How Large Professor Digs for Records

On Record Store Day 2026, Thick Cr8s and Large Professor met up at Recollect Records in Denver to talk about how Large Pro digs, what he listens for, and the records that shaped how he hears music. Records mentioned in this video: "Assembly Line” by The Commodores: https://tinyurl.com/43rrkmpf "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by James Brown: https://tinyurl.com/3r2rj6vd "Pizzazz" by Patrice Rushen: https://tinyurl.com/yhcasj5k "I'm A Xmas Tree" by Milly & Silly: https://tinyurl.com/32fm6y5d Learn more about Large Professor: https://tinyurl.com/mtz59jsc 00:00 Introduction 00:20 How Large Professor got started record collecting 01:49 Grandmaster Vic 02:35 Transitioning from collector to beat-maker 03:25 The first record that showed Large Professor what digging is about 04:22 How Large Professor digs for records 05:39 Patrice Rushen "Pizzazz" 06:27 How Large Professor uses Discogs 08:07 The ones that got away -- Unlock the ultimate record collecting experience: https://www.discogs.com/about/get-started/ SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/discogs Check us on Social @Discogs: Follow Discogs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discogs Follow Discogs on X: https://twitter.com/discogs Follow Discogs on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discogs Follow Discogs on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@discogs Follow Discogs on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/discogsofficial.bsky.social #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity