Being a serious record seeker and sample collage artist has its rewards. For Blackalicious' Chief Xcel (born Xavier Mosley), who has a collection of vinyl...
Do you know where your favorite big-ballin' rappers were from Sept. 29-Oct. 2? On the mile-long tropical beach of an all-inclusive luxury resort in Puerto...
SHOCK WAVES Beans strolls into his caf of choice in his Brooklyn neighborhood, iPod earpiece dangling from his ears. He absentmindedly fingers a necklace...
It has been nearly 15 years since Brand Nubian exploded onto the hip-hop scene with One for All (Elektra, 1990) a full-blown rap opus that drew equal...
Rarely does a group emerge, drop several classic yet extremely controversial albums, endure an ugly breakup, launch successful solo careers and then continue...
I started scratching in 1984, and looking back, I realize that I have experienced many different phases: being part of a mobile DJ crew; entering battles;...
Grown men in full-body mouse suits not only scare the bejesus out of namby-pamby elephants but, armed with production know-how, also send record companies...
Counterpoint Records & Books in Hollywood, Calif., is the perfect mining ground for the specific gems that DJs' radars are attuned to. With rows and stacks...
It's the oldest story in the book, says DXT, aka Grandmixer DST, about what first moved him to rock a turntable. My inspiration to become a hip-hop DJ...
Before leaving town for a string of club gigs and four appearances during the annual Winter Music Conference in Miami, Jeff Townes, aka DJ Jazzy Jeff,...
When avant-garde pianist Matthew Shipp approached El-P with the idea of doing a collaboration with a sextet of seasoned jazz musicians, the indie hip-hop...
The Diabolical, aka Biz Markie, lives up to the largeness of his legend. He ducks to keep from hitting his head as he steps into DJ Hut, his massive body...
I'm definitely interested in Bruce Lee's whole philosophy in creating jeet kun do, Chops reveals, waxing eloquent on the nuances of the martial art invented...
You may not know him yet, but hip-hop producers don't come much hotter or hard-working than Kanye West. During the past six years, the 26-year-old has...
If a case can be made for crediting one person with the invention of the modern remix, Osbourne King Tubby Ruddock may well be remembered as the true...
Dylan Mills grew up in a grimy east London public-housing estate with his mother. His favorite album was Nirvana's In Utero (Geffen 1993), Kurt Cobain's...
Rolling down a highway somewhere in the Midwest, RZA is between gigs as he describes his latest self-realization. I've turned into a Willie Nelson type...
You might not expect someone as skilled in the vinyl and analog arts as Babu (of the Los Angeles hip-hop group Dilated Peoples and the world-famous Beat...
When discussing the true pioneers of hip-hop, certain artists instantly come to mind as founders of the music and the culture. Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster...
I must have done 30 or 40 albums up in here that ain't never been heard, reveals a soft-spoken Madlib in between drum takes at his Bomb Shelter studio...
In dance music, there is no greater perfectionist than BT. The L.A.-based producer, DJ, remixer, film scorer, artist and pioneer of progressive trance and house is constantly taking a microscope to his sound, and the jack-turned-master of all musical trades can do just about anything in the studio....
Style: Underground, true hip-hop and soul Established: In 1996, by the Hieroglyphics crew Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Casual, Pep Love, Souls of Mischief...
Style: Everything Established: In 1999, by Andy Hurwitz in New York City Artists: We do mostly one-offs, Hurwitz says. We don't believe in binding artists...
Although it's impossible to point to a single originator of hip-hop music and culture, certainly one of its prime movers and easily the father of hip-hop...
With his latest venture, Muggs may be taking it slow, but he is by no means taking it easy. Dust (Anti, 2003), the first solo effort by the DJ/producer...
The Remix Hotel juggernaut is heading back to SAE Atlanta—with Partners Rane, Serato, Pioneer, Roland, iStandard and others—for another technology-filled weekend of classes, panels and guest appearances. And this year, All Access registration gets you FREE entrance to the Atlantis Music Conference and Festival! That means double the panels, performances and more. Register today!
