Digging in the crates

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For the New York hip-hop group, see Diggin' in the Crates Crew.

A pastime of disc jockeys, and, more recently, music producers, wherein a turntablist or producer will visit a store selling used records, searching through their collection of vinyl records to locate rare music, often specifically for the purpose of finding a particular break or a sample from a record to incorporate into their performance sets or compositions. Used record stores often store the bulk of their older collections in basements or attics, tucked away in milk crates (which are sized ideally to fit a vinyl LP), hence the name of the practice.