Over the past six years, the formula behind the Red Bull Big Tune producer battle hasn’t been messed with much—two beat makers still face off in multiple rounds to see who has the more crowd-pleasing track. And judging by the 2010 Red Bull Big Tune Finals at Chicago’s Metro, hip-hop heads across the country are still dedicated to showing up and making noise for their favorite beat.
DJ Food is often assumed to be a single person, when, in fact, it is not–though it was formed originally by Coldcut, two DJs who collaborated together in the early nineties. These were two guys who shared a simple love for jazz and the steadily-evolving genre that was modern hip-hop. What DJ Food really is, or has become? A collaboration of DJ minds from around the globe who’ve cobbled together breaks, beats, and rhythms of all different kinds into samples for all aspiring musicians–DJs and non-DJs alike. With such huge hits as Jazz Breaks Volume 3, the stage was set and Food became more of a full-time project, and Coldcut decided to move forward in more of a remix direction, featuring poetry, hip hop and more jazz breaks that helped establish the Ninja Tune label early in the last decade.