Big Ups With DJ Riz
DJ Riz put out one of my favorite breaks records, Live From Brooklyn. As a digger, I remember playing that thing over, and over (and over) trying to figure out […]
Category Archives: Hip Hop
Soundtrack: The Story of The DJ
Portland, OR based selector DJ Zimmie, author of the great article “The End of DJing” (if you haven’t read it, please take some time to do so), has a great […]
Kista – Pushin’ Buttons EP
Kick off your weekend with a dope debut collaboration between legendary UK producer Kista and Dusty Platter. This twelve song EP, with that late 80’s, early 90’s mindset throw well […]
Chopping It Up With Skills
Close to 20 years ago, this cat walks into my business, gets behind my turntables (while talking graffiti writing and crate digging), and proceeded to kill it with my own […]
Xiomara – Electric Relaxation
Last year was the 20th anniversary of ATCQ’s Midnight Marauders, and it looks like the celebration of the storied record and group continues on in 2014. Fresh off her interpretation […]
Lack of Afro – P.A.R.T.Y.
Well it seems that Big Ups alum Adam Gibbons aka Lack of Afro has been a busy boy. The drummer/DJ/producer, set to release his fourth studio album Music For Adverts […]
Jake Bowman – 2107
While Hercules! Hercules! has brought NYC to a standstill today, and temperatures are dangerously cold, I thought I’d bring in some warmth from California here to the East Coast. I […]
Big Ups With DJ Mr. Thing
DJ Mr. Thing is the dictionary definition of the words “digging in the crates”. The former DMC Champion (solo and team with The Scratch Perverts), turntablist, producer, and crate digger […]
Champagne Jerry feat. Ad-Rock: Yo Kev!
When I first opened this up and watched it, I was like “What the fuck is this?”. I was intrigued by the moral tale about adults, life and softball, as […]
Thank You Nelson Mandela
“ As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.” ― Nelson Mandela Let’s take time to reflect on one of the […]
Flea Market Funk 