Welcome to episode 21 of Crate Diggers! Crate Diggers is a music / interview podcast using vinyl records as a jumping off point for conversations between artists and other cool people. And Crate Diggers is a Space Gods production but who are the Space Gods? Verbz, a veteran DJ and artist and his brother Steez, a long time hip hop producer; together they are the Space Gods. The Space Gods Mission episodes of Crate Diggers feature Verbz and Steez sharing vinyl from their own collections and talking music, life, and other non-sense. And every Space God Mission…is recorded in space. Episode 21 features Verbz and Steez sharing vinyl picked up during their latest journeys throughout the West Coast and the galaxy. Topics include the 2015 Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle, Washington and Verbz’s recent tour with Portland turned Oakland rapper, Tope. From classic samples from Graham Central Station and Roy Ayers to hip hop singles from NERD, Youngbloodz, and more; episode 21 of Crate Diggers has everything you need. Our featured producer for episode 21 is 5th Sequence, a Northwest hip hop producer and long time friend of the podcast. Follow him on Twitter @5thSequence and check out his music on Soundcloud. Most of the rest of the beats featured on this episode were produced by Steez himself so follow him on Soundcloud as well while you’re there. Thank you for listening to Crate Diggers. You can find more episodes and info on everyone involved on CrateDiggers.net and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on your favorite podcast platform. PLEASE take a second to go to iTunes and leave us a review. Each review helps bring our podcast to new people. You can donate on CrateDiggers.net to help support the show and follow us on Twitter and Instagram on @Crate_Diggers. –Verbz FOLLOW @Crate_Diggers @verbz @marksteez