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Producer, music maker-er, fall asleep-er-er. Free agent. Liker of many musics. Lifetime Bay Area resident.
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Having a little fun on #45friday 🤷🏻‍♂️ A cumbia band, The Godfather, a cumbia DJ and The Honeydrippers walk into a (1) bar… 🤓✌🏽
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“Catch Us Before We Fall Off: a [ch]oral history of anticon.” TABLE OF CONTENTS REVEAL 💀 Volume 1 and Volume 2 chapter titles. Also a sneak peek of select chapter contents. Release date: September 29, 2026 Subscribe to caltropspress.substack.com for purchasing details and more. Humbly, I submit no music collective (definitely not within hip-hop) has ever been written about with this degree of depth and detail. But I’ll let you tell it on September 29. 💀🐜💀
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“Catch Us Before We Fall Off: a [ch]oral history of anticon.” COVER REVEAL 💀 Cover paintings by the incomparable @aaronhorkey [a.k.a. abuse] The cover paintings are from the same period of time that abuse did the “Hip-Hop Music for the Advanced Listener” and “Music for the Advancement of Hip Hop” compilations. The painting that forms the basis for Volume 1 likely used the same enamel paint. Eternally grateful for Aaron’s willingness to dig around in the archives and resurrect these pieces for this distinct purpose. (He also discusses his involvement with anticon and his artwork in the books as well!) The books are for sale on September 29, 2026. They will be available at Amazon firstly, and then Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, etc. soon after. Subscribe to caltropspress.substack.com for the latest updates.
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Enjoying some @controllerseven moments 🙌🥁🔥
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Spanning two exhaustively researched and stylistically composed volumes, Catch Us Before We Fall Off: a [ch]oral history of anticon is an audacious document of a pivotal moment in hip-hop history. Caltrops Press founder and National Endowment for the Arts fellow Joseph Rathgeber presents the definitive document of anticon, the first collectively-run independent hip-hop label in the US that ruptured the underground rap scene at the turn of the millennium. Over the course of two volumes and 1200+ pages, Catch Us Before We Fall Off: a [ch]oral history of anticon chronicles the label’s rise between the years of 1998 and 2005, combining a revelatory oral history with a close reading analysis and compelling subcultural criticism. Nine years in the making, Catch Us Before We Fall Off features nearly 100 new interviews with anticon’s founders, their affiliates, and prominent figures from the underground hip-hop scene, analysis of nearly 50 albums, never-before-seen photographs, and a foreword written by anticon visionary the pedestrian. Releases September 29, 2026. Subscribe to caltropspress.substack.com to learn more. Trailer medley mixed by @djmayonnaise #anticon #undergroundrap
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UGSMAG ISSUE 010 out now: Previous Industries (Open Mike Eagle, Video Dave, and STILL RIFT), August Fanon, Chopped Herring Records, Touch, Corvid Lorax, Summer Pearl, Boston’s GN Crew, A History of East Palo Alto’s Funk Roots and Early Rap Tapes, All You Can Eat (with DJ Jester the Filipino Fist, Controller 7, Fat Tony, D-Styles, Yoni Wolf, Buck 65, Skratch Bastid, Homeboy Sandman, Prince Paul, Sage Francis and many others) + more! 60 pages – no ads, full colour, 5.5″ x 8.5″
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This Sunday we will be celebrating THUY Day at the SFSC starting at 1 p.m. Join us for THUY Affogatos, music, games and good vibes!
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Epic times in SF. @premrock my guy thanks for always holding me down! We've been at it for a long time now. @gilead7 you absolute beast on the mic, let's link in the midwest soon. @aralessbmn you have too much talent, please leave some for the rest of us. @controllerseven great to finally meet in person! That video was fantastic my dude. and of course @wolflangis thanks for always giving me a mic and couch in SF. Good catchin up!
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Thank you San Francisco! The Folding Circle West Coast Tour stop at @neckofthewoodssf was a wild lineup of heavy hitters that didn't disappoint! Catch Shrapknel's last tour stop tonight in LA at @hellostrangerla
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Heating up at the @shrapknel (@premrock and @curlycastro) San Francisco stop at @neckofthewoodssf. On the bill: @gilead7 @ltheadtrip Medalla @mars.kumari @controllerseven Neck of the Woods 406 Clemet St San Francisco, CA 94118 8:30 PM 6/18 I'll have vinyl copies of @tomorrowkings' SALT, brought to you by Buenaventura Records, books, other TK projects, and so much Moor. See you there. If I haven't seen you for a while, fix that in two days. Major mad big up to @wolflangis for making shows of this ilk occur always. #shrapknel #backwoodzstudioz #undergroundhiphop #tomorrowkings #anticon
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TODAY AT 5PM @shrapknel returns to the Amoeba Berkeley stage for a short set in support of their Triple Steel Beam collection! Plus, a very special guest appearance by stellar sound provider @controllerseven, who produced their celebrated 2024 album Nobody Planning to Leave on @backwoodzstudioz! The Triple Steel Beam Collection consists of three full-length albums written and performed entirely by ShrapKnel. Each album is produced by a singular producer including: @raaaaaaaphy, @likemaddladd & @ohbliv. The performance is free & all-ages. To attend the signing, purchase any album from The Triple Steel Beam Collection in-store at Amoeba Berkeley on 6/17. Catch their full live show at @neckofthewoodssf on 6/18.
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We're looking forward to a remarkable night of Hip-Hop with @shrapknel (@premrock and @curlycastro) hitting their San Francisco stop at @neckofthewoodssf. On the bill: @gilead7 @ltheadtrip Medalla @mars.kumari @controllerseven Neck of the Woods 406 Clemet St San Francisco, CA 94118 8:30 PM 6/18 I'll have vinyl copies of @tomorrowkings' SALT, brought to you by Buenaventura Records, books, other TK projects, and so much Moor. See you there. If I haven't seen you for a while, fix that in two days. Major mad big up to @wolflangis for making shows of this ilk occut always. #shrapknel #backwoodzstudioz #undergroundhiphop #tomorrowkings #anticon
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