The Bladerunners: DJ Riz Interview And Westwood Mix Download
The Bladerunners are pretty much blade-running shit in Boston, Ma, and spreading their movement way beyond the Mass. capital as well. The Bladerunners crew consists of founding members DJ 7L and Steve "The RaZor" Picardi, along with DJ Beyonder. They have been coming with their own productions that can be found on Turntablelab and the like, for several years. They've also partnered with the legendary Crooklyn Clan, and you can now find their productions along with a host of other DJ friendly works on The Crooklyn Clan DJ store (a must for DJs turned serato freaks and record junkies alike). The Bladerunners profess their love for the real and the roots of dj culture by lacing the readers of their blog (that they've been running since the beginning of 2008) with knowledge that is held by a small legion of hip-hop (and maybe more importantly) 80's/90's vinyl culture scholars.
Yesterday, the Bladrunners continued this trend by releasing a interview and treasure trove of information with DJ Riz (of The Brooklyn Slumlords/The Flip Squad/The Crooklyn Clan). DJ Riz is the man responsible for countless club anthems and party breaks. These are the records that make you think you're hearing a dj mix four of your favorite records at once. They're the records that connect your favorite hits to each other, that became hits in their own rite, platinum selling hits in the case of "Be Faithful". These records launched the careers of Fatman Scoop, DJ Kool and many more, and yet, their history is not widely known. While the world at large will never fully understand the history of this segment of New York City culture in the 90's, this interview will provide some folks with some rarely discussed industry lore.
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