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.

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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:


 

 

  • 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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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)__