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Josey’s sets are motivated by the ineffable and inevitable dance

experiencing life’s ups & downs

Photographed by visual artist Jeff Bierk in midday

” as a series of snapshots in a band’s early trajectory

The subject matter -- racialized sex

V/A - BOOMBOX 2 - EARLY INDEPENDENT HIP HOP, ELECTRO & DISCO RAP Vinyl 2xLP E Josey’s sets are motivated bySoul Jazz Records new Boombox 2 is a new selection of early rap music from the period 1979 83, with barely a household name in sight. Featured here are some the earliest hip hop records that came out of New York City following the enormous commercial success of the first ever rap record, Rappers Delight by the Sugarhill Gang, in September 1979. Artists and producers alike tried to jump aboard the new commercial possibilities of hip hop. By the end of