On top of a decade-plus working as a DJ and a radio host, [Philadephia-native] Bonics has been hip-hop superstar Wiz Khalifa’s tour DJ and music director for the past seven years – from South Africa to Saturday Night Live. When it comes to turntable technique, he’s a two-time Red Bull 3Style World DJ Championship finalist. “I’ve always taken DJing as a craft,” he said. “Turntablists like DJ QBert, who is also Filipino, made me really believe that there’s a place for Asian-Americans in hip-hop.”