One of my favorite musicians/DJ's of all time is DJ Shadow. I'm ashamed being such a huge fan that I have never had the opportunity to see him live. There was always a running joke amongst my friends that South Floridian's always had to travel to Georgia in order to see a quality show. I'm guessing the lack of South Florida exposure for DJ Shadow is two-fold. His live shows require a massive amount of gear and the travel costs/coordination of doing a show in South Florida must be a strain. I guess it doesn't help when you get kicked off the decks at Club Mansion for not "playing enough commercial hip hop". That would certainly put a foul taste in your mouth.

DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist went on tour last year (Renegades of Rhythm) and if you were lucky to catch them you were able to witness some hip hop history. Both DJ's pulled records directly from Afrika Bambaataa's personal collection to recreate a 100 minute set which took you through a lesson in turntablism and breakbeats.

One of the performances was recently posted to YouTube. You can view the set in its entirety below. Enjoy.