5 Key Facts About DJ Shadow's Endtroducing

Released in 1996 Endtroducing came out on September 16, 1996, on Mo’ Wax Recordings.

Entirely sampled The album is built entirely from samples, with no live instruments.

First all-sample album in Guinness World Records It holds the record as the first album composed completely of samples.

Influential in instrumental hip-hop Endtroducing is a landmark in instrumental hip-hop and trip-hop.

Critical acclaim It received widespread praise and is often cited as one of the greatest albums of the 1990s.