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X-Ecutioners, "X-Pressions"

Easily one of the best hip-hop records of all time, the X-Ecutioners -- Roc Raida, Rob Swift, Total Eclipse and (at the time of this recording) Mista Sinista -- were one of the big three DJ groups, alongside the Invisibl Skratch Piklz and the Beat Junkies. Yet of those crews, the X-Men (as they were also known) were the only ones to have an enormous impact in terms of pop culture and relevance [1]. They had a few records that came out on Sony which featured the likes of Linkin Park and Rob Zombie (keep in mind that this was during the apex of nu-metal), but their most enjoyable work came in the form of these independent released recordings, such as their debut, "X-Pressions," which is a mishmash of turntable compositions, live instrumentations and traditional MCing.

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[1] Not including Skratch Pikl Mixmaster Mike's role as the fourth Beastie Boy, mind you.

Labels: DJing, hip-hop, the x-men, turntablism, X-ecutioners

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