Music

THROWBACK THURSDAY: RuPaul Is: Starbooty!

In this week’s Throwback Thursday, drag queen icon RuPaul stars as crime fighting federal agent in low-budget trilogy “RuPaul Is: Starbooty!”. The budget was minimal, the camera work was abysmal and acting would make Z-list celebs blush in embarrassment but “RuPaul Is: Starbooty” offered a glimpse into the vibrant and iconic lifestyle of drag icon …

R&B

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Oran "Juice" Jones - The Rain

Oran “Juice” Jones’ classic hit The Rain is our Throwback Thursday. All thanks for this throwback goes to Laurence Holmes of Chicago’s 670 The Score. Produced by Russell Simmons and Vincent Bell and reaching #1 on the Billboard R&B Chart for two weeks and #4 in the UK Charts, Oran “Juice” Jones’ The Rain was …

Music

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Akai's MPC60 Training Video Ft. Roger Linn

The sampling landscape was changed forever when industrial designer Roger Linn joined forces with technology company Akai to create the MPC60. In this week’s Throwback Thursday, we take a look at the training video for this innovative piece of music history. Here’s a question for you samplers out there: did your sampler come with a …