SONIC REBEL

otherworldly scratching abilities made him a three-time DMC World Champion. As for how he ended up as the Beastie Boys’ DJ in the late ’90s, the story goes that, for months, he would call up Adam “MCA” Yauch in the middle of the night and leave voicemails spotlighting his insane turntable skills. Mike D, Ad-Rock and MCA eventually heeded his call and officially added him to their lineup. Some of those initial voicemail recordings are actually included on cut “Three MC’s and One DJ.”