Max Glazer’s vital perspective on the infrastructure of the New York underground. From his early days behind the counters of Fat Beats and 8Ball Records to his time as the tour DJ for Rihanna, Glazer’s trajectory traces the rise of Hip Hop and Dancehall from street-level distribution to global stages.
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Early 90s Sound System Culture: MAX GLAZER (Federation Sound)
Max Glazer (Rihanna, Sean Paul, Federation Sound) provides a vital perspective on the infrastructure of the New York independent sound system culture.
Jan 14, 2026
UPA ARCHIVE: INDEX
1980s-90s HIP-HOP
Hip Hop is the pulse of the NYC underground. This channel documents the raw origins and the experimental edges of the culture—featuring unreleased boom-bap masters, foundational breakbeats, and the stories of the producers who built the sound from the pavement up.
Hip Hop is the pulse of the NYC underground. This channel documents the raw origins and the experimental edges of the culture—featuring unreleased boom-bap masters, foundational breakbeats, and the stories of the producers who built the sound from the pavement up.
