Collector Spotlight · Issue #02
DJ Perly: Leave It All on the Stage
A two-time DMC USA Champion and Heavy Hitters DJ on the night she made history, the DJs who shaped her ear, and what she'd tell the next young woman trying to break into turntablism.
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How Queensbridge and Linden Boulevard Rewrote the Rules
Three records out of Queens between 1991 and 1995 set the bar East Coast rap spent the rest of the decade trying to clear: Illmatic, The Low End Theory, and The Infamous.
Tommy Boy Never Let These Die
These albums were foundational before this archive had a home, Tommy Boy's still pressing them, and a boutique hip-hop shop without them isn't telling the whole story.
Summertime, Vol. 1
In 2010, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Mick turned one classic record into a 49-track summer mood: deep soul, golden-era hip-hop, and warm-weather rarities that launched a decade-plus series.
You Know What It Is, Vol. 3
Nu Jerzey Devil and DJ Skee turn The Game's G-Unit fallout into 22 tracks, anchored by the nearly 15-minute "300 Bars & Runnin'" diss.
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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Remember Me
Glokk40Spaz went quiet for a stretch, and "Remember Me" is him kicking the door back in. Eli's had it on repeat all week.
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The last five tapes to land in the archive, newest first.
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Summertime, Vol. 1
Soul & R&B
In 2010, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Mick turned one classic record into an entire mood: forty-nine tracks of deep soul, golden-era hip-hop, and warm-weather rarities that launched a decade-plus running series. Stream the origin volume in the archive.
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From the Shop
The Queens foundation from the story above, on wax. Three records that set the bar, plus the follow-up.
Visuals
Her first featured cuts pressed on vinyl — "Culture Cypher," from Albizu's Revenge.
DJ Perly — Culture Cypher pressed on vinyl (Albizu's Revenge)