We were honored to have DJ Vadim featured in the very first issue of RE:UP. Alongside DJs Krush & Cam, Vadim was in the pantheon of beat-driven downtempo. His hard-edge but cinematic style of hip-hop production certainly helped inspire us to begin publishing this magazine, and he has maintained a steady progression of styles–such as his One Self project–without hoping on to every trend that comes along.

Apparently Vadim has been diagnosed with cancer - the RE:UP family wishes him well on his journey to recovery. Damn.