D.A. Johnson Jr., better known by his stage name Defari, is a West Coast hip hop artist. He is in the Likwit Junkies, a rap duo with DJ Babu of Dilated Peoples. He was born at UCLA Hospital in Los Angeles, California, and later attended the University of California, Berkeley. He began DJing as a young kid in 1982. He was more focused on emceeing, and by 1995, released his first single. With the help of E-Swift of Tha Alkaholiks and Evidence of Dilated Peoples, by 1999, Defari recorded his first album.
He has made a legendary worldwide name for himself as one of the better modern indie hip hop|underground rappers with his three albums; Focused Daily, Odds & Evens and Street Music.
