Exclusively available from 24 October 2026 at Dead Air Records and other record stores participating in Big Crown Day.
In celebration of Big Crown Records' 10 Year Anniversary, Big Crown teamed up with the good folks at Wax Poetics to make a limited edition magazine dedicated to the label's story. Wax Poetics has been one of the most revered music publications since its inception in 2001.
Wax Poetics asked Big Crown to dig deep into the photo archives, interviewed label owners Leon Michels and Danny Akalepse, did their signature record rundown sections with Derya Yıldırım, Leon, and Lepse, and asked all the active artists on the roster to answer the same set of questions. The 40-plus-page magazine comes with a never-before-released 7" record featuring "Oh Medaase!" by El Michels Affair feat. Ahemaa Nwomkro on the A side, and "Here Tomorrow, Gone Today" by Dave Guy on the B side. Both sides of the record are pure danceoor funk re. This is a rare opportunity to get behind the scenes of one of the world's most respected independent imprints, and get a sense of what it took — and what it takes — to make Big Crown, Big Crown.
