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.