At 14 y.o, Charles Misodi Njapa (not 88 yet) used to find loops for a big record vendor named John Guerrero… Some of you might know Guerrero as that biker dude who -himself- used to sell loops to Pete Rock, Q-Tip, Large Pro and ‘em at the Roosevelt Hotel Record Convention in the early 90’s… One day, during the summer of 91, young Charles saw his idol and future mentor park his silver 325i bima right in front of the shop… and this is how the story goes…

Shouts to gasface for always coming through with some original material.

88-Keys is a big fan of the show Lost and here’s his rundown of the show. Props to Decon.

DOWNLOAD: 88-Keys – Baggage Claim (prod. Needlz) | Mediafire

Speaking from the High Line in New York, 88-Keys breaks down his favorite verse for SoulCultureTV.

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88 Keys spoke with Karmaloop for a “Their Words” session, detailing his long career, his venture into the spotlight, and his relationship with Kanye “Sippy Sippy” West.

To jump off his #FollowPhil campaign, Phil Nash drops his rendition of one of my favorite 88-Keys joints. Spotted at illRoots.

DOWNLOAD: Phil Nash – Friend Zone (rmx) | Mediafire

The Hangover Tour – with 88-Keys, Bobby Ray, Asher Roth, and Kid Cudi – made its way to the nation’s capitol on August 5. We met up with the brain behind “The Death of Adam” to discuss his sound and influence, to explain the concept behind the identity of Adam, to elaborate on his relationship with Kanye West, among many other topics.

After the 88-Keys in-store at Burn Rubber Sneaker Boutique over the weekend, Cliff got a chance to chop it up with 88 and talk to him mostly about his experience on The Great Hangover tour so far, if he really gets along with the other artists on the tour, and the origin of his name.

Keys is stuck in the blastid Friends Zone for the latest video (and second single) from his latest (incredible) album, The Death of Adam. The video is directed by Decon’s Yoram Benz and features cameos from Izza Kizza and Tanya Morgan. I freakin’ love this song. Shitake Monkey… Shitake Monkey… Shitake Monkey…

illRoots and URB Magazine got some nice footage of 88’s show last night a the Nokia Theatre. “Stay Up! (Viagra)” is up top, “Handcuff ‘Em” and “Last Cause” with Colin Munroe is down bottom.

TUGCU sat down with 88 to talk about the origin of his name, the first tracks he was paid for, as well as the making of The Death Of Adam, Kanye West’s executive producer role and more.