The Originators is the original Hip-Hop Streetwear brand committed to the education of the early years of Hip-Hop; honoring the DJs, MCs, Graffiti Writers, and B-Boys that helped pave its way.

“After 30 years of Hip-Hop it was time to look back and give credit and respect to those that helped build it,” says founder Adam Bach. “These guys, and still many others, built its very foundation. Hip-Hop is a strong Culture today, and it’s time we learn who was instrumental in its conception and growth.”

The Originators was started in 2004, by then filmmaker Adam Bach. “I had a strong desire to tell these guys stories in films. One day, I got the idea. Instead of taking money that I didn’t have and 2 years of my life to tell one guys story, I could tell all of the early Pioneers stories in t- shirts and in clothing. With every shirt we would include a hang-tag with a biography of the person on the shirt so that the consumer could learn more about that individual. I saw it as an opportunity to educate on the early years of Hip-Hop, and on those responsible for its growth. That’s when I got the idea for The Originators.”

The line has honored such great Originators as: Kurtis Blow, Melle Mel, the Cold Crush Brothers, Love Bug Starski, GrandWizzard Theodore, Grand Master Caz, Prince Whipper Whip, DJ Disco Wiz, Jo Jo – Founder of the Rock Steady Crew, Mr. Freeze, Brother J, Wanda Dee, Tracy 168, Taki 183, Daze, and Stay
High 149.

The Originators recently opened a flagship store in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles known as The Originators Store LA which exclusively sells Originators’ clothes, skateboards, and more.

The Originators Store LA is located at:
142 N. Hayworth Ave.,
LA, Calif. 90048.

The Originators is sold worldwide and online. For more information about The Originators and retailers please visit: www.theoriginators.com

Whatup Fam! Bukue here, check the link, Del has a new shoe coming out via osiris this fall along with FUnkman 2.0 revised with new tracks! Do Del and i a favor when you get a minute, go to this link and post a Positive comment about del and the shoes. Keep it positive even though there are a few haters on Osiris on there, we’ve been down with them from day one.
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$9.95. Graphic novel & mix CD. 32p, black & white, 9×7 inches. Each comes with full-lenth 1985 mix CD by Chris Cut, and Nineteen Eighty Five sticker.

Set in a small California beach town, Nineteen Eighty Five follows a teenage graffiti artist battling with rival crews, local law enforcement, and theme park cops. These stories document a small burgeoning street art scene set in the mid-1980s.

James Retiano is the illustrator and director of videos for Madvillain’s “All Caps”, DANGERDOOM’s “ATHF”, and Quasimoto’s “Bullyshit”. He was raised in Santa Cruz immersed in the hip-hop and punk scene, and now runs design/animation shop TFU Studios.

4/21 Los Angeles @ Echo Plex. 9pm. 18+ $10 (James Pants w/Royal Zodiac, Dam-Funk, Mayer Hawthorne & Folerio) Tickets
4/22 SF @ Great American Music Hall. 9pm. All Ages. Ticket Info
4/23 Portland @ Holocene. 9pm. 21+ Tickets
4/24 Bellingham @ Nightlight Lounge. 8pm. 21+ $10
4/25 Seattle @ Chop Suey. 9pm. All Ages. Tickets
4/28 Minneapolis @ Varsity Theater. 9pm. 18+ $15
4/29 Madison @ High Noon Saloon. 9pm. 18+ Ticket Info
4/30 Chicago @ The Abbey Pub. 9pm. 18+ Ticket Info
5/1 Toronto @ Revival Bar. 9pm. 19+ Tickets
5/2 Montreal @ Les Saints. 8pm. 18+ Ticket Info
5/3 Princeton @ Terrace F Club. 3pm. All Ages. FREE
5/4 Boston @ Paradise. 7pm. 18+ Tickets
5/5 Baltimore @ Sonar. 7pm. 18+ Ticket Info
5/6 Philadelphia @ North Bowl. 9pm Tickets
5/7 Washington DC @ 9:30 Club. 9pm. All Ages. Tickets
5/8 NYC @ American Museum of Natural History. 9pm. 21+. $20
5/9 NYC @ LPR. 11pm. 21+. $10 (Pants, Dam, Hawthorne & Folerio) Tickets

Years before we ever released a CD, and before the MP3 was even invented, we were releasing vinyl breaks & beats,and the vinyl instrumental versions of our hip-hop records. Some of them have been out for a while, now back in stock:

Madvillain – Madvillainy Instrumentals
J Dilla – Ruff Draft Instrumentals
Madlib – Perseverance & Remix Instrumentals
Turntablist – Super Duper Duck Breaks
Peanut Butter Wolf – Peanut Butter Breaks
Oh No – Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms Instrumentals
Georgia Anne Muldrow – Fragments Instrumentals
MED – Push Comes to Shove Instrumentals (Madlib, Oh No, Just Blaze, J Dilla)
Oh No – The Disrupt Instrumentals (Oh No, Kankick, Madlib)
The Third Unheard Instrumentals (various artists all circa 1983)
Aloe Blacc – Shine Through Instrumentals (Aloe, Madlib, Oh No)

And still here …

J Dilla – Donuts
Madlib – Beat Konducta Vol. 3: Beat Konducta in India
Madlib – Beat Konducta Vol. 4: Beat Konducta in India
Madlib – Beat Konducta Vol. 5: Dil Cosby
Madlib – Beat Konducta Vol. 6: Dil Withers
Oh No – Dr. No’s Oxperiment
Bumps aka McEntire, Herndon, Bitney of Tortoise
Rhythm Trax Vol. 1 James Pants
Rhythm Trax Vol. 2 DJ Romes
Rhythm Trax Vol. 3 Baron Zen
Rhythm Trax Vol. 4 Dam-Funk
Chrome Children Vol. 1 Instrumentals (Madlib, PB Wolf, Koushik, Oh No, more)

Still missing. Digital Only …

Madlib – Dudley’s Expressions Instrumentals
Madlib – Dudley’s A Lil Light Instrumentals
Madlib – Beat Konducta Vol. 1: Movie Scenes
Madlib – Beat Konducta Vol. 2: Movie Scenes, the Sequel
Lootpack – Soundpieces Instrumentals
Peanut Butter Wolf – My Vinyl Weighs a Ton Instrumentals
Egon – Curse of the Evil Badger
DJ Romes – Hamburger Hater Breaks
DJ Design – Gather Round
Wildchild – Secondary Instrumentals (Madlib, Oh No)
Super Duck Breaks … Yes, it’s a little embarrassing that we don’t have copies of our own seminal DJ battle record on vinyl.

ALL AVAILABLE @ STONES THROW STORE

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Dr. Suzuki is credited as the inventor of the DJ Slipmat and provides the standard for DJ slipmats worldwide.
Whether you mix, mash-up, scratch, party DJ, battle, or just play records for the fun of it, these are the best slipmats you can put on your turntables.
With the 4-track Era tape logo across the front of the slipmat jacket and on the slipmat itself, and the DJ Shadow tag across the top of the mat, these are some sleek looking slipmats. Don’t miss your opportunity to grab these high quality, limited Mix Edition DJ Shadow x Dr. Suzuki slipmats!!