As a hip-hop-obsessed aspiring DJ and producer in the '80s, Josh Davis probably dreamed of making beats for rappers. There wasn't much else he would be expected to do at the time beyond perhaps a solo cut to show off his skills. But when Davis became DJ Shadow in the early '90s, his intricate collages of samples and scratching helped create turntablism, an epic instrumental journey through his deep record collection. Whether punchy and uptempo or slow and moody, Shadow's gripping mixes always create drama.