Astral Plane DJ Team – KCHUNG – April 27, 2015 (DJ Rashad Special)

A year after his passing, it’s still extremely difficult to grapple DJ Rashad’s sudden death, but it has become increasingly important to celebrate his life, legacy and importance to footwork and contemporary music at large. It’s neither our place or within our skill set to eulogize Rashad, but with anniversary of his passing taking place this past Sunday (April 26) and our monthly slot on KCHUNG going down the next day, there wasn’t a better time to lay down some of our favorite tracks from the legend. Double Cup features heavily of course, but so does Teklife Vol. 1: Welcome To The Chi, DJ Spinn’s Teklife Vol. 2: What You Need and the dozens of other collaborative projects he helped out with and/or co-produced. DJ Earl, DJ Manny, DJ Phil, Taso and more pop up here and there and Rashad’s influence, both in terms of the raw musical inspiration he imbued and his own oversized personality, is palpable among Teklife’s younger generation. Hyperdub’s Rashad-inspired Next Life compilation is still available here and there are still so many artists from Chicago putting on for footwork and furthering the legend of Rashad Harden.

DJ Rashad – Ghetto Tekz Runnin It

DJ Rashad, DJ Spinn & Taso – SpottieOttie VIP

DJ Rashad, Machinedrum & Nick Hook – Understand

DJ Rashad – Pass That Shit (feat. Spinn & Taso)

DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn – Brighter Dayz

Traxman – Off Them Bars (We Leanin Remix) (feat. DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn)

DJ Rashad – Trap Bakk

DJ Rashad, DJ Spinn & Taso – Like What

DJ Rashad – We Trippy Mane (feat. DJ Spinn)

Dat Oven – Icy Lake (DJ Rashad & NA Mix)

DJ Spinn & DJ Rashad – Shawty Off Tha Chain

DJ Rashad – Ghost

DJ Rashad – Everyday Of My Life (feat. DJ Phil)

DJ Spinn, DJ Rashad & DJ Manny – Horn Chemist

DJ Spinn & DJ Manny – What You Need

DJ Deeon – Oh My God

DJ Earl – Teklife Or No Life

Braille – Everyone’s Crazy (Machinedrum Remix)

DJ Rashad – I Don’t Give A Fuck

DJ Rashad – Double Cup (feat. DJ Spinn)

DJ Rashad – Rollin

DJ Rashad – Let It Go