Produced by DJ Rashad, DJ Spinn, Tone Roche & Taso First thing’s first, R.I.P. to the late great DJ Rashad. Tonight, we bring you one of DJ Rashad’s final recordings, alongside Spinn, Tone Roche and Taso. As the story goes, this group of musical wizards linked up in the bay area to make magic happen…
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Video: DJ Spinn & DJ Rashad f/ Danny Brown – Dubby
Directed by Ashes57 The late great DJ Rashad will live on forever, especially when Spinn is still cutting loose videos and works that they completed before his tragic passing. Today, Spinn unveiled the video for their Danny Brown-featured “Dubby,” which includes cameos from their TekLife posse and dance crew The Era. This is pulled from…
DJ Rashad Covers The Chicago Reader
The late, great DJ Rashad covers this week’s edition of the Chicago Reader, and Leor Galil of the Reader penned an extensive piece on Rashad as well as the TekLife family. It’s a must read if you’re even a casual fan of Rashad and Spinn’s work, and very dope in memoriam. Check that out right…
Video: DJ Spinn’s Full Set @ Pitchfork Music Fest 2014
Sure, Pitchfork was a few months ago — but one of the best sets from this year’s festival is finally online in it’s entirety. DJ Spinn’s tribute set to the late DJ Rashad featured TekLife, footwork collective The Era and a performance from Treated Crew. Whether you missed it or just want to relive the…
Video: DJ Rashad + DJ Spinn: Teklife in Monterrey [Documentary]
Directed by Jim Larson Man, this is dope, but definitely hard to watch. Prior to DJ Rashad’s untimely and unexpected passing back in April, the duo went down to Monterrey, Mexico to perform at the NRMAL music festival. Pitchfork.TV was along for the ride and followed Spinn and Rashad throughout their arrival and departure. RIP…
DJ Rashad Died Of Blood Clot, Not Overdose Says Report
The tragic report of DJ Rashad’s death sent shockwaves throughout the music industry last week. It was even more troubling when reports began to surface that Rashad passed because of some sort of drug overdose. Well, today the Guardian ,via his UK label HyperDub, refuted those reports stating Rashad died due to complications stemming from…
DJ Rashad Reportedly Passes Away
Juke/footwork pioneer DJ Rashad has reportedly passed away. Rashad’s passing has yet to be officially confirmed or reported, but a handful of people close to him have taken to Twitter to confirm the unfortunate news. Per Do Androids Dance, DJ Godfather (who was scheduled to perform Rashad and DJ Spinn in Detroit tonight) posted the…