House Shoes

When he’s not calling out racists and bigots and getting thrown off Instagram for it, House Shoes (AKA Michael Buchanan) is a full‐time ‘motivator’ for hip‑hop artists and producers—a stalwart for the sample‐based sounds he’s dedicated his life to promoting. His biggest discovery was J Dilla (then Jay Dee), and he’s championed talents like Danny Brown, Guilty Simpson, Roc Marciano, Quelle Chris, and Mach Hommy before they were widely known. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2006, he has DJ’d in over 40 countries, hosted a sometimes‐weekly radio show (Magic), and, since 2013, released over 80 projects through his record label, Street Corner Music.