| The Origins of Footwork: An Interview with RP Boo | October 1, 2015 |
Sam Ribakoff connects with RP Boo to discuss the track that broke footwork, DJ Slugo's thievery, and where the genre's headed.
| On My Way: The Legacy of DJ Rashad | April 27, 2015 |
A look back at the life and career of the great DJ Rashad on the anniversary of his death.
| On To the Next One: Hyperdub “Next Life” | December 2, 2014 |
Adam Wray is eyeing up your name ring To speak generally about footwork in 2014 is reductive at best – about as useful as taking your ‘09 Civic to represent the entire field of automotive design. What began in the late 1990s as an off-shoot of ghetto house has grown into a subgenre with tremendous […]
| Spinn & Taso Burn that Kush for Rashad | October 9, 2014 |
Today would have been DJ Rashad's Birthday. Hyperdub and Teklife celebrate his life via video
Brad Beatson is Grand like Puba Treated in black and white, this documentary chronicles the duo of DJ Rashad and DJ Spinn during a trip to Mexico as they find kush, encounter Spanish slang and gain intimate knowledge of the Monterrey sewage system. TEKLife is and will always be the best life.
| DJ Rashad 1979-2014 | April 28, 2014 |
Art by TogetherBoston Words by Son Raw DJ Rashad has passed on. I won’t eulogize him for his friends – I did not know the man, though by all accounts he was a fantastic human being, the love of the party you’d expect after hearing his music. I also won’t speak to his core fans, […]
| Frank N Beats Mix: 002 | April 23, 2014 |
Aaron Frank woke up early on his bornday This month’s mix is mostly instrumental, but it’s difficult to ignore the vast crop of talented producers coming out of the UK at the moment. In waiting a couple extra days to put this mix together, I was able to score new tracks from two of my […]
| DJ Rashad & Teklife go astro-traveling | August 20, 2013 |
Son Raw wants to know why you smoking reggie? It’s impossible to listen to the music DJs Rashad, Spinn and Earl are making these days without making connections. Connections to the records they sample – 90s Hip-Hop classics like Lyrics to Go, Luchini and C.R.E.A.M get atomized and accelerated along with the classic soul platters Chicago […]
| DJ Rashad Gives Zero Fucks | August 7, 2013 |
Adam Wray is in Berlin. As S. Combs once said: you can hate him now. It’s a wonderful time to be an avid footwork fan. As the 15-year plus genre matures and its popularity grows globally, its core artists are pushing the sound upwards and outwards while settling deeper into their own unique styles. DJ […]
| DJ Rashad + DJ Spinn turn up | July 17, 2013 |
Son Raw is posting bare videos. We are in rap’s reductionist phrase: less words per bar, simpler beats and atomized ideas re-arranged into near infinite combinations. Footwork maestros Rashad and Spinn know this and abide: if rappers ain’t saying nothing there’s no reason to listen to a whole verse when you can loop the best […]
