Collector Spotlight — Issue #01
DJ Kast One: The Crate Doesn't Lie
A Bronx native, a Heavy Hitter, and a Hot 97 morning DJ on the record that hooked him, the mixtape era grind, and what independent artists get wrong about pressing vinyl.
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March 9, 1997: The Culture Never Let Him Go
Twenty-nine years after Christopher Wallace was killed, Brooklyn still holds it down. The murals, the tapes, the books, and the DJ who built an 80-track tribute on the date he died.
Chase B Just Dropped His Debut Mixtape and It's Worth Your Time
Eight years in the making, Be Very Afraid Vol. 1 is what it sounds like when the background steps to the front.
OTR Just Put 10 MCs in a Room and the Culture Was Already Watching
On The Radar's New Class Cypher Vol. 1 dropped with ten MCs and zero filler. This is what comes next.
Freestyling the Streets: Styles P Reminds Us Why Mixtapes Built Hip-Hop
Styles P ran New York streets on raw bars alone. No big label push, just Ghost and the tape doing the work.
Eli's Rotation
Every week, my 15-year-old son Eli picks the track that's got his generation talking. This is what's on repeat in the halls, the group chats, and the car rides home from school.
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Now in the Vault
MixtapeKings Radio Vol. 1
Mixed by DJ Kast One
A 2005 time capsule straight from the streets of New York. DJ Kast One pulls together 33 tracks of pure mixtape-era heat, from D-Block to Diplomats, Papoose to Nas.
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Kast One, Megan Ryte, and Drewski on what it really means to live the DJ life. Straight from the Hot 97 crew — no filter.
Life As a DJ with Kast One, Megan Ryte & Drewski