Beat Junkies

Black Mask slated to issue its Death By Thr33's compilation at the Funky Buddha this Friday

Over the course of its existence, Black Mask has been a full band and had numerous MCs from across the nation pass through its ranks. The prolific hip-hop outfit has played shows on the Warped Tour and put out nearly two dozen releases -- all for free. After seeing many independent artists selling j ... More >>

Beauty Bar celebrates one year of '50s kitsch in Denver

Z-Trip on simultaneously being a DJ, performance artist and well-polished anomaly

​Zach Sciacca, better known as Z-Trip, is widely regarded as the pioneering "godfather of mash ups." Way back before Girl Talk or The Hood Internet were even out of high school, Sciacca was out there mixing everything from Rush and The Beastie Boys to Jane's Addiction and Jay-Z. He spit out hi ... More >>

Q&A with DJ A-What from the Pirate Signal

Because of his outsized persona, Yonnas Abraham is the face that most people generally associate with the Pirate Signal. If you look over dude's shoulder, though, there's another cat that cuts an equally impressive figure in his own right on the ones and twos. That distinguished chap's name? Alejand ... More >>

Backwash

A Boulder student cares more about the life of hip-hop than the deaths of Biggie and Tupac.

Peoples Get Ready

As part of underground hip-hop's newest dream team, Dilated Peoples are at the top of their game.

Backwash

What’s a little competition between friends? Local turntablists get ready to battle it out in Boulder.

Into the Light

The Jurassic 5 make a heroic ascent from the hip-hop underground.

Summertime Rolls

It's the time of the season to check out some local releases.

Dilated Peoples

The Platform
(Capitol)

Like a Record, Baby

QBert and the Invisibl Skratch Piklz put a new spin on the DJ craft.

Judgment Day

Backbeat contributors offer up their favorite recordings of 1999.

And You Don't Stop

These student DJs are hip-hop professors.

Backwash

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