UK beatmaker DJ Format is an old-school torchbearer who emerged at the turn of the millennium with a mastery of crate-digging production that honored the golden age of hip-hop. Tracks like "Hit Song" show off his knack for blending soul samples with boom-bap drums, while team-up cuts like "Behind the Scenes" illustrate his skills as a backing man, with Format looping a gnarly guitar riff as Abdominal drops verses about the ins and outs of life as a rapper. "Diggin' for a Livin'" romanticizes the nitty-gritty of production itself, with Phill Most Chill spitting about the quest for records while Format drops a few rare ones himself.