Fat Beats 323 E. 9th St. June 1996

Today (July 14, 2015) marks the 21st anniversary since the opening of the first Fat Beats location at 323 E. 9th St. (which later went on to become Bobbito's Footwork). Here's some old footage I came across of the basement store with some of the earliest staff. Ryan Sikorski, Neal Santos, Ricardo (who didn't work there, but ended up co-founding the Amsterdam store with Ryan), Mark Kotlinski (88HipHop.com), DJ Hiro (R.I.P.) and some bonus footage of Mista Sinista (X-Men) practicing while Hiro observes. And even though the owner Joseph Abajian isn't in this clip he represents with a phone call to the store at the end of the clip. It's a cool look at what was out and what we were carrying back then as you see the titles of vinyl that lined the walls. Especially for those that never got a chance to make it to the OG location. The stores may all be gone, but the company still lives on. www.fatbeats.com

[@jakeen229]

This is beautiful, 90s were beautiful times for music.

[@Alysheagrace]

Bought the Dr Octagon album there then ate shrooms and listened to it about 5 times. Miss them days

[@claudiogentile5920]

😂

[@strictlyrealhiphop]

So dope. Those records on the wall, Mic Geronimo, Mad Skillz, damn. I google searched Fat Beats 323 East 9th Street New York, which was mentioned on a 1996-04-11 stretch & bobbito tape I was listening... Who knew it would lead me to a video posted by the man DJ Eclipse. Much respect from the Netherlands.

[@dj_jazzywhut]

Peace to DJ Eclipse for the upload of this classic footage...what is the Greg Nice/Rakim remix?...I know it so well, was that a bootleg remix of "Set It Off"?

[@indyvinylz]

cant imagine, how many dope indie rap records are in these shelves... daayum !!!

[@alpaykasal2902]

Damnnnn, Mista Sinista of the Xmen looking super young!

[@docnu5757]

The friggin Kamar-Taj of Hip-Hop. (I legit walked by this place 3 times before realizing it was BENEATH THE STREET.)

[@djalioop]

This is official..... Memories, before the big move.

[@user-ok1eu4tn7l]

Scratchy and itchy that’s how you did it in the 90’s!!!

[@PHASE_4]

good ol days..

[@DJNotTheAverage3]

:')

[@lucidrain9469]

the kid wit the hat is sweatin the shit outta him

[@docnu5757]

@lucid That's what you do when a MUTANT is on the 1 & 2's... 😉❌🙅🏻‍♂️🗽