Abraham Orellana, a/k/a AraabMuzik, stands outside a nightclub in Greensboro, North Carolina. It's late October, just a few days after his much-discussed performance at Santos' Party House in Manhattan, and he's ready to step on yet another stage and deliver yet another rousing performance on his MPC-2500 drum machine. The 21-year-old producer, known to Harlem rap enthusiasts as the mastermind behind Diplomats reunion track "Salute," seemingly speaks only in topic sentences: "I'm an innovator," he declares, with no affect whatsoever, staring from behind his sunglasses. (It's been dark for a few hours now.) "I don't even have a... More >>>