Jesse De La Pena has been a fixture on Chicago’s DJ scene since the '80s. And now, he's a fixture about WBEZ. He’s the new Music Curator at WBEZ's sister station, Vocalo.org 89.5 FM.
Jesse De La Pena has been spinning records since 1985 and has helped lay foundation for today's Chicago Hip Hop scene, getting some of those early records into clubs when Hip Hop was yet unrecognized outside the underground / street movements.