Hot Mix 5

CTL-E-2837 · Person · group · 1981–1988

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Chicago DJ crew chosen by WBMX program director Lee Michaels in 1981 as resident DJs of the "Saturday Night Live Ain’t No Jive" mix show; founding members Farley "Funkin" Keith (later Farley "Jackmaster" Funk), Mickey "Mixin" Oliver, Ralphi Rosario, Kenny "Jammin" Jason, and Scott "Smokin" Silz.

Notes

New entity created in batch RELP66 (2026-10-06); identity-resolution checked against canonical entities.json.

Relationships

• WBMX 102.7 FM (Hot Mix 5 era) — affiliated with
  The Hot Mix 5 were the resident DJs of WBMX’s "Saturday Night Live Ain’t No Jive."

Referenced by

• Armando Rivera — collaborated with → this record
• Farley "Jackmaster" Funk — collaborated with → this record
• Julian Perez — collaborated with → this record
• Kenny 'Jammin' Jason — collaborated with → this record
• Mickey 'Mixin' Oliver — collaborated with → this record
• Ralphi Rosario — collaborated with → this record
• Scott 'Smokin' Silz — collaborated with → this record
• WBMX 102.7 FM (Hot Mix 5 era) — hosted → this record

Sources

• CultureTechLens batch RELP66 research: Hot Mix 5

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