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Home » Double Cup

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Posted inMusic

Could DJ Taye make Chicago footwork the biggest music in the world?

by Leor Galil March 8, 2018August 18, 2021

The Teklife producer integrates rap so perfectly on his new Still Trippin’ that he could bring footwork to new heights.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago footworker DJ Manny brings his sinuous style to Wednesday’s Resonance Series

by Leor Galil January 18, 2017August 18, 2021

DJ Manny is one of footwork’s best and brightest, and he proves it again on the title track from his latest seven-inch.

DJ Rashad hovers over his laptop at a Lit City Rave hosted by New York venue 285 Kent in fall 2012.
Posted inMusic

DJ Rashad is gone, but his influence on footwork lives on

by Leor Galil November 13, 2014August 18, 2021

The Chicago producer died before the music he helped define could break out, but he’s still inspiring his Teklife crew—which is releasing a compilation to benefit his young son.

DJ Rashad
Posted inBest of Chicago

Best New Candidate to Be Footwork’s Crossover Hit

by Leor Galil June 25, 2014August 18, 2021

It’s definitely a footwork track, but it would also fit between Top 40 tracks at a Viagra Triangle nightclub.

Posted inBlogs

Remembering footwork master DJ Rashad

by Leor Galil April 27, 2014August 18, 2021

The influential footwork producer passed away at the age of 35 on Saturday.

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