Above: Chuck D (Public Enemy) is presented a Hip Hop Slam Hall of Fame Award for a lifetime committment to hip hop culture and social / political activism by DJ Pone In his over 12 years of experience, DJ Pone has found himself spinning at the Wake Up Show, performing in front of tens of thousands of people at the Reggae on the River Festival, and battling at the DMC US finals. DJ Pone has expanded his efforts far beyond the DJ realm, playing with the reggae band Dub FX, producing remixes for groups like Public Enemy and the Transplants, and teaching a new generation of DJs at the norcalDJMPA - but he still finds time to mix with his original DJ crew, Canned Beats.