THE HISTORY OF CRATE DIGGIN’ Crate Diggin’ is a legendary hip-hop staple that originated with DJ’s and emcee’s diggin’ and looking for records to spin at parties and events. The art of crate diggin’ represents the power of music and bringing people together. The DJs and producers were passionate about digging through crates of old vinyl records to find samples for their music. The act of diggin’ in the crates is a pivotal moment in hip-hop history and significantly impacted the genre’s evolution even till today. To continue the celebration of crate diggin’, the navigation of this page will be listed under crates so start diggin’.