Hear why digging in the crates and preserving this great art form called hip-hop is so important. My conversation with independent record store owner Sir Froderick.

Originally from Philly and now owner of FIVESPACE records, an independent record store specializing in hip-hop vinyl and cassettes located in San Diego.  In this episode we discuss his early roots in Philly and what brought him to the west coast. We talk about the importance of hip-hop music and how it shaped his life.  Sir Froderick approaches both  his collage artwork and music with a closely related methodology. Digging through crates of vinyl, he samples dusty booms, clacks, and snaps in the same way he extracts sounds from comic books. Both speak to a sample culture familiar within the African Diaspora that freely incorporates recognizable passages into new improvisations.  His record store located in the North Park area of San Diego is a small gem with some of the greatest original and classic vinyl albums you can find. His collection of vinyl and cassesttes include artists  from Mos-Def- Black on Both Sides, Jungle Brothers- Done by the Forces of Nature, Nas-  Illmatic, Big Daddy Kane- Long Live the Kane, Freestyle Fellowship- Inner City Griots, Eric B and Rakim- Follow the Leader, Brand Nubian-  One for All, Gang Starr-  Daily Operation, EPMD- Strictly Business and many many more.