Wade Randolph Hampton

CTL-E-2598 · Person · promoter · 1988–present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

DJ and promoter who moved from Texas to Chicago in 1988 and threw the 'Wade's World' and 'Outlaw' underground parties around the Shelter scene.

Relationships

Shelter (house club) — performed at
Promoter Wade Randolph Hampton began throwing his 'Outlaw' after-hours parties at the Shelter.

Sources

Boiler Room — From Loft to Warehouse: Chicago vs Detroit

Record CTL-E-2598 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 1 source · 1 mapped relationship · CTL research: RELP-001.
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