Thread: scratching skillz ... seriously good shit (3 vids maybe bandwidth heavy)

nose scratching ffs





edit: bugger, meant to post this in the vid section ... bad multi-tabs

Good shit.

I've been practising scratching as well, but nowhere near this level, more a kinda rubbish DJ SY than actual battle DJing.

he's a fellow Prestonian ... but i wont be inviting him to do a B2B set when i do my internet shows anytime soon

apparently, his best scratch is one when he's scratching 'i can take my shoes off' ... he does while he's scratching it

where's your broom on the 3rd video?

i see you're a fan of cash money. you must have a fav dj/turntablist?

Dj Kentaro is my fave turntablist, so sick

whoever that dj is, he likes his old skool rave as well, i see DJ H feat Steffi (think about) in the background

if im honest, he aint all that imho. Bitd i bought the 97 DMC video and was blown away by this kid....he is still rocking it now.

DJ A Trak

Wish I could scratch well. Whenever I use the decks I always have a little practice but its well hard! I have been trying to learn the crab scratch for the last 3 months and still not getting anywhere. My fingers feel stiff must be old age I can't move them quickly lol

loved kentaro when i first saw him years ago!

really shocked when a-trak won the 97 dmc. if i remember correctly, i thought dj tommy came first.
a-trak now owns a record label and was recently the tour dj for kanye west. can't believe he's about 30 years old now.

markie, get yourself one of those hand crunch excercise grip things.
i tell you it works wonders, esp for old timers like me.


love dj honda, my top 5 for def.
goose bumbs when watching this routine! i still have this on vhs.

dj honda dj battle @ NMS part.1 1992 new york - YouTube

Originally Posted by sneakerman

loved kentaro when i first saw him years ago!


markie, get yourself one of those hand crunch excercise grip things.
i tell you it works wonders, esp for old timers like me.

good idea mate! The crab scratch is the only one I am having a hard time with.

the first vid is an adaption of a routine by Jazzy Jeff (the inventor of thr transform scratch, and many other techniques in the dj world) hes been doing it for years. i wont post a link just youtube Jazzy Jeff peter piper.

wait a min i will post link as just looked and theres lots of imitators (best form of flattery) so ill post the best one by Jeff DJ Jazzy Jeff ("RUN DMC - Peter Piper") @ Jason Richardson's - YouTube
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