HOT ! Steinski – What Does It All Mean?

Steinski – What Does It All Mean? (1983–2006 Retrospective)Illegal Art – IA116CD, CompilationSteinski produced his first record in 1983. In response to a nationwide remix contest by Boy Records, he and partner Double Dee produced \"The Payoff Mix.\" A panel of ten judges--including Afrika Bambaataa, Shep Pettibone, Jellybean Benitez, and Arthur Baker. Within two weeks \"The Payoff Mix\" became a Top 10 request on urban radio nationwide, but the release never saw official status and was subsequently bootlegged countless times. The Payoff Mix became the first record in a series now known as The Lessons. Double Dee and Steinski followed up with cut-and-paste landmark Lesson Two: The James Brown Mix, which Fatboy Slim called \"the record that always gets the crowd going.\" Then came Lesson 3: The History of Hip Hop. The series quickly became highly sought after collectibles and led to homage records by DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, DJ Format.