106 Power Players: AJ Calloway

Get familiar with the man who helped kick-start 106 & Park.

The Beginning - We first met the Jackson, Miss., MC with the release of his hit single "Like a Pimp" in 2000.   Watch #BLX: In Jackson, Mississippi, With David Banner (Photo Credit: BET)

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AJ Did It First - We're paying homage to some of 106's key players. In this edition, we feature AJ Calloway, the veteran host who reigned at 106 and Park from 2000-2005, and is the current correspondent for entertainment news show Extra. Get familiar. (Photo: Jemal Countess/WireImage)

Man of the People - Born and bred in New Jerusalem, AJ  attended Saint Benedict's Prep School in Newark, N.J. (Photo: J. Countess/Getty Images)

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Man of the People - Born and bred in New Jerusalem, AJ  attended Saint Benedict's Prep School in Newark, N.J. (Photo: J. Countess/Getty Images)

School of the Hard Knocks - Putting his 106 skills to good use, AJ taught a graduate course at Howard University on hip hop culture and its relation to public history, the university's first course of its kind. (Photo: BET)

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School of the Hard Knocks - Putting his 106 skills to good use, AJ taught a graduate course at Howard University on hip hop culture and its relation to public history, the university's first course of its kind. (Photo: BET)

About His Business - AJ owns and operates Calloway Entertainment Group, a production, marketing, promotions and event planning company, and also serves as director of business development for ShopBistro, Inc. Say what?!!? (Photo: D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra)

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About His Business - AJ owns and operates Calloway Entertainment Group, a production, marketing, promotions and event planning company, and also serves as director of business development for ShopBistro, Inc. Say what?!!? (Photo: D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra)

A.J. Calloway - July 15, 2013 – Former 106 host and ET correspondent A.J. Calloway offers insight on how we can focus our efforts on #106ForTrayvon.Watch a clip from the show!(Photo: John Ricard/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Real Men Give Back - Post Hurricane Sandy, the Extra correspondent was on hand with fellow correspondent Hilaria Baldwin to deliver supllies to families. (Photo: John Ricard/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Creating His Own Lane - AJ had cameos in films like Drumline and shows like The Chicago Code, soon venturing off to create, produce and star in his own pilot for UPN, The Show With AJ Calloway. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

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Creating His Own Lane - AJ had cameos in films like Drumline and shows like The Chicago Code, soon venturing off to create, produce and star in his own pilot for UPN, The Show With AJ Calloway. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

Making History - AJ, along with Free, helped knock fellow video countdown show TRL out of the top rated spot back in 2000. (Photo: BET)

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Making History - AJ, along with Free, helped knock fellow video countdown show TRL out of the top rated spot back in 2000. (Photo: BET)

Keeping It Together - Like his fellow former 106 host Terrence J, AJ is a proud member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (Photo: Jerod Harris/Getty Images for AXE)

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Keeping It Together - Like his fellow former 106 host Terrence J, AJ is a proud member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (Photo: Jerod Harris/Getty Images for AXE)

AJ Calloway - @AJCalloway: Aaliyah Dana Haughton - One of the most beautiful spirits I have encountered. We are still missing u... (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Ladies Man - The correspondent may have catered to many ladies while on 106 & Park, but these days he caters only to two ladies — his wife, Dionne Walker, and daughter, Amy Belle. (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for City of Hope)

Certified! - AJ is officially a part of the Hip Hop Speaker Bureau, which means he's qualified to talk all things hip hop. (Photo: Jerritt Clark/WireImage)

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Certified! - AJ is officially a part of the Hip Hop Speaker Bureau, which means he's qualified to talk all things hip hop. (Photo: Jerritt Clark/WireImage)