Mark B.

British hip-hop DJ and producer Mark B was a key part of DJ Vadim's mid- to late-'90s Jazz Fudge roster. Compared to the usual run of scratch-happy turntablists in underground rap, Mark was much more reliant on drum-machine dinosaurs and samplers. Equally comfortable producing instrumental solo albums and collaborative efforts with contemporaneous rappers, he also issued material throughout his career on his own K'Boro label: a reference to Kingston-upon-Thames, the borough of London in which he was born. The Unknown -- his 2000 LP with Blade -- was a high point both in his ow...