under water, yet, it has happened. So many people displaced. I think I’ll just stock up on some stuff and reach out to a shelter. Please give what you can.
Am I the only person who feels sorry for this guy?
Although I would be happy my family and I made it out alive and unharmed, I couldn’t imagine losing everything I own. Keep your head up Calvin!!
This is sooooo sad and especially with a newborn baby but thank God for their lives. He probably accumulated things over time and starting over from scratch aint no joke. May God bless him and his family!!!
yvonne79 Says:
Am I the only person who feels sorry for this guy?
Although I would be happy my family and I made it out alive and unharmed, I couldn’t imagine losing everything I own. Keep your head up Calvin!!
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It’s not that we don’t feel sorry, it could happen to any of us. Like someone mentioned, his bank card can be replaced and if he had insurance so can his personal/professional belongings. Why would someone with moeny not protect is assests and have insurance?
yall talking about how he has money but he is probably doing decent but he aint got paper like that to lose everything and just have money to buy it all back. most of yall out of atlanta never heard of him he is not a national dj like somebody say dj khalid for instance. so its not like he got millions laying around to just go buy what he need. he cant even make the living he was making because all his equipment is now gone. and most people wont inquire about flood insurance if they in an area that has never flooded it seems common sense after the fact. i think the entertainers should help him out the most though because they who benefit most from him especially how he breaks records here. but if i had it to give i would def help him out real cool humble dude and sad to see it happened to him let alone anybody
Anna he could have had homeowners ins but its NOT flood ins. I dont have it and neither does Yvonne and we both live in the A so it could have been one of us. I am sure or at least I hope he has money in the bank but some ppl dont have that and are also flooded. I pray for him and his family and that he can quickly re place all his DJ equipment. I was told by my agent that I do NOT need flood ins but I think I am going to ADD it now after this flood.
I feel sorry for him but then i looked at the pic…what is he protraying in the pic…i have alot of nice things, $, clothes…etc…. then i stopped feeling sorry for him..by all means support the needy and poor…the people who really need it….if he all up in videos & posing in diamond studded bracelets..he should have taken time out to make sure his affairs were in order…but that hip hop lifestyle anit teach him that did it….BTW…if I had to choose between him and a poor working mother that lost everything..im choosing the mother…and as i said before he could have come out with something for EVERYONE WHO LOST SOMETHING..HE GOT THE VOCIE..HE ON THE RADIO..BUT HE DIDNT…HE SAID DONATIONS FOR HIMSELF & HIS BABY & HIS FAMILY…..
@Daisy:
Exactly! I was told I didn’t need it but I will inquire about it. After the week we’ve experienced, going forward, I’d rather be safe than sorry.
@Daisy
if it was you or yvonne I would donate..but if you were on here styling and profiling and lost all your sh!t…no I wouldnt…HE COULD HAVE COME ONT HE RADIO AND BEEN LIKE YEAH I LOST EVERYTHING…BUT I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE…LETS GET OUT HERE AND RAISE MONEY FOR EVERYONE…BUT I FORGOT ITS THE ME FIRST GENERATION
Hello all. My prayers go up for all who need assistance. 2009 has been a very difficult year for many and it just seems to get worse each year, weather, economy, health issues, etc. But all these problems will look like a picnic when Yellowstone blows. Let us be thankful that we are alive today because tomorrow ain’t promised to us. “And end will come to the system of things.” Peace.
I’m with east, I just don’t believe he had it like that!!
@flyqtnva Says:
I see and respect where you are coming from. I get it!
yall forget, insurance doesnt subrogate, or get u back to where you once were. ya 100k house burns down, insurance aint cutting a check for 100. your premium pays for the cost it would take to rebuild the home, which is typically way less. this is why you hear the term ‘under-insured.’ so while ur checking on flood insurance, check that you have enough coverage as well.
if your lease or financed car totals out, the insurance doesn’t cover the cost the entire amount you. with that being said, how would you get another vehicle? insurance only pays for so much, and if you’re lucky and wise, you bought gap insurance, which will pick up the slack up to the amount ur auto insurance didn’t cover, but only to pay off the loan amount. YOU’RE NOT COVERED. nothing in that equation gives you a dime, so you too would need assistance. now if you’re one of the few who has a paid off vehicle, it wont be as bad for you.
So i’m not looking at anybody like they shouldve had this/that cuz I have a general idea of how insurance works. trust me, claims will be denied left and righ if the insurance companies can have their way. they def aint gone make it ez for u to collect on a claim. if u’ve ever fault with an adjuster over a low ball offer, you’d understand.
OK people in Lousianna didn’t have much of nothing EAST…did their bank accounts get posted on SR??
Tell em to call FEMA!
***fought
@pointhimout
I BEG TO DIFFER…my lil sis just had an at fault accident..she had a toyota corolla..they paid off her entire loan to the bank which was over 8 grand and she still got 5 gs left over and she got a acura…so i just think it depends on what u asked for when u got your policy and it only took her 5 days,,,she has progressive.. but ur right u got to be educated on what ur buying and whats covered, I’m gonna crash y car any day now so I can get a new one to…lol
@Krysi J
girl you on a roll today!
pointhimout Says:
yall forget, insurance doesnt subrogate, or get u back to where you once were. ya 100k house burns down, insurance aint cutting a check for 100. your premium pays for the cost it would take to rebuild the home, which is typically way less. this is why you hear the term ‘under-insured.’ so while ur checking on flood insurance, check that you have enough coverage as well.
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Insurance is to indemnify(put you where you were before the loss)but not for you to gain. Insurance is going to cover up to the limits of the policy. I had a guy two years ago who had a partial fire in his home and we paid out $209,000 on the home alone. The home was probably only worth $30k but he had insurance and it’s not how much the home is worth it’s that you have a replacement cost policy to rebuild in the event of a fire.
The Insurance Commissioner was on the local news this morning and said that 85% of people in Atlanta do not have flood insurance. He also said that if your home is not in a flood zone then the cost of coverage is only about $150.00 per year. I live in Buckhead and I’m more concerned about falling trees than rising waters, but for $150.00 a year, why not protect myself for an unforseen and unlikely occurance. Like he said all areas are flood zones if enough rain falls.
I don’t get why Alex Gidewon or any of his rapper friends can’t just help him out? Buy him some equipment, give him a loan or something…
His celebrity and blogger friends will help him…
@krysi
new orleans was a totally different situation that would be equal to all of atlanta flooding and it simply was not that. and he is a somewhat public figure so he has the means to ask for help just like if it happened to me and i really needed help i would reach out through the avenues i have just like anybody who needs help does. some people dont know how to ask or where to go for help when they need it but if you can get it out there that u need help and have a way to do so by any means we shouldnt ridicule him for using the means he has
@eastpointvet, I think he should ask for help, but like you said it’s the entertainment industry folks that should be rallying around to help him out first and foremost; so why isn’t he reaching out to them first?
@karaz
he reached out to everyone including the industry folks and lots of them said they was gonna chip in and help greg street was talking about it yesterday
new orleans was a totally different situation
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You’re right it was much WORSE!
and he is a somewhat public figure so he has the means to ask for help
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he does….he has a job, he has connects, he has a cell phone, and he has access to broadcasts his NEED FOR HELP all over the state of Georgia, so yes he has the means, Lousianna was flooded out after the Hurricane….only they didn’t have the means to ask for Help, that had to wait for months to get it from the government, or lay up in sleeping bags in somebody’s arena, or had to get dropped off in somebody’s hood by housing when dey shyt got flooded out…..why the hell would I see this DJ as any better than those people who suffered through some real shyt just because he…
“is a somewhat public figure so he has the means to ask for help”
by all “means” ask…but don’t expect people to treat you better because of you’re status as a DJ….posting up ya bank account on websites and shyt…come on? He got some real nerve….
tell em krysi……..WE DONT BELIEVE YOU…YOU NEED MORE PEOPLE
Damn, he’s goodlooking!!! I just had to say it. I never knew how he looked but always listen to him on the radio.
I hate that it had to happen to him and everyone else who was mostly affected by this flood. I am one of the lucky ones who still have her home, not to shine, but to see what others have been experiencing or went through is heartbreaking. My home was not too far from the flood. I reside in the Austell area and majority of the streets/intersections behind my home was flooded. That ish was a sight too see. I was praying for no more ran and I was glad to see the sun shining.
Hey East…..holla at me! My car flooded, I need HELP!
I feel badly for him, but no more than I do anyone else who lost all of their possessions. Obviously, this dude is connected and can get industry folks to help him. I’d rather give to the everyday folks who will REALLY need the help of strangers and don’t have DJs and musicians on speed dial.
Sorry if cold, but just my first assessment.
krysi its a man that lost all he has basically if he was a regular dude and u had means to help him why not help him if you have the means its simple as that if you dont then dont ridicule him cause he lost everything. and u right he has a job which is DJ’ing which is hard to do without equipment. he somebody who needs help plain and simple. and as much as we dont agree on nothing if u were really displaced and asked for help on here if i could help i would simple as that its called a heart. its easy to say what the next person should have or being doing in hindsight but thats on outside looking in. u know how to get me if u really need help shay
Seriously it did…I will get at you….
We all have the right to our opinions especially on this blog. So here’s my opinion: an individual who passes judgment on a man who has lost everything except the clothes on his back, is heartless and without empathy for his or her fellow man. It’s so easy to sit behind our computers and judge people when we have no heart.
well said sandra
its a man that lost all he has basically if he was a regular dude
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yea but just a few posts ago, it was about him being “a somewhat public figure so he has the means to ask for help”….all Im saying East is, I feel bad for the dude, but he’s in a better place than most of the people in the US right now, even with the flood. Its people from Lousianna who STILL don’t have shyt and still ain been HELPED….living on the fukking streets. This dude right here, he’ll be aiight, people he had good business relationships with will look out for him, but whats the purpose of him posting his bank account# on SR??…..if its like that then HELL Wayne lost a whole fukking house and sum cars in the flood too….I doubt anybody offered to help him with that….cuz he ” a somewhat public figure so he has the means” to HELP HIMSELF. Now Im sure FEMA will issue this man some money….oh but he may have to WAIT for it…Im sure he won’t have to sleep on the floor of an arena while he waits for his check though.
Yea well said Sandra….its funny, I don’t remember you posting up Katrina Victims accounts on your site…..
there is also another saying in the Bible about people who treat people with status and money, better than the poor…read up.
for one wayne is a millionaire if wayne asked for help people would scoff at the notion cause he is rich and well off. infamous is nowhere near rich obviously and because u are in the public dont mean you are making money i work a regular job and very well could be making more than the income he brings in
If ya gon speak on ONE, speak on them all….thats all im saying showing favor to the rich and famouse but diregarding the poor ain cool…..and it also HEARTLESS
did u know who he was before the post? he is not rich or that famous. its not disregarding the poor its one man asking for help which you can choose to help him or choose to help someone who you think is less fortunate
The day I give money to some hoodrat n****r sandra u my as well not posted this id rather buy a beyonce cd than waste money on a fool
Dharles go play in traffic lmao and TAKE DOWN THAT DAMN PICTURE
* Charles
krysi sounds like she is having a flashback to aug/sep 2005! i just came from NOLA and it’s doing better but, man, it’ll be a long time before it’s even a little how it used to be.
i’m sorry but i just feel like there was a lot of criticism of katrina people and now these floods are coming like crazy in the least likeliest places. everyone is beginning to experience what katrina victims experienced. it does something to your psyche to lose everything from your home to your clothes/furniture to your children’s photos and awards. i mean wiped out in an instant, unsalveagable. to have to pay a mortgage and rent. to be denied insurance payments. to have government payments, if you ever get them, amount to almost nothing. to have to ask/beg for food and money. to wear out your welcome where you’re staying. to have to clean up that wet, muddy mess. it humbles you and messes with your pride. it exposes you. it’s gonna be a long road for these folks.
I just want to say that Krysi and east both havr good points. I do feel really sorry for ALL that has lost any and everything in this flood especially family or friends.
I think what Krysi is saying is that he is probably better off than MOST other people that were affected by the flood. He has connections and if some in the indusrty are truly his friends he will not be sleeping in a shelter or going hungry becuase he will have help. As to where folks who were already damn near poor with kids need FAR MORE help. Because these people REALLY dont have ANYONE to turn to and they damn sure cant count on the goverment. Instead of asking for help for himself beign as though he has a voice to get the message out he should’ve asked for help for not only him but also oothe less fourtunate who REALLY dont have ANYWHERE to go. But hey, I guess its every man for himself.
I think East is trying to say that he is NOT rich as everyone thinks and has lost evrything that would even help him to keep income coming on. Not to mention he just had a baby and has probably lost all of the new things brought for him/her. Starting over is really really hard.
I agree with BOTH…..just do as you feel as long as its help someone out if you can do that. This is very very very sad, i just wonder how long it will take for the government to react IF they even will.
Honestly no one can say what they would or would not do until they are in that same situation.
Im good on what I said.
I agree with Lovely 100%…..
And Free Im really glad you logged on, and let it be known…that people broadcasted Katrina all over the UNITED STATES of america, and people still displaced, but fortunately a DJ with the means to contact Sandra got his situation and HIS situation & bank account number got posted up on her website without hesitation….forgive me for wondering if there is someone else out there with bigger problems.
As i stated previouls cold hearted to whom ever…this dude is a public figure he is a deejay…HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT AND CALL FOR HELP FOR ALL THOSE AFFECTED….NOT JUST HIMESELF AND HIS FAMILY….WHERE THE HELL IS HIS HEART….YEAH THINKING ABOUT HIMSELF….WHILE HE IN THE PICTURE POSING LIKE HE BOSSY! SO BEWARE OF THE IMAGES U PUT OUT…WHEN THINGS HAPPEN AROUND HERE DEEJAYS COME OUT AND RAISE MONEY FOR SICK KIDS AND EVERYTHING…but dude is all about the I I I I I I I I..i need this…i lost that..and as krysi stated he is probably doing better than most…IF HE NOT THEN HE NEED TO STOP PRETENDING…AND THATS NOT PASSING JUDGEMENT THATS BEING HONEST….HE WANNA GET HIS INSURANCE CHECK AND UR MONEY TO..SO HE CAN COME UP..I C THROUGH HIM ..CUZ I KNOW ALOT OF DEEJAYS THAT DO FOR A COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE NOT JUST ONE PERSON..IMAGINE HOW GOD WOULD HAVE BLESSED HIM IF HE WOULD HAVE TAKEN A LESS SELFISH APPROACH….
fly he is public by way of his trade but other than he having celebrity ties he is a pretty regular dude with pretty regular income. when u have a week old child and not a pot to piss in and dont have anything its kinda hard to help others when you dont have anything. thats like a homeless person leading rallys for the homeless they dont have a home so how can they help others. and yall going in on his cause of his pic? really he is trying to come up as much as the next man but he is not there yet if he was this wouldnt be an issue cause he would have the means to handle whatever he had to handle. and also fly he has been involved in a lot of community efforts with v103 so to say he is all about IIIII is not a tru statement when he has been to many community efforts he simply needs help now. and he is getting the kinda love he is getting because the kinda person he is dude is a good dude so thats why he is being shown so much love if he was an asshole nobody liked then this wouldnt be posted here or by the various people who posted it on twitter
well ya know what….
lets hope people respond and East I hope you were one of them.
if there is nothing further, lets call it a night please.
i believe the V-103 family will take care of him. if not, they are some sorry suckers. i don’t even listen to them anymore but i might for a few days to see if they will be in the community picking up clothes and other donations.
i think anybody that was affected by this situation is going through a huge ordeal. i for one was not personally affected but know several people that were. for the dj i empathize with his ordeal. hopefully, with the connections he has also with family and friends he will be able to get through this. i’m more concerned for the people that don’t have an outlet via a blog or radio station that need assistance. hopefully, everyone will be able to get through this tragedy. what we are forgetting is that 9 people lot their lives the other day. so not only are families flooded out of their homes. they are trying to make arrangements to bury their loves ones. may god be with them.
DJ Infamous is on V103!
He said he is still working and DJing and his family is safe and in a temp. place. He said donations are coming in and he is thankful. He said he only has 4 sweatsuits from wal mart and he acknowledged the folks who are less fortunante than him. He is in good spirits and maintaining and keeping it moving.
He said his neighbor has a newborn as well and had just moved in Sun and the houses flooded Mon. So sad.
if there is anybody that knows anyone in the Atlanta area that need clothes. I have 2 big bags woman/girls clothing that I was going to donate to the Goodwill. I would rather give it away to someone that really needs it. Please contact me at brwnsugga4you@yahoo.com ~
i’m more concerned for the people that don’t have an outlet via a blog or radio station that need assistance.
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exactly.
He said he is still working and DJing and his family is safe and in a temp. place. He said donations are coming in and he is thankful
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He already good….see no problem….wow imagine what would have happened for those people who are “without status”, if say…Sandra had posted up information about how to help them out az well, feel me…
SMH…
It iz what it iz.
@Shay: What side of town do you reside? I don’t have money to donate but I will be more than happy to help out with a ride here and there whenever I can. East has my info. Or you can click on the link…..
I also have baby clothes sizes newborn to 6 months that I can spare as well as an extra car seat. My email is ldorisca@yahoo.com.
@ Daisy:
Thanks for that update Daisy!
Wow, look at SR fam….yall the best!
Sandra you could have set it up where people could have come to your site to help everyone one who needed it if they could not just one person with bank account info, you probably would have gotten some good looks for that too, oh well your loss…and you calling me heartless? HA!
It doesn’t matter if he has money or not…at this moment and time he needs help forget about all that other mess the pictures, jewelry and him being a dj on V103 he needs help..to me it doesn’t matter if a person is poor or rich if I give something I give from the heart I don’t want my giving to be in vain it just like paying tithes at church u have so many people worrying about where the money is going,what type of car the preacher yada yada yada me personally I don’t worry about it because first u can never repay back what God has done for u and second if there is any shadiness in the church it will be exposed believe that I know that is way off subject but my point is God doesn’t want u to stop helping people because they have more money he doesn’t work like that and why should we..favor aint fair God gave him the talent to dj in which it gave him the connects and outlets to get help from radio stations and media because he already knew what was gonna happen before it happen…may god be with him and all the families that lost loved ones and homes..
@ Krysi J:
I wasn’t calling you heartless, Krysi. I was speaking directly to the ones who would sit in judgment of someone who is in need. You would never do that, right?
Oh my bad I did judge people who were so quick to help someone because of their status, rather than helping someone who maybe in a far worse situation just because they are unknown to the public….?? Hey what can I say…I try to speak for the people!
wow. i can’t believe this post went on for so long. Anna, thx for the correction.
um, give if u want. @Charles, wow. harsh words by a few of you. Because I help whoever when I can, I dont feel bad or any certain way if I drive by a bank or the club to donate to this guy. I dont know, will never likey see him again, and not really worried about that. I aint blocking whatever blessings bestowed upon me all cuz I’m in a position to help somebody but just didnt.
As for his “connections” to industry people, these folks are flossing and fakin it. i bet at the end of the day, not many of them are even clearing 6 figures. fame, regional or national, doesn’t guarantee riches or wealth. he’s a everyday working man that needs help. If i’m out somewhere and someone asks for help who’s in his position, i’d help them too.
I ain’t touching this one with a ten foot pole!