{"id":202671,"date":"2024-09-25T10:01:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T08:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=202671"},"modified":"2024-09-25T21:14:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T19:14:13","slug":"fat-beats-celebrated-30th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/fat-beats-celebrated-30th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Fat Beats Celebrated 30th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YSHQ7dn6Av0?si=RbRMeVMrWVD7RlFo\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fatbeats\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fat Beats<\/a>, a cornerstone of hip-hop culture, celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special event at Racket NYC. Founded in 1994 by <strong>DJ Jab<\/strong> (Joseph Abajian), it began as a Manhattan record store and quickly became a hub for underground hip-hop, DJs, and producers, playing a key role in the growth of independent hip-hop. The celebration featured a legendary lineup, including <strong>Da Beatminerz<\/strong>, <strong>J-Live<\/strong>, <strong>A-Trak<\/strong>, <strong>Masta Ace &amp; Marco Polo<\/strong>, <strong>DJ Premier<\/strong>, <strong>Talib Kweli &amp; J.Rawls<\/strong>, <strong>Sadat X<\/strong> and more.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/idstroy\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D-Stroy<\/a><br \/>\nWheels held down by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/djeclipsersc\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dj Eclipse<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/djriznyc\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJ Riz<\/a><br \/>\nFilmed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dreadinny\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DreadInNY<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"202672\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/fat-beats-celebrated-30th-anniversary\/fatr-beats\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Fatr-Beats.jpg?fit=1787%2C739&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1787,739\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fatr Beats\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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