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Steve Allen Armendariz Jr born (July 12, 1987), better known for his stage name DJ Lil Steve is an talented American DJ, Engineer,and Producer. He's popular in his home town H-Town (Houston) including the rest of Texas and other southern states for his mixtapes. At the same time he joined DJ OG Ron C, He helped start the DJ group "The Chopstars" along with him. He's worked with such artist as Yo Gotti, Yung Joc, Fonzworth Bentley, Drumma Boy, Murphy Lee, B.G, among many more. DJ Lil Steve has won 2 Southern Entertainment Award for Rookie of the Year in 2006 and best team duo in 2008. He's been featured on MTV's Mixtape Sunday's and has been interviewed by The Source Magazine, Ozone Magazine, and The Houston Press. Recently his biggest contribution has not been to the rap industry but in the alternative rock and indie genre. The Houston Press has pin pointed his recent work as innovative and refreshing. During his new ventures he has helped brand the term "chopped not slopped" along with the group he help create called "The Chopstars". This explaining the pride and uniqueness that only his work has.

His love for music was identified as a young kid at the age of 13. Steve spent his early year's djing parties and recording the up and comings of H-Town. By the age of fifteen he was chopping and screwing mixtapes determined to get his break. Three years later in 2005 he became the protégé of the legendary DJ OG Run C the co-founder of Swisha House.