Nod to The Legend · The producers · 1980s–1990s
DJ Spanish Fly
Memphis tape pioneer
DJ Spanish Fly's homemade Memphis mixtapes, with rough 808s and raw, repeated hooks, were among the earliest of the underground tapes that later fed phonk.
Still heard: Phonk samples that Memphis tape sound.
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