Born in Russia and raised in the UK, DJ Vadim came to fame in the
dead middle of the ’90s. He—along with DJ Krush (Japan), DJ
Shadow (USA), and DJ Cam (France)—launched the “abstract era,” a
period that valued the beats more than the rapper. Vadim
currently lives in Brooklyn and is the founder of One Self, his
most successful project since the ’90s. One Self, which has three
principal members, makes hiphop for those “who think very deeply.”
(Nectar, 412 N 36th St, 632-2020. 8 pm, $10, 21+.)

Charles Mudede—who writes about film, books, music, and his life in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the USA, and the UK for The Stranger—was born near a steel plant in Kwe Kwe, Zimbabwe. He has no memory...