Hey, check out this rad photo of Jim-E-Stack and Baauer camping! Just kidding! Yesterday, these two wild 'n' crazy dudes embarked on a DJ tour driving across the Heartland of the USA along with Wedidit's RL Grime and Ryan Hemsworth. These four are definitely some of the main culprits in bringing hip-hop to the rave over the last two years and their outing is called Infinite Daps—based on the amount of fist-pounding and pumping going on daily.All these guys are good friends and collaborators since even before they boarded a magical metal phoenix that takes them from college town to college town, so they must be having a wild time already. We'll be bringing you plenty of behind-the-scenes stuff from this tour, including a documentary, exclusive music, and photos from the road. To start things off, we asked yung Jim-E of Body High to interview Harry "Baauer" Rodriguez (of "Harlem Shake" and "Dum Dum" and Mad Decent fame) and here's what we got… not to mention a dreamy photo of them in the American wilderness.Jim-E Stack: Where did we first meet?
Baauer: We were both interns at Trouble & Bass in New York. I remember you were lying on the floor.What is your favorite WAV file on your computer?
It's one called "01a1.wav." I don't know where it came from, but I think it's haunted. Listen…If you were producing a movie, who would write it, who would direct it, and who would be in it?
It would be the same team that did Inception except I'm in it too and it's a buddy-cop movie with me and Leo.What's the last song that gave you chills when you first listened to it?
I have to say "Africa" by Toto. Sometimes it makes me cry.If you could take a lesson from anyone on anything who and what would it be?
Wow, great question. I would love singing and overall life improvement lessons from Future & Ciara.Do you think anyone will read or care about this interview in years?
I think you might invent something or win a prize and people will read this for a long time.Follow the Infinite Daps Tour here and rage with them at the stops below:JULY 8: OTTAWA BLUESFEST, OTTAWA, ON (Ottawa Bluesfest)
JULY 9: BURLINGTON, VT (Higher Ground)
JULY 10: ROCHESTER, NY (Pearl's Nightclub)
JULY 15: COLUMBUS, OH (Skully's)
JULY 16: PITTSBURGH, PA (Mr. Smalls)
JULY 17: CINCINNATI, OH (Bogarts)
JULY 18: ST. LOUIS, MO (Old Rock House)
JULY 19: LAWRENCE, KS (Granada Theater)
JULY 20: OMAHA, NE (Slowdown)
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Baauer: We were both interns at Trouble & Bass in New York. I remember you were lying on the floor.What is your favorite WAV file on your computer?
It's one called "01a1.wav." I don't know where it came from, but I think it's haunted. Listen…If you were producing a movie, who would write it, who would direct it, and who would be in it?
It would be the same team that did Inception except I'm in it too and it's a buddy-cop movie with me and Leo.What's the last song that gave you chills when you first listened to it?
I have to say "Africa" by Toto. Sometimes it makes me cry.If you could take a lesson from anyone on anything who and what would it be?
Wow, great question. I would love singing and overall life improvement lessons from Future & Ciara.Do you think anyone will read or care about this interview in years?
I think you might invent something or win a prize and people will read this for a long time.Follow the Infinite Daps Tour here and rage with them at the stops below:JULY 8: OTTAWA BLUESFEST, OTTAWA, ON (Ottawa Bluesfest)
JULY 9: BURLINGTON, VT (Higher Ground)
JULY 10: ROCHESTER, NY (Pearl's Nightclub)
JULY 15: COLUMBUS, OH (Skully's)
JULY 16: PITTSBURGH, PA (Mr. Smalls)
JULY 17: CINCINNATI, OH (Bogarts)
JULY 18: ST. LOUIS, MO (Old Rock House)
JULY 19: LAWRENCE, KS (Granada Theater)
JULY 20: OMAHA, NE (Slowdown)