Crate Logic

Herbie Hancock Future Shock (Columbia) 1983

I don’t know if I bought this or D’ya Like Scratchin’ first, but this record was a huge influence on me. The work Grandmaster D.S.T. (now D.X.T.) did on “Rockit” will forever be in my brain. I still remember hearing this for the first time and wilin’ out! I had heard scratching before, but this record was a huge hit. You have to remember that in 1983 hip-hop was still hard to find, so to hear D.S.T. killin’ cuts over a Top 40 record was crazy! I’ll never forget the pattern. If you see Herbie Hancock and the Rockit Band perform “Rockit” on Saturday Night Live, you’ll see the first time a DJ was treated like a musician. Actually, you’ll see D.S.T. take over the whole show. To me, he was one of the first—if not the first—turntablists ever.