Copperpot

Taking his name from a character in movie The Goonies, Chicago-based DJ/producer Copperpot, aka Chester Copperpot, came to underground rap's fore strongly affiliating with the growing U.K. hip-hop scene, where his initial success began. Citing a long list of disparate influences that includes Duran Duran and Dj Premier, the producer pieces together beats in a fairly standard fashion, but it's where he draws his samples from -- atypical sources like East Asian folk, choral music, video game scores, and Eastern European jazz-funk -- that gives his productions interesting textures.