DJ Rob Swift's First New Hip-Hop Album in Six Years
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Total Eclipse's Triumph! 
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
"The Triumph was a powerful song that I knew if I took my time with my patterns would have just as much impact as the song itself. To this day it's still one of the most requested routines for me to perform for fans." — DJ Total Eclipse I met... (Read More)
Rob Swift and Mista Sinista Share Their Performance Control Vinyl!
July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Rob Swift and Mista Sinista at Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival! Above photo by Amira Rosenbush Tamara here with a quick #SwiftKick reward update while Rob is currently spinning tonight: Fresh off the decks at this weekend's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival,... (Read More)
Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival Recap!
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
The Large Professor, DJ Rob Swift, Gud Tyme & J Marks! What up y'all? It's ya boy DJ Rob Swift comin' atcha live and direct from my black leather couch yo! I'm crazy tired. After a long 90 days of RECORDING my album and REHEARSING for this... (Read More)
Bob & Rob: Unreleased!
July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Bob James and Rob Swift! The first pair of doubles I ever learned to rock the turntables on was "Take Me To Mardi Gras" by Bob James. Yes, my introduction to the techniques involved with dropping a beat on time and coaxing my cuts out of the... (Read More)
Still Living EXTRA LARGE!
July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Dr. Butcher, Rob Swift and The Large Professor! I met Large Professor at my mentor Dr. Butcher's house in the summer month of July, 1991. Breaking Atoms, the debut album from Large’s group Main Source, had just dropped and everybody in New York... (Read More)
A LARGE Reward Update!
July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Rob Swift and The Large Professor! There would be no X-Files: Lost & Deleted if it were not for The Large Professor. Everything I learned about chopping up a loop, disguising it, filtering it and matching the right sounding drums to it was... (Read More)
Last Call: Claim Your Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival Ticket Rewards by Midnight
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey y'all! It's your friendly neighborhood Turntablist Brolic Arm, back to remind you that TONIGHT is the deadline to claim your VIP reward passes to hang out with Mista Sinista, The Large Professor and yours truly at this year's Brooklyn Hip Hop... (Read More)
Be Battle Ready with This X-ecutioners Performance Record!
July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Unmute Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Before laptops and Serato, my crew the X-ecutioners (Roc Raida - R.I.P., Mista Sinista, Total Eclipse and myself) formulated Turntablist style... (Read More)
Check Out This Super Rare Signed X-ecutioners Shirt!
July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
See... the thing about the X-ecutioners was, we didn't wait a whole year to enter battles. Nah... it ain't go down like that. Dudes weren't patient enough. So what we did was battle each other. Sometimes for money. Other times for the T-shirts off... (Read More)
Learn the Art of Production with Rob Swift and Dr. Butcher!
July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Are you an aspiring producer? Are you a fan of the golden era of hip-hop? Would you like to learn production techniques utilized by some of hip-hop's greatest producers such as The Large Professor, Pete Rock and DJ Premier? If you answered 'yes' to... (Read More)
These Are The Swift Breaks!
July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Today's #SwiftKick reward updates: We've extended the deadline to claim your VIP or general admission tickets to see me and Mista Sinista perform at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival on July 11 - please select this reward no later than July 7. We've... (Read More)
Rare X-men/X-ecutioners Rewards Added!
June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Two new RARE and limited rewards have been added today for your consideration: On the cusp of releasing the first X-ecutioners album X-PRESSIONS, we were brainstorming ideas for how the group's logo would look. While the covers to all our singles... (Read More)
We Did It!
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Tamara here from Team #SwiftKick: Yeeeeeah! Words can't express how incredibly grateful we are to YOU for helping us reach our goal, but Rob has created a video to show you all how much it means from the bottom of his heart - check it out! Special... (Read More)
The Sinista Sweep!
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Mista Sinista! I met Mista Sinista through my mentor Dr. Butcher. We both started studying under the tutelage of Butch aka Drew Daddy in the year 1990. By 1991, we eventually branched away from Drew, as every student is destined to, and started... (Read More)
Train With Rob Swift and Mista Sinista + Announcing The #SwiftKick Rane Scholarship!
June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
"On behalf of Rane, I signed on for $500 on your Kickstarter. I chose the reward of three hours of lessons in your studio. We would love to donate this reward to someone of your choice. Maybe to a kid who's trying to find his/her way and music may be... (Read More)
Join Rob Swift for an Exclusive Serato Workshop!
June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Serato's Matt Recloose and Rob Swift at Serato Studio 2 in Brooklyn Rob brought acclaimed filmmaker and producer John Carluccio with him to visit Matt Recloose at Serato's Studio 2 in Brooklyn last week to give you a behind the scenes look at what... (Read More)
We're Halfway There!
June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
What up everybody? Rob Swift here! The words you're reading are directly from the heart. This is me, speaking for myself. As I type this message to you all, know that I'm seriously overwhelmed with emotion. I just had the best cry over the phone... (Read More)
Update #2: Catch Rob at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival on July 11!
June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Tamara here from team #SwiftKick with today's update: Rob will be the DJ for the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival on July 11 and trust me when I tell you that he has some incredible surprises planned for the show! But more on that later. . . One of our... (Read More)
Update #1: Official Launch Party Tonight, Reddit AMA on Friday!
June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has supported my campaign so far — we've made it to 25% of the goal in the first two days, which is really awesome! There's a long way to go, though, and I would truly appreciate your... (Read More)
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