MD grew up in a musical family, surrounded by instruments. He took to playing the drums in the 4th grade and instantly fell in love with percussion. With this love of instrumentation, he began listening to artists like James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, Sly and the Family Stones and other soulful and instrument heavy music. This introduced him to crate digging. As he listened to hip hop heavyweights like Primo, Dilla, Alchemist, and Pete Rock his desire to do the same with his spin...