Who said hip-hop was dead? Jax lives!
This week’s CL cover story on Atlanta underground hip-hop legend and Binkis Recs founder Jax — who died onstage while performing at Lenny’s Bar on the morning of Nov. 4 — is expanded online.
Even in death, Christopher “Jax” Thurston affirms that the spirit of hip-hop lives and breathes.
This week’s CL cover story on Atlanta underground hip-hop legend and Binkis Recs founder Jax - who collapsed on stage and died while performing at Lenny’s Bar on the morning of Nov. 4 - is expanded online to include excerpts of exclusive interviews with:
- Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest and DJ Rasta Roots who collaborated with Jax
- DJ Drama Binkis Recs’ first DJ before he went on to form the Aphilliates and create Gangsta Grillz
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- Cognito of Massinfluence who hired Jax at the now-closed record store Fat Beats and performed with him regularly as part of Atlanta’s late ‘90/early 2000s underground massive__
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- Jayforce host of 89.3’s (WRFG-FM) Beatz & Lyrics show
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- Señor Kaos Jax’s protégé
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- Lisa Thurston Jax’s newlywed wife of two and a half months__
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- Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Jax’s parents of Queens, NY__
Other features include:
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- Exclusive music - Jax Forever King MP3 mix by Binkis Recs’ DJ Mafioso
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- YouTube footage - including Jax’s video for “Who’s Jax”
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- Links to Jax tributes - aired on 89.3’s Beatz & Lyrics show and 89.9’s (WKCR-FM in New York) Smash Radio
The story also includes quotes from DJ and underground hip-hop tastemaker Bobbito. If you never knew anything about Jax - or Atlanta’s other hip-hop scene - get familiar.
R.I.P. Jax Forever King. Hip-hop lives.
Download Jax’s solo catalog and Binkis Recs’ catalog at iTunes.
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(Photo courtesy Craig Singleton)__