KEXP Seattle — Sadly, we lost Chicago footwork pioneer DJ Rashad earlier this year, but before he passed, he and his Teklife crew did this remix of the Sleigh Bells track “Young Legends,” off their most recent release, Bitter Rivals. Check it out below. [Stereo... more info

Stereogum — A couple of weeks ago we lost Chicago footwork pioneer DJ Rashad. That’s a really, really rough loss. But there’s some slight comfort in the idea that there’s still unreleased Rashad music out there. Before Rashad died, his Teklife crew got to ... more info

Stereogum — I walked by Barclays Center earlier tonight and saw some kids outside with lint rollers. Take that, Canada! Not that I don’t appreciate the levity; it was a rough week. DJ Rashad and DJ E-Z Rock died. Paul Simon and Edie Brickell were arrested afte... more info

XLR8R — Live on Bolier Room last night, Kode9, Ikonika, Oneman, and Addison Groove took to the decks to pay tribute to juke and footwork pioneer DJ Rashad, whose untimely passing over the weekend continues to rattle the electronic music community. Now, each ... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — A rapidly circulating report that DJ Rashad died as the result of a blood clot “is premature,” an investigator in the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office told The Times on Thursday. more info

NME — A drug overdose was initially suspected in the death of the footwork and juke DJ more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Chicago footwork producer DJ Rashad sadly passed away at age 34 last week, and now his cause of death has been confirmed. The initial autopsy proved inconclusive, though police suspected it was a drug overdose, however as The Guardian... more info

Core News — Including tunes from DJ Rashad, Venetian Snares and Fhloston Paradigm. “Beautiful new music of every texture, colour and origin.” Check out my archives for other Mary Anne Hobbs radio shows and subscribe to the feed if you want to check out futur... more info

Core News — RIP! “Benji dedicates the show to the late DJ Rashad with music from the Juke & Footwork lynchpin and a mix he did for Benji in March 2013.” Check out other Benji B shows in my archive and subscribe to the feed to get good music in the future. Pl... more info