DJ Twi$t II

DJ TWI$T II, also known as DJ617, DJ NEITHER, MACK STRESS, is a Ukrainian hip-hop producer and DJ. He is the founder of the underground collective NorthernDirtyStreets Records (established in 2018), which focuses on Ghetto-House, Jungle, and Hip-Hop music. Additionally, he operates the cassette tape label Kiew Centraal, based in Kyiv and Amsterdam. With a discography boasting over 100 mixtapes sold on cassette and discs, DJ TWI$T II’s signature style consists of slowed (screwed & chopped) mixes that pay homage to the 90s Houston sound. His work is inspired by DJ Screw and the Texas rap scene, 90s Memphis Rap and old-school Boom Bap from 90s golden age of hip hop (DJ Premier, KRS-One, J Dilla, GZA, Cypress Hill and more) as well as hip-hop bootleg beat tapes and remixes. He has collaborated with numerous underground hip-hop artists from Doomshop Records and has been involved with various Ukrainian underground rappers and hardcore boombap collectives, including “Padvarotnya” and “Tulym Posse,” among others.