>those DJ's would have been receiving formal instrument
>training at that age.
>The Turntablist is a direct effect of having no other viable
>outlet to express musicality.

Because there are a large number of DJs with access to both who choose one vs the other, or even abandon classical training in favor of DJing.

Additionally, DJing had been going on for decades before turntablism in night clubs among ppl who had no interest in formal musicianship. The guy who "invented" beatmatching was white and played in discos. Once beatmatching and slipcueing became widespread, scratching was just across a very short bridge.

Just so we're clear, im not talking about the *spirit* of hip hop, just the evolution of its techniques