“Does there exist a substratum of the musical elite more hermetic than hip-hop's own brand of nomad, the cratedigger? Equal parts obsessive, archivist, collector and artist, the cratedigger's life-consuming quest for the perfect breakbeat(s) magically transforms one's local Yellow Pages into a record collector's Holy Grail; while an individual's basement can be a vinyl-addict's utopia where time-fo”
