[Afrika Islam]

From the personal collection of Afrika Islam

A SELECTION OF VINYL RECORDS CURATED AND USED BY ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL HIP HOP ARTISTS IN EARLY '80S HIP HOP

The "Musical DNA" for his years as a pioneering Hip Hop DJ, Afrika Islam relied on this selection of must-play 12" singles and LPs from c. ‘77-‘84 in DJ battles at PAL, T-Connection, Parks, Roxy and Zulu Beats WHBI, as well as on the Wild Style and Rock Steady tours. 

Afrika Islam is one of the pioneers of Hip Hop, beginning his career in 1977 when he was just ten years old. He started by learning to remix tracks under the tutelage of Afrika Bambaataa before going on to become a legendary DJ, hosting one of the first-ever Hip Hop radio shows, being a key member of the Rock Steady Crew, and forging a long-standing collaborative relationship with superstar Ice T.