Shepard Fairey | Crate Diggers | Fuse

"Obey" street artist Shepard Fairey talks about Ice Cube pumping him up, the intersection of hip hop and skate culture, and the creation of his alter ego, DJ Diabetic.
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[@MadStalker80]

I love this series. My Crate Diggers wishlist: Quentin Tarantino DJ Premier Madlib DJ Shadow DJ Krush Havoc The Beatnuts Afrika Bambaataa

[@mcredneck884]

you notice that none of the wishlist are shitty "artists" like this fag

[@jonjon6609]

Mc Redneck fuck off

[@menschmeier13]

Oh yeah I would love to See tarantino!

[@TheWavetwister]

lol that eyebrow has a mind of its own

[@boogieman310]

LOL!!!!

[@emmanuelgonnzalez7260]

BRUH 😂😂😂

[@HardCoreHanSolo]

If they ever make a Shepard Fairey movie, Matt Damon is shoe-in.

[@logicalblackman8228]

To play his dad?

[@HolyCity2012]

I also grew up / existed in the late '80's Sk8 scene of Charleston S.C. I can also honestly state that "I Love Rock 'n Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts was one of my first favorite songs. "She's On It" By Beastie Boys was featured on the Beastie Boys "License to Ill" VHS, Jus' sayin'...

[@DJThinK707]

Such a great episode.

[@tanjohnny2757]

That Jello signed copy is just magnificent for me. Lucky you!

[@thepoetis]

I love the links to the songs mentioned

[@djhussa1]

So dope. Thanx.

[@vingrhames2382]

@4:38 he says "Jeff Beck" but he's holding The Brothers Johnson, "Look Out for #1"

[@SteveDeNiro]

man i had to go pull my copy of the johnson record.... and jeff beck wasnt even in the vicinity. complete fail.

[@FukinSlender]

I think the mix of genres is awesome

[@707tanner666]

Great episode.

[@merickz78]

You obviously don't understand where he's coming from. I understand exactly what he's saying, I used to love finding kick ass underground artists through magazines, shows, record stores or word of mouth. It was part of the fun of underground music, there was no iTunes, bandcamp and myspace. Kids today have it made.

[@MsCygnusX1]

DJ Shadow is everything!!💙

[@thegrooveoperator]

My Tom Tom Club album lives in my Hip Hop Section too!!!

[@Therealbackslabbath]

“Semantic Warfare”, pretty well sums up any discussion online regarding music. 👌 Not that that’s a bad thing.

[@evole73]

Nice collection.

[@samuelblinne6040]

Awesome

[@Tanzarian123]

fuck yeah, i was looking for ages for the song wordy wordsmith by the tom tom club, forgot the name completely

[@fluxthecynic]

not a fan of this guy but props for having the og chocolate boards with paulo diaz, gino, keenan etc

[@kawabungadad8945]

Pretty sure he did the Artwork for those but I could very well be wrong.

[@JackTejada]

Nope, Evan Hecox did all those graphics, this dude was probably slapping Obey stickers around when those boards dropped.

[@TheBlindFates]

out of all the crate diggers I've seen so far, this ones been the most interesting...

[@grapsta]

because he's the lesser of a crate digger perhaps ...and I dont mean that as a diss

[@PrAnG2000]

I love Shepard's art. He has a great style.

[@sesame8010]

I have that same Black Flag Damaged vinyl

[@patswayze7359]

He has become a huge influence in underground culture..hats off to this man

[@teepaint6076]

2023 still crate diggin baby💯

[@documentaryonawasp]

When he pulled out that copy of Mellow Gold then The Brothers Johnson..... Man i nearly pissed myself!

[@JackTejada]

That Chocolate deck series hangin in the basement is kinda legendary...

[@TheseOpenRoads]

Shepard has a good point, I get excited when I find a song that I feel is really good but still "underground".. unfortunately in todays world its probably well known in some parts of the world .. i wish it was just as hard to find new underground music as it was back then.. but at the same time i love how i can go through so much music and find more of what appeals to me

[@billkarson4723]

Would be nice to know what Shep feels about Blink-182. Think I read an article where he said they were "clueless phonies" but sometimes the media takes things out of context. But if he really said that... that's awesome! lol

[@MammothMole]

MAD LOVE FOR THE FAIREY. Don't @ me 🐑🔥🔥🔥

[@the_hausing_authority]

mr. thing from the u.k please. this would be amazing.

[@AWUNMATERIAL]

that portrait of PE(it takes a nation of millions to hold us back) in the background..CLASSIC

[@newyork698]

holy shit yes

[@breakfree5028]

what kind of turntables does he have ?

[@DJ_Katone]

WHAT A BOUT TERMINATOR X!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@STINKAHBELL]

OBEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BryanChuckBrennan]

dude this show isn't about DJs and/or producers its about record collectors just enjoy the collections they bring you. for all you know they have asked these people to participate and they have declined. just give it some time.

[@squareonevideo]

So much respect for this dude!!

[@Xe4ro]

What picture is blurred out in the background and why?

[@documentaryonawasp]

That fucking Jello story too!

[@karatekid951]

pure gold! i can picture jello waving off the signing of that record in the way only jello can. definitely always welcome in my house. lol

[@grrr.9998]

Where did he buy his tee shirt?

[@HalSamuel]

And last time I heard, Doom was living on friends couches in London or some shit, besides, I heard in an interview that he lost all his records. Suffice to say I don't think he'll be on Crate Diggers any time soon.

[@Eli_B3000]

RIP

[@12guageINDIANAboy]

No new episode this week????

[@jeffreyhunt1727]

Should see a chiropractor about that posture

[@thephantom2050]

Jeffrey Hunt that's what I was thinking... that hump on his back looks like bad news.

[@Bonesph]

That's what wearing a right shirt will do to you.

[@fleadoggreen9062]

Lol my first 45’s I love r&r bu Joan Jett The gogos,we got the beat

[@12guageINDIANAboy]

?uestlove, Q Tip, Madlib, Dj Shadow, Erick Sermon, No I.D., Rza, Prince Paul. Just a few of my personal recommendations.

[@TupacShakurTheDonMakaveli]

For someone who appropriates many old graphics for his art, I would have expected Shepard to respect an amateur artist like Joe Cool for creating that Snoop Dogg debut album art.

[@richieb1125]

This dude needs to get some protective sleeves on those gems

[@ParisMorece]

FUSE you guys are awesome, love this series please keep making them.....We need Dj Premier's now!

[@soundsystem00]

That is so crazy that I ran into Mr. Fairey on this show because I was actually going to watch another video of someone making beats with their vinyl collection. This is great too since I still don't know much about Mr. Fairey yet although he seems a lot like me only a tad better at bein a human.

[@madlibbed]

This guy rocks and is a true music lover respect !

[@willbeutner628]

gotta get premo up on that crate diggers

[@joaomariolira]

This guy is hella cool

[@carsonj85]

Awesome collection he's got there

[@MarcusDeAndre3030]

I just love hearing this guy talk.

[@Kalhex]

03:04 > Obey Records

[@samiam7342]

YMCA, JOAN JETT, TOM TOM CLUB???????REAL EXCITING FINDS!!!

[@nycrhythmcom-Vnylperv9pmfriday]

Yo!Whens Louie Vega or kenny dope on????

[@HAROHONCHO]

lets see kankick or taku's collection how about sir richard branson's? (if you want to go the non-dj or musicians route)

[@xledzepplinx]

OBEY

[@luvintheacoustic]

RZA!

[@ClassicHipHopSongs]

Who do we ask for? Madlib, DJ Premier, RZA, Large Professor, and Q-Tip. Who do we get? Shepard Fairey.

[@TheChillkroede]

dj premier plz

[@NinoRisteski]

Madlib's episode is gonna rock the crate world! Shit!

[@VinylAthletes]

Does Fuse still make crate diggers?

[@shaynesharpe420]

i wanna see madlib or doom or rza

[@alexmathewmendoza]

My god his back is so damn hunched now

[@Augors]

+Alexander Mathew Years of painting can do that.

[@mcbrotherhill]

can we get a beatnuts creat diggers

[@flat-blak8476]

@7:18 yea i can see that. lol

[@patucon]

do bobbito garcia's

[@adamarmitage123]

@arkay49er Hey man, I know the Talking heads and so probs Tom Tom Club recorded at compass point studios. Compass point all stars were the in house band and were often joined by sly and robbie. If you look in the liner notes for the all stars then it might help. peace!

[@SecretCaskets]

do Ian Mackaye

[@Madison-ut6bz]

lol @7:00 -7:20

[@610SAARi]

Dj shadow next?

[@johnnysantilly4234]

@12:40 This is the thing.

[@hoodieman768]

8:21 : LEEENS !

[@pjotrvankleef1960]

Are you serious? People that nobody knows? this guy is a legend in the art scene.

[@antonescamilla8447]

Wow. So many haters here.

[@Stoney-Jacksman]

haters.. cuntiest word there is. but do you even know why many people dislike this dude?

[@maxfowler8838]

innit.

[@estebansteverincon7117]

For good reason. He's a hack: addicteed.wordpress.com/special-features/fuct/

[@craigdoughty8803]

Esteban, it says "He borrowed designs" which many artists have done so how does that make him a hack?

[@neilpatrickhairless]

@@estebansteverincon7117 I don't think Brunetti and Natas or the guy who designed Fuct's hottest shit (Slick KTS) gives a shit about Shepard Fairey or what he does as they are all very financially self-sufficient regardless

[@tuffftimes]

Beastie Boys, She's On It, you say? That's some RARE shit

[@xledzepplinx]

fuck me i havent said this in tiiiiiime 4:15 RIP Keenan Milton

[@BBell777]

Lmao @ Malibu's Most Wanted hadn't come out yet

[@DannyBoyBeats]

Get MADLIB on Crate Diggers.

[@AmyElizabethFrith]

Shepard Fairey = Beautiful Soul

[@thetubeisyouful]

who is this jadrool?

[@mstrklla]

Shout to Brothers Johnson since you didn't.

[@BIN3RY]

ahhhh his life is toooo dope!

[@skateboards5298]

"created a record store installation" hahahahhahaahahahahaha what the fuck?

[@Mendle44]

pete rock was one of the first ones

[@arkay49er]

I don't know this guy, never heard of him, but I enjoyed his take on record collecting etc... This is one of the more interesting vids from this series - at least that I've watched so far. I was surprised when Shepard implied that Sly & Robbie were part of the rhythm section on the eponymous Tom Tom Club album. Not to nit pick, but it does not appear that they were. If I'm wrong about this perhaps someone could let me know (hopefully without childishly telling me to go fuck myself etc...)

[@grapsta]

well seeing as Tina n CHris were drums n bass of Talking Heads you'd assume they did the riddims

[@sfaustina]

hank shocklee please.

[@UnseenLive1]

Chuck D for president

[@BravoOscar100]

Has anybody else noticed his eyebrows?

[@DanEldridgeYPM]

Oh man... Shepard absolutely hit it on the head with his fnal comment about the cover art for the first Snoop album; it's so, SO bad! And for such an incredible album, too! I bet there's a good story behind it - maybe the artist was a friend of Snoop's, and Snoop was trying to give him a little boost or something?

[@Stoney-Jacksman]

8:04 the white Kanye... 'crushin it'.

[@Stoney-Jacksman]

dude is such a narcissist. Worst crate digger episode.

[@joao88]

Yes! or Flying Lotus

[@JamieBarnes11]

Get Theo Parrish on.

[@PremiumProductionsHD]

I'll say it again like I have on every single upload. Get Premier or RZA

[@theMessageIsHusic]

Are they really doing his? Bloody hope so ")

[@SANDIEGOROOTS619TM]

lol!

[@bobsbigboy_]

dude also had dr dre beats headphones... def not an audiophile

[@messyl1900]

Andre le Giant