Footworkers of the World Unite

A new footwork comp takes the Chicago dance style global, Tewz 1 finally drops his debut, Man Is Man and friends cover Kurt Weill, and more By Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson

True story: Gossip Wolf was once a force in instrumental hip-hop with the group FUNKLE. After years of getting our tails dusty doing serious crate digging, we got signed to Mo’ Wax on the strength of our mix tape, “Can I Give You a Dollar?” But that went over like a hot five-pound wolf turd. Anyway, we’re hoping the same thing doesn’t happen to Tewz 1. Last week the Chicagoan released his first proper album, Exsoteric, straight to iTunes. It’s about time! Dude has been banging around the local hip-hop scene, making beats and dropping verses, for almost 20 years. Exsoteric leans on the kind of David Axelrod/crate-freak soundtrack jams that DJ Shadow and RJD2 have used to melt headz worldwide. Tewz tells us that he’ll have vinyl and CD copies at local retailers soon.

SlapBox (Tewz Rock & Dj Ambideckstriks) live on WHPK 88.5 by TEWZ ROCK

Cinderlla by TEWZ 1