Jul 13, 2006

DJ SHADOW ON THE COVER OF URB MAGAZINE

Check out the July/Aug 2006 issue of URB magazine! Inside is an exclusive interview with Shadow entitled "Instrumental Growth" detailing his past five years and all that went into making his upcoming album: The Outsider.

Here's a few snippets from the interview:
After five quiet years and two traumatic life experiences, DJ Shadow returns as a new man with a new sound.

..."People assume a lot of things about me," he [Shadow] says. "But hip-hop is what I grew up on. People need to realize that. I liked rap before Public Enemy. I liked rap during Public Enemy. And I liked rap after Public Enemy. But back then I didn't have to explain why I liked it. It was just, well, this is what's happening. It's hot, it's fresh, it gives you that adrenaline rush. I like music that does that."

..."The album is called 'The Outsider' because I don't fit in anywhere," Davis says, swerving his chair toward the monitor. "I don't dabble in all these different types of music, I love all these different types of music. There's too much good stuff out there to limit yourself."

And when you're done reading the article, watch the exclusive video footage on the URB website of Shadow speaking about his MPCs at the URB photo shoot.