The meeting of two West Coast rappers fuelled this talented Canadian band In 1996 Mad Child was a solo artist performing in San Francisco when he returned to his hometown of Vancouver There he met Prevail who was gaining attention for his energetic l…

These US turntablists, formerly known as the X-Men, officially became the X-ecutioners when they made the leap from battle-DJs to recording artists in their own right. Founded in 1989 with the stated intention of dethroning the reigning battle-DJs of…

L.A.'s Dilated Peoples' origins run deep within the Cali independent hip-hop scene. MCs Evidence and Iriscience met while participating in freestyle battles, eventually hooking-up with DJ Babu of crate-digging turntable crew the Beat Junkies. The tri…

The music of the Chemical Brothers, a pair of DJs who helped popularize the "Big Beat" electronic subgenre in the '90s, has the heft of rock, the groove of club music, and the spirit of experimentation that lifts all boats. Through their collaboratio…

DJ Andy Hunter is a rare find in the electronic community While dance bridges music with a higher spirituality Hunter fully lives by the latter Hes a devout Christian and mixes a funky break Born in the midlands of England in the mid-1970s Hunter got…

Featuring an infamous human beatbox/turntable backing up three MCs, the Roots have elevated hip-hop music by using live instrumentation instead of samples. Performing in the underground hip-hop circuit since 1987, the group has made waves in both the…