Day 23 - Selfie Freewrite Celebration Contest - Scratch Or Die Tryn'!
Scratch Or Die Tryn'!
Dead or Alive,
back to 1975
when Theodore Livingston made
scratch a legend.
Back at da club
dig it, mix it and
extract the break.
Growing up with Mixmaster Mike,
GrandMixer DX,
Afrika Bambaataa and Grandwizzard Theodore
who dubbed the name "scratching."
Turntable maneuvers that
made heads spin.
Lesson series at the
San Francisco's Fillmore,
DJ life isn't for
everyone, but when ...
DJ Kool Herc, DJ Jazzy Jay, and Jam Master Jay
were ushered in,
a new culture and genre of music
with a flicka' da wrist.
They became
vinyl Gods.
S-C-R-A-T-C-H.
Or 'Adventures'
Or 'Rockit'
Or 'Fresh.'
Hip Hop Battling,
with legs,
spray cans, and
records.
Play that Beat Boys.
Handstands,
east versus west
as we
watched
Rock Steady Crew;
ISP and X-Men
Scratch or Die Tryn'!
This was where my five minute timer went off ...
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Hey! Good ole days!! Lol
Joy
lmaoooo you again! hehe talkn bout the "good ole days" what the cheese???
Now you're talking. All of those guys are great. I've got a ton of DJ friends, scratching is becoming a lost art. Auto Tune= Booo.
@vgholdingsllc hehe oh oh got another scratcher in da house and yeassss me too. it is a lost art unless someone pops out the old vinyl and scratchhhhhh
i love it so much, got friends who still do this at partayyssss :)
I'm trying to get some of my Hip Hop buddies over here. He just did all the mixing and scratching on the new Camp Lo album.
noiceeeeee video it and upload so we can hear it :)
Oh frig. That's when it happened! Mix Master Mike, jazz, and the GMFlash! Takes me back a bit to when hip hop actually mattered!!! Now all I see on the scene is big boats, Lotsa bling$$ and, well, if a lady can excuse me, hoes. (I think that's the term)
Mix Master Mike was and is the King of scratch, that's my opinion.
@fat-elvis heckkk yeazzzzzz
it mattereeddd mannnn it mattereddd and i still get all crazy when i hear them start and i can't help but start dancing and boppin ... hehe
hoesss buahahaahhah hahahaahhahahh tooo hilarious. :)
total king!! yep
1975? It was that long ago? Time flies, doesn't it? "vinyl Gods" Love that title. : )
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@whatisnew yes that long ago when it was first developed. it hit da clubs later on in the 80s.