The Mackrosoft’s Aja West and Cheeba impart synth science.
Written by Brian DiGenti
Brazilian singer-songwriter Sessa shares ten influential albums.
Written by Allen Thayer
Italian DJ Beppe Loda picks records that influenced his Afro sound sets.
Written by Andy Thomas
Record Rundown: Björn Wagner of Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band
Written by Blake Gillespie
Hip-hop is the perfect art form for cover versions,” says producer/keyboardist Soul Supreme.
Written by Blake Gillespie
Rhettmatic doesn’t do much press, but what he lacks in publicity, the Beat Junkie and Visionaries producer/DJ more than makes up for with a fervent devotion to turntablist/vinyl culture.
Written by Ronnie Reese
Detroit hip-hop icon Waajeed runs down his list of influential albums.
Written by Ronnie Reese
Moscow’s Diasonics choose nine tracks that have influenced their cinematic, psychedelic sound.
Written by Wax Poetics
Record Rundown: Lord Finesse is on a habitual quest for musical knowledge.
Written by David Ma
Nightmares On Wax has produced numerous sample-based instrumental classics.
Written by Wax Poetics
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
9th Wonder chats with Wax Poetics about the records that influenced him and discusses his mission to teach hip-hop history to the next generation.
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
When greats like Pete Rock and DJ Premier acknowledge people of influence, they often mention Large Professor.
Written by David Ma