The agonizing emotional depth of Moment of Truth was unlike anything in Gang Starr’s previous work.
Written by David Ma
Through live jam sessions and studio recontextualization, drummer and producer Makaya McCraven cultivates a conduit between the jazz roots of improv and the expansive branches of modern music.
Written by Jeff D. Min
DJ Krush embarked on a journey with Mo’ Wax that found the turntablist/producer using hip-hop’s breakbeat foundation while pioneering a new genre of abstract instrumentals.
Written by Danny Masao Winston
Premier is passionate and deadly serious about what he does, and on this evening he was relentless in articulating his philosophy of hip-hop.
Written by Andrew Mason
It was 1987, and a nervous teenager, palms sweaty, made his way to the grimy old Times Square, hoping to score.
Written by Andrew Mason
Remembering the life of J Dilla, featuring conversations with those closest to him, including Q-Tip, Common, Busta Rhymes, Questlove, and more.
Written by Ronnie Reese
Beat conductor and Dallas native Norvis Jr. exploded onto the global electro scene in 2013.
Written by Tamara P. Carter
When greats like Pete Rock and DJ Premier acknowledge people of influence, they often mention Large Professor.
Written by David Ma
Pete Rock keeps active nowadays by doing what he perfected as a teenager: putting sounds into his sampler and banging out beats.
Written by David Ma
G-Stoned immediately changed Kruder & Dorfmeister’s lives.
Written by Mijke Hurkx
Following in the footsteps of Double Dee & Steinski, Prince Paul, and the Dust Brothers, DJ Shadow would push the boundaries of sampling...
Written by David Ma
David Holmes grew up as the youngest of ten in Belfast, Northern Ireland. With so many older siblings, he was surrounded by music from a very early age.
Written by Robbie Busch
After I interviewed DJ Rhettmatic for the Record Rundown in Wax Poetics Issue 22, he mentioned being clowned by fellow World Famous Beat Junkie J.Rocc for exceeding the normal...
Written by Ronnie Reese
Jazzy Jay has been digging since day one. Peeking into his basement studio in the heart of Brooklyn conjures up the dusty ghosts of crates past.
Written by Robbie Busch
“He is a beautiful cat,” I was told about celebrated Brazilian drummer and percussionist Ivan “Mamão” Conti, and I could hear it in his voice.
Written by Ronnie Reese
DJ Shadow discusses transformations in record-buying culture, how his interest in 45s began, his first digging experience, and pinpoints the record that “changed his life.”
Written by David Ma
DJ Muro’s arrival heralded the coming of another king to claim his crown in the lineage of hip-hop royalty…the King of Diggin’.
Written by James O'Connor