Kavain Wayne Space, known as RP Boo or Arpebu, is a Chicago-based electronic musician, producer and DJ known as one of the originators of the
footwork genre during the 1990s. He released his debut album ''Legacy'' on
Planet Mu
Planet Mu is an eclectic English electronic music record label created and run by Mike Paradinas. The label started out as a subsidiary of Virgin Records then Paradinas set up the label independent of Virgin. After releasing intelligent dance m ...
in 2013.
Born in West Chicago, RP Boo started as a DJ and dancer working with the House-O-Matics
juke and House crew, making mixtapes, and contributing to the
Bud Billiken Parade
The Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic (also known as The Bud Billiken Day Parade) is an annual parade held since 1929 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bud Billiken Day Parade is the largest African-American parade in the United States of America. Held ann ...
. His early, self-released singles are cited as foundational to the evolution of the style of Footwork. He produces tracks using a Roland R-70
drum machine and an Akai S01
digital sampler
A sampler is an electronic or digital musical instrument which uses sound recordings (or " samples") of real instrument sounds (e.g., a piano, violin, trumpet, or other synthesizer), excerpts from recorded songs (e.g., a five-second bass guitar ...
.
Discography
Albums
* ''Legacy'' (2013)
* ''Fingers, Bank Pads, and Shoe Prints'' (2015)
* ''
I'll Tell You What'' (2018)
* ''Established!'' (2021)
Mixtapes
* ''Dude Off 59th Street'' (2007)
Singles and EPs
* "Baby Come On" (1997)
* "11-47-99" (The Godzilla Track) (1999)
* "RP Technic" (2014)
* ''Classics, Volume 1'' (2015)
* "The Ultimate" (2016)
References
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African-American DJs
American electronic musicians
Musicians from Chicago
Planet Mu artists