Heavy Beats Volume 1

As hip-hop prepared itself for the dawn of a new era, a modernistic class of distinguished beat constructors were anxious to apply their signature on the Y2K sound. One producer who surely helped define the millennial sound is DJ Spinna, the newest gem unveiled from NY's underground hip-hop scene at the time. Chock full of scintillating grooves, Spinna's debut is a treat old-school purists will surely sink their teeth into. It's obvious Spinna spent many nights burning the midnight oil digging through dusty 12-inches, as he provides innovative production and ungodly breakbeats. But Spinna's debut is not all intergalactic warfare, as he recruited many familiar faces -- Eminem, Talib Kweli and Apani B -- to augment his mind-expanding creations.