DJ Kass
{{short description|American disc jockey}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = DJ Kass
| image = frameless
| image_size = 300
| caption = DJ Kass at Hits 97.3
| birth_name = Luis Rosa
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|08|27|mf=yes}}
| origin = New York City, New York, United States
| genre = Reggaeton, dembow, hip hop
| occupation = Disc jockey, recording artist
| years_active = 2017–present
| associated_acts = Pitbull, Cardi B, Lele Pons, Chris Jeday, Karol G, El Alfa, CNCO, Wisin, Nio Garcia, Anuel AA, El Chombo, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin,
}}
Luis Rosa (born August 28, 1987), professionally known as DJ Kass, is a Dominican-American disc jockey and recording artist from the Bronx. His single “Scooby Doo Pa Pa” was referred to by E! Online as "the new dance craze that you need to know about" in 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/912172/scooby-doo-pa-pa-is-the-new-dance-craze-that-you-need-to-know-about|title=Scooby Doo Pa Pa Is the New Dance Craze That's Taking Over|date=6 Feb 2018|work=E! Online|access-date=2018-11-16|language=en-US}}
Early life
Luis Rosa was born August 28, 1987, in the Dominican Republic and raised in the Bronx.{{Cite news|url=https://peopleenespanol.com/chica/dj-kass-scooby-doo-pa-pa-los-creadores/|title=Meet DJ Kass, the hitmaker behind 'Scooby Doo Pa Pa'|work=People en Español|access-date=2018-11-16|language=en}} His father was a DJ, and Rosa learned about different forms of music from him.
Career
In 2013, DJ Kass began deejaying in various clubs in the Dyckman area of Inwood, Manhattan. He released his first single titled "Tamo Open Yo" in 2016. {{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dj-kass-mn0003720457/biography|title=DJ Kass {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-11-16}} The song reached #2 on iTunes in the Dominican Republic{{Cite web|url=http://www.whalereport.com/app/analysis/song/Dj%2520Kass/Tamo%2520Open%2520Yo|title=Music Industry Trends & Analysis {{!}} Music Charts {{!}} WhaleReport.com|website=WhaleReport|language=en|access-date=2018-11-16}} and was officially remixed by El Alfa in 2017.{{Citation|last=DjKassNy|title=DJ KASS FT EL ALFA TAMO OPEN YO (Remix)|date=3 February 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGCKUljrTPc|access-date=2018-12-19}}
=Scooby Doo Pa Pa=
On September 12, 2017, DJ Kass released his single "Scooby Doo Pa Pa", whose lyrics are based on the song "Man's Not Hot" by Big Shaq. The single went viral when Lele Pons and Inanna Sarkis posted Instagram videos of them dancing to it in character as Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley from the animated TV show.{{Cite news|url=https://www.simplemost.com/scooby-doo-pa-pa-dance-craze-sweeping-nation/|title=You Should See This 'Scooby Doo Pa Pa' Dance Craze That's Sweeping The Nation|date=2018-02-14|work=Simplemost|access-date=2018-11-16|language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8217087/dj-kass-scooby-doo-pa-pa-hot-latin-songs-no-11|title='Scooby Doo Pa Pa' Viral Dance Hit Surges 43-11 on Hot Latin Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-11-16}}
"Scooby Doo Pa Pa" reached #9 on Billboard's Hot Latin chart the week of March 3, 2018{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8223856/dj-kass-scooby-doo-pa-pa-hot-latin-songs|title=DJ Kass Notches First Top 10 on Hot Latin Songs Chart With Viral Hit 'Scooby Doo Pa Pa'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-11-16}} becoming the first song in the Dembow genre to reach the Top 10 on Billboard Latin.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8223856/dj-kass-scooby-doo-pa-pa-hot-latin-songs|title=DJ Kass Notches First Top 10 on Hot Latin Songs Chart With Viral Hit 'Scooby Doo Pa Pa'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-11-16}}
On April 2, 2018, DJ Kass announced that an official "Scooby Doo Pa Pa" remix featuring Pitbull would be released.{{Cite news|url=http://remezcla.com/music/dj-kass-pitbull-scooby-doo-pa-pa-remix/|title="Scooby Doo Pa Pa" Will Be Everywhere Now That It's Getting a Remix From Pitbull|date=2018-04-02|work=Remezcla|access-date=2018-11-16|language=en-US}} On April 19, the remix was performed live by DJ Kass and Pitbull at Alex Sensation's Miami Bash at the American Airlines Arena,{{Citation|last=DJKASSVEVO|title=DJ Kass, Pitbull - Scooby Doo Pa Pa (Remix) [LIVE]|date=26 April 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INZ5ez4nQJE|access-date=2018-12-19}} being officially released on April 27, 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.miami.com/miami-news/the-viral-song-we-love-to-hate-is-getting-a-pitbull-remix-this-just-might-work-186773/|title=The viral song we love to hate is getting a Pitbull remix. This just might work.|date=2018-04-05|work=Miami.com|access-date=2018-11-16|language=en-US}}
In early May 2018, DJ Kass was charged with plagiarism by Dominican rapper Shelow Shaq and his producer, Topo, who note that "Scooby Doo Pa Pa" samples the bass line from Shelow Shaq's song "Tu Maldita Madre" (Your Damn Mother). The lawsuit led to the video being taken down from YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.t13.cl/noticia/tendencias/espectaculos/video-acusan-plagio-al-creador-cancion-scooby-doo-pa-pa|title=[VIDEO] Acusan de plagio al creador de la canción "Scooby Doo Pa Pa"|date=5 May 2018 |language=es}}
On May 21, 2018, "Scooby Doo Pa Pa" was featured on the finale of ABC's Dancing With The Stars, where Olympic ice skater Adam Rippon and Jenna Johnson performed their freestyle dance to it.''{{Cite news|url=https://www.etonline.com/dancing-with-the-stars-finale-today-2018-05-21-live-updates|title=LIVE NOW: Find Out Which 'Dancing With the Stars' Pair Took Home the Mirrorball Trophy!|work=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=2018-11-16|language=en}}{{Citation|last=Dancing With The Stars|title=Adam and Jenna's - Freestyle – Dancing with the Stars|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VDylTCCzOY|access-date=2018-12-19}}