(Photo courtesy of DJ R-Tistic)

FAMU alumnus and 2014 McDonald's Flavor Battle DJ, DJ R-Tistic to announce HBCU Campaign Fund's "The Hottest HBCU DJ" contest winner via video announced by HBCU Campaign Fund President and Founder Demetrius Johnson Jr., on Tuesday (October 20).

Ronald Turner II, known as DJ R-Tistic, is a native of Gardena, CA and was introduced to music at a very early age by his father, Ronald Turner, a jazz drummer and producer who has worked with the likes of Ray Charles, Freddie Hubbard, and Dizzie Gillespie. DJ R-Tistic graduated from Florida A&M University which is where his passion for DJing came into fruition.

In 2014, DJ R-Tistic was crowned the winner of the McDonald's Flavor Battle DJ Competition. Next month, R-Tistic will return to judge the 2015 McDonald's/Complex Mag DJ Flavor Battle.

The HBCU Campaign's "The Hottest HBCU DJ" contest began on October 12 and will run until October 31. Featuring eight DJ's from HBCUs including: DJ Loose Kid (FAMU), Go DJ Twinz (Grambling State University), DJ Rell (South Carolina State), DJ Trellz (Winston-Salem State), Legit The DJ (Kentucky State University), DJ Chris Cross (UAPB), DJ Dirt (Langston University), DJ Misses (Central State University) and DJ Neff (Southern University). (All pictured below).

DJ R-Tistic announcement of the winner will happen during the week of November 2nd via video.

To vote for any of the eight HBCU campus DJ's, visit our website here and for more information about or to book DJ R-Tistic visit his website www.djr-tistic.com.