DESCRIPTION: Even though DJs like Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, and Grand Wizard Theodore were the leading figures of hip-hop during the 1970s, by the time rap hit the mainstream in the mid-'80s, the MC had begun taking over the stage. After all, to have any chance at radio airplay and commercial crossover, tracks obviously needed a vocal focus. Inevitably, the mixers responsible for the first hip-hop street jams were inevitably pushed to the back. Though the balance will probably never be righted, the increasing focus on all aspects of rap culture during the mid-'90s resulted in the emergence of Turntablism as a separate style. The stars here were the DJs, and instead of tight rhymes and smooth f ...
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Dark and dramatic cinematic sounding track with some DJ sounds.Man trapped in a submarine Writen For TV, film, commercials etc, Sounds like DJ Krush, Instrumental, Hip Hop, Turntablism
Up-Tempo: Throngs of city-dwellers from generation "X" have adopted this throbbing, bass-heavy music as their eternal urban ambience. Hip Hop, Turntablism
