When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In this episode of the Standalone Challenge, Akai link up with Grammy-award winning producer ...

The impact of Akai's MPC series on hip-hop cannot be overstated. The first model -- the MPC60 -- hit the market in the late 80s, perfectly timed with hip-hop's culture of borrowing and reinventing ...