lit a candle 4h agojust put Ride That Wave on in the kitchen and my roommate had no idea what it even was. that beat took over every cookout in Jersey for a solid stretch, I was like 14 blasting it off a cracked iPhone speaker on the bus. damn.
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DJ Saucy P was a DJ, record producer and dancer from Newark, New Jersey, and one of the pioneers of Jersey club, the fast, bass heavy dance music also known as Brick City club. Mixmag reported his real name as Brandon Daniels; his own artist profiles give the name Kyle…
DJ Saucy P was a DJ, record producer and dancer from Newark, New Jersey, and one of the pioneers of Jersey club, the fast, bass heavy dance music also known as Brick City club. Mixmag reported his real name as Brandon Daniels; his own artist profiles give the name Kyle Daniels. He is best known for producing "Ride That Wave", the 2010 DJ Frosty track featuring Fatman Scoop, DJ Webstar, Smooth and Young B.
Born and raised in Newark, he loved to dance from the age of seven, and at 14 he started his own dance group, Strictly Business, which competed and performed at events across the tri state area. Dancing led him to music. He began making tracks for his crew in the 2000s, and the sound of those records, chopped vocal samples over pounding kicks, became part of the Jersey club style that was taking shape in Newark's clubs and dance battles.
"Ride That Wave" made his name. His biography describes it as one of the top Jersey club tracks on tri state radio and beyond, and it brought him into the orbit of Fatman Scoop and DJ Webstar. He also produced Chad B's "Hit It" and its remix with Lumidee, "Da Baddest" and other club records, and worked with artists including Jason Fox, DJ Frosty and DJ Lilman. In 2016 DJ Difficult invited him to collaborate on an EP and he became one of the first members of DJ Difficult's #TNMG team.
Saucy P was prolific to the end. He uploaded a steady flow of originals and Jersey club remixes to SoundCloud, where his tracks drew thousands of plays, and released singles through 2025 and 2026, including "COME OVA", "THROW THAT" and a remix of DTrain The Artist's "Pop Out" in May 2026. A friend wrote that all he wanted was to get his credit for making some of the best Jersey club hits of all time.
His death on 12 November 2026 was confirmed to Resident Advisor by a source close to him. No cause was given and his age was not reported. Tributes poured in from the Jersey club world. The artist Niamoni Chanel said she was proud to have made music with him for so many years, and that he could hear an idea she could barely explain and help her bring it to life. Friends remembered a man with a heart of gold who lived out his dreams through music.
Biography adapted from Resident Advisor, Mixmag, artist biographies (Music Metrics Vault, SoundCloud, Apple Music).
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same, that triplet hi hat pattern still gets me