A special pre-publication event celebrating BUST A MOVE: Matt Dike, Delicious Vinyl, and the Hip-Hop Hits That First Conquered Pop, the new book by Peter Relic that explores the story, legacy, and cultural impact of Delicious Vinyl and its pivotal role in hip-hop history. The event will feature a LIVE panel discussion, special set by the legendary DJ M Walk, and attendees will have the first in-person opportunity to purchase the book, with a post-program signing to follow.

The Panel:

Peter Relic – author of BUST A MOVE

Young MC – GRAMMY® winning artist

Mellow Man Ace – Hip-hop artist

B-Real – Cypress Hill

Rose Hutchinson – Body And Soul

Mike Ross – Delicious Vinyl co-founder

Justin Hunte – moderator

Doors: 7:00 PM

BUST A MOVE tells the story of how Delicious Vinyl grew out of a modest apartment on Santa Monica Boulevard and helped drive a crucial turning point in hip-hop history through landmark releases by Young MC, Tone Loc, Mellow Man Ace, and others. Published by Kensington Books and featuring a foreword by B-Real of Cypress Hill, the book captures a singular Los Angeles moment when an independent label helped push rap music further into the pop mainstream. At the center of the story is Matt Dike, the brilliant and elusive creative force whose work helped define the label at its peak and whose disappearance from the scene became part of his mythology. The June 24 GRAMMY Museum® event brings together key voices connected to Delicious Vinyl’s history for a live Los Angeles conversation about the records, the scene, and the cultural shift that came out of that era.