The Gangstarr conversation, including the new album and going back through the catalogue made me think of scratching. “Next Time” is one of my favorite scratches on a record ever. The perfect vocal sample, the cuts and where it’s placed on the song is just amazing. I started thinking about my favorite scratching moments and came up with the following:
- DJ Shadow “The Numbers Song” - Outkast “BOB” - Pete and CL “I Get Physical” and “In The Flesh” - Dr Octagon “Bear Witness” - Tribe “We Can Get Down” - EPMD “So Watcha Sayin” - Queen Latifah “Latifah’s Had It Up To Here”
3. "Shut Em Down - Public Enemy" In response to Reply # 0
Key to the City - Large Professor The Next Movement - The Roots f/ DJ Jazzy Jeff It's Goin Down - The X-ecutioners Mass Appeal - Gangstarr The Creator - Pete Rock & CL Smooth A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturday - De La Soul Don't Sweat the Technique - Eric B & Rakim Return of the Mecca - Pete Rock & CL Smooth The Choice is Yours - Black Sheep Time's Up - O.C. Plunken Em - People Under the Stairs Rosa Parks - OutKast The 6th Sense - Common Juice (Know the Ledge) - Eric B & Rakim B Boys Will B Boys - Black Star The World is Yours - Nas Down With the King - RUN DMC Run's House - RUN DMC NY State of Mind - Nas Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot) - Gang Starr
4. "RE: Itchin’ for a Scratch (Your Favorites)" In response to Reply # 0
run dmc - peter piper dj jazzy jeff & the fresh prince - rhythm trax (house party style) & live from union square rodney o & joe cooley - supercuts afro-rican - give it all you got (doggy style) toddy tee & mixmaster spade - do you wanna go to the liquor store gang starr - who's gonna take the weight? dr. octagon - dr. octagonecologist (whole album) mixmaster mike - anti-theft device (whole album) outkast - wheels of steel/bombs over baghdad
11. "Lot of good ones listed already" In response to Reply # 0
Off the top of my head:
So Whatcha' Sayin' KRS-One Attacks You Can't Stop The Prophet (that Fat Joe drop was perfect) Girlz They Love Me (Eddie F was on one) Jazzy's Grove Who's Gonna Take The Weight GoldDIgga (EPMD) The DOC and The Doctor
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Jay: Look here homie, any nigga can get a hit record. This here is about respect. Game: Like Gladys Knight. Jay: Aretha Franklin. Game: Word, I like her too. Jay: Nigga...
i'm seeing LB on Friday so I been listening to their stuff and this came on while i was heading to work today and i was gonna come in here and post it.
27. "The Beat Junkies did a whole video/podcast episode..." In response to Reply # 0
on this very topic a few weeks ago. It's one of my very few favorite new podcasts ("Building Better DJs"), and I'm not even a DJ. It's cool hearing veterans talk about what scratches got them hyped as newbies. It was this episode that had me looking up Herbie Hancock's "Rockit" video on YouTube. I've been known the very popular song but I didn't realize how big it was back in the day. Surprised no one mentioned it here.
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