According to Variety, a US-based news outlet, Boss, who died by suicide at the age of 40, started Djing on "Ellen" in 2014 and worked there until the daytime talk show's 2022 finale. He was appointed an executive producer for the show by DeGeneres in 2020

Ellen took to Instagram to share her heartbreak about the tragic situation, by sharing a picture of herself hugging the hip-hop dancer and DJ.