DJ Vadim, Barisone, Spekt 1

[IRON CURTAIN BEATS] Straight outta Leningrad, Russian DJ Vadim is perhaps the greatest proponent of hip-hop ever to emerge from the former Soviet Union. No, scratch that: He definitely is. Since the mid-’90s, the producer born Andrey Gurov has been showcasing just how far rap culture has spread, touring the world with his hard-hitting, Space Age beats, which he's used to remix everyone from Public Enemy and the Roots to Stevie Wonder and Paul Weller. He's clearly not a purist: While hip-hop is the backbone of his work, Vadim blends it with liberal amounts of electronica, soul, dub and trip-hop. Next-level shit? Vadim's been on it for years.