DJ Q — billed on records and flyers as DJ "Q" and known today as Da Topic — is a Jersey City mixtape and party DJ who came up through the city's late-1990s and 2000s club, mixtape, and battle circuit.
In the Record§
He was part of the Stan's Square Records mixtape generation, sharing bills and battle cards with peers including DJ 007, DJ Nel E Nel, DJ Dyce, DJ E Double, and DJ P Dub.
Flyers from the period place him across the era's marquee events — battling live at the 1st Annual Winter Blaze mixtape DJ competition in 2000, appearing on Laydown-N-Die Records' "Dream Team" poster, and billed at Summer Heatwave 2002 among "Jersey City's Finest."
He held club nights across the city and neighboring Newark — from Hipnotiq Thursdays at Foxes on St. Paul's Avenue to Stand Up Fridays at the Paradise Club on Broadway — and was among the invited DJs for Rap Wars Round 2 in 2003.
He is named in both DJ DX's and DJ 007's segments of the 2006 Jersey City DJ Documentary; his identity was confirmed by DJ DX in 2026.
Flyers§
Event flyers from DJ Q's personal archive, spanning the Jersey City and North Jersey mixtape-and-club circuit of 2000–2003.
Notable§
DJ Q with the artists and DJs he crossed paths with on the mixtape and club circuit.
Appearances§
Flyers and photographs from across the archive that feature DJ Q.
Sources§
- WizTV Presents: The Jersey City DJ Documentary Vol. 1 (2006) — link
- Instagram @da_topic_81 — community identification, The Jersey City Sound, 2026 — link
- Event flyers from the DJ Q (Da Topic) archive, 2000–2003 (Winter Blaze 2000; Laydown-N-Die Records "Dream Team"; Summer Heatwave 2002; Rap Wars Round 2, 2003; Hipnotiq Thursdays; Stand Up Fridays; Summer Maddness 2002) — The Jersey City Sound
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