Crate diggers: Qbert

via FuseTV, Q-Bert talks records, influences (Miles Davis, Picasso, and Devo), and picture discs. Very cool, humble guy. Go watch it now.

"Before hip hop I was heavily influenced by Devo," he says, telling a story of being exposed to the New Wave luminaries during an elementary school presentation. "Later I found out they were heavily influenced by Kraftwerk."

Crate diggers: Gaslamp killer

Via Fuse TV: "The producer, who co-founded the popular weekly Low End Theory parties in 2006, shares how Guns N' Roses, Too $hort, a vegan Indian restaurant and seeing punk bands at age 11 all shaped his musical pedigree. Check out the video above to learn about obscure Turkish funk, music for plants and rare Flying Lotus test pressings, among many others."

Evidence: Crate Diggers

Evidence (Dilated Peoples) tells a great story about meeting Kanye West and driving him round LA, introducing him to DJ AM who was selling some of his sneaker collection, and watching Kanye buy $10,000 worth of sneakers off AM, after Kanye phoned his accountant.

Crate diggers: DJ Eclipse