Turntable maestros DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist have announced that they will perform a vinyl-only tour in honor of Afrika Bambaataa's hip-hop legacy and influence on the hip-hop genre. The "Renegades of Rhythm" tour will kick off this fall, with one caveat: the only records spun will be those pulled from Afrika Bambaataa's prodigious collection (there are 40,000 records currently housed in a permanent archive at Cornell University).

The tour will feature six turntables enhanced with modern effects and visuals courtesy of longtime DJ Shadow collaborator Ben Stokes. It will begin in Toronto on September 1 and end in Vancouver on October 9. Check out the dates below.

As for what content the two will be pulling, DJ Shadow remarks in a press release:

“The program will be multifaceted.....Bambaataa as artist, exploring the influence of his classics like ‘Planet Rock; Bambaataa as collector, and the genre-defining breaks he discovered; and Bambaataa as peacemaker and force for social change. He influenced an entire generation worldwide, so we feel a great obligation to get it right.”

According to the artists, "it was pretty clear what he played a lot" because "the jackets were beautifully tattered".

DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist:

09-01 Toronto, Ontario - Guvernment

09-03 Boston, MA - House of Blues

09-04 New York, NY - Irving Plaza

09-06 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts

09-08 Washington, DC - The Fillmore Silver Spring

09-09 Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage

09-11 Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Charlotte

09-12 Atlanta, GA - The Loft At Center Stage

09-14 Orlando, FL - House of Blues

09-16 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues

09-18 Austin, TX - ACL Live

09-19 Dallas, TX - House of Blues

09-20 Houston, TX - House of Blues

09-22 Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom

09-23 Chicago, IL - House of Blues

09-24 Minneapolis, MN - Skyway Theater

09-26 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre

09-27 Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen

09-29 Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas

10-01 San Diego, CA - House of Blues

10-02 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues

10-03 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium

10-07 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

10-08 Seattle, WA - Neptune

10-09 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom

Listen to Afrika Bambaataa's "Renegades of Funk":